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Dr. Harold Alper Humanitarian Award

Harold Alper Award
Harold Alper Award

About Dr. Alper

Dr. Harold Alper began practicing in 1947 and was named to the University of Tennessee College of Medicine faculty as Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery in 1976. He was instrumental in founding the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Speech and Hearing Center in the early 1950’s, and he pioneered microscopic surgery and laser surgery in Chattanooga. Dr. Alper’s community service included work as the president of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Medical Society, the Chattanooga Jewish Welfare Foundation, and the Jewish Community Center.

About the Award and Ceremony

The University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga, in conjunction with the Baroness Foundation at Erlanger Health System and an endowment from the family of the late Dr. Harold Alper, has established the yearly ceremony and Grand Rounds Keynote Address. The Dr. Harold Alper Humanitarian Award is presented to a graduating resident or fellow at the UT College of Medicine Chattanooga who has consistently demonstrated during residency or fellowship the humanistic qualities for which the late Dr. Harold Alper was known: integrity, compassion, and community service.

Over the next several weeks, we will highlight a nominee from the list below. Please feel free to share your stories on how each nominee exemplifies these qualities.

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Nominees

Hannah Bowers, MD

Hannah Bowers, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Chief Resident Read Nomination
Marc Erickson, MD

Marc Erickson, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Chief Fellow Read Nomination
Hayley Everett, MD

Hayley Everett, MD

Surgery Residency Chief Resident Read Nomination
Alyssa Ferrell, DO

Alyssa Ferrell, DO

Internal Medicine Residency Senior Resident Read Nomination
Alex Jones, MD

Alex Jones, MD

Family Medicine Residency Chief Resident Read Nomination
Robert Kimmel, MD

Robert Kimmel, MD

Plastic Surgery Residency Chief Resident Read Nomination
Colton Norton, MD

Colton Norton, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Chief Resident Read Nomination
Angeli Patel, MD

Angeli Patel, MD

Gastroenterology Fellowship Chief Fellow Read Nomination 
Pahola Rodriguez, MD

Pahola Rodriguez, MD

Pediatrics Residency Senior Resident Read Nomination
Christopher Sciarretta, MD

Christopher Sciarretta, MD

Emergency Medicine Residency Chief Resident Read Nomination
David Thompson, MD

David Thompson, MD

Urology Residency Chief Resident Read Nomination