Rutgers Health and RWJBarnabas Health are pleased to announce the 2024 Rutgers Rising Star scholars.
Honorees are recognized for their academic achievement, excellence in discovery, innovation and entrepreneurship, and commitment to our community. Rising Star scholars must be a student of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School or New Jersey Medical School. Awardees who match into a Rutgers Health-sponsored residency or fellowship will receive $20,000 annually at the completion of their first year, and up to nine years after for each year they remain employed by Rutgers or RWJBarnabas Health.
The 2024 honorees are:
![amanda-azer Amanda Azer](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/amanda-azer.jpg?itok=rPt-CC4z)
Amanda Azer
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
![saiaditya-badeti Saiaditya Badeti](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/saiaditya-badeti.jpg?itok=TderegOK)
Saiaditya Badeti
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Pathology
![daniel-brenner Daniel Brenner](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/daniel-brenner.jpg?itok=vnbv6fTf)
Daniel A. Brenner
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Neurosurgery
![taylor-chiang Taylor Chiang](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/taylor-chiang.jpg?itok=4MJ_ENFU)
Taylor Chiang
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: General Surgery
![emily-duffus Emily Duffus](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/emily-duffus.jpg?itok=FPE7oO_U)
Emily Duffus
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Internal Medicine-Pediatrics
![michael-enich Michael Enich](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/michael-enich.jpg?itok=8nVFP7C3)
Michael Enich
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Family Medicine/Internal Medicine
![peter-filtes Peter M. Filtes](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/peter-filtes.jpg?itok=ZxPDyuLi)
Peter M. Filtes
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
![pasquale-gencarelli Pasquale Gencarelli Jr.](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/pasquale-gencarelli.jpg?itok=HIFJw6St)
Pasquale Gencarelli Jr.
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
![jeffrey-hanover Jeffrey Hanover](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/jeffrey-hanover.jpg?itok=IBJlS5dB)
Jeffrey Hanover
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
![priyanshi-jain Priyanshi Jain](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/priyanshi-jain.jpg?itok=AfWnsgtf)
Priyanshi Jain
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
![bahar-javdan Bahar Javdan](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/bahar-javdan.jpg?itok=hy3SF8sE)
Bahar Javdan
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Dermatology
![michelle-jeffery Michelle Jeffery](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/michelle-jeffery.jpg?itok=vtEiFNOo)
Michelle Jeffery
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: General Surgery
![karla-larios Karla Larios](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/karla-larios.jpg?itok=0H9I3lcI)
Karla Larios
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology
![kelsey-larkin Kelsey M. Larkin](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/kelsey-larkin.jpg?itok=CWcxJpoi)
Kelsey M. Larkin
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Pediatrics
![erica-levin Erica R. Levin](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/erica-levin.jpg?itok=W0mrbZao)
Erica R. Levin
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Pediatrics
![camden-macdowell Camden J. MacDowell](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/camden-macdowell.jpg?itok=5Z0Ro3yG)
Camden J. MacDowell
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology
![noran-metawea Noran Metawea](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/noran-metawea.jpg?itok=mzRdcHRq)
Noran Metawea
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Family Medicine
![ethan-morrison Ethan Morrison](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/ethan-morrison.jpg?itok=v0H97U50)
Ethan Morrison
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Anesthesiology
![lucinalda-perez-sanchez Lucinalda Perez Sanchez](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/lucinalda-perez-sanchez.jpg?itok=sAEnKVEC)
Lucinalda Perez Sanchez
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology
![jeremy-michael-perrelle Jeremy Michael Perrelle](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/jeremy-michael-perrelle.jpg?itok=E8LN-6CR)
Jeremy Michael Perrelle
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Internal Medicine
![antoine-saint-victor Antoine Saint-Victor](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/antoine-saint-victor.jpg?itok=6JY4Mdbw)
Antoine Saint-Victor
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: General Surgery/Cardiothoracic Surgery
![lianna-schwartz Lianna Schwartz](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/lianna-schwartz.jpg?itok=0YTIumvq)
Lianna Schwartz
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Internal Medicine
![priyanka-singh Priyanka Singh](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/priyanka-singh.jpg?itok=qtBWuNft)
Priyanka Singh
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Internal Medicine/GI/Transplant Hepatology
![jacob-veliky Jacob Veliky](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/jacob-veliky.jpg?itok=Mujgx0rA)
Jacob Veliky
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Ophthalmology
![krystle-vera Krystle Vera](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/krystle-vera.jpg?itok=d4T4qhTI)
Krystle Vera
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology
![yifan-zhang Yifan Zhang](/sites/default/files/styles/small_max_width_embed_default_1x/public/2024-02/yifan-zhang.jpg?itok=YB87JwJ_)
Yifan Zhang
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Dermatology