At the end of each academic year, awards are given in the Pediatric Residency Program to trainees, faculty and medical staff who have demonstrated excellence and made outstanding contributions in the program throughout the year. The Department of Pediatrics is proud to announce our 2026 awardees. Please see the Annual Pediatric Residency Awards page for award descriptions.
Congratulations to the following resident awardees who are nominated and voted for by faculty:
Bruce Garber Award – Marissa Delima, DO
Denver Health Senior Resident Award – Eleanor Lorton, MD
Jason French Hospital Medicine Award – Kirsten Snook, MD
Health Justice, Advocacy & Equity Leadership Award – Roberto Delgado-Zapata, MD
Jules Amer Award – MacKenzie Bronson, MD
Gary Way Award – Elizabeth Kudron, MD, MPH
Congratulations to the following awardees who are nominated and voted for by residents:
Outstanding Nurse Award – Rachel Shreeman, BSN, RN – Denver Health Inpatient Peds/PICU
Outstanding Fellow Teaching Award – Elizabeth "Ellie" McGinn, MD – PICU Fellow
Outstanding Multi-disciplinary Team Member Award – Kelli Jo Welter, PHARMD, BCPPS – Critical Care Pharmacy
Congratulations to the following residents, nominated and voted for by pediatrics medical students:
Resident Teaching Award – Brenden Barness, MD, Tricia Dillawn, MD, Katie Lawrence, MD, and Grace Liu, MD
