Maryland Academy of Family Physicians
Previous Award Winners
Award Winners 1995-2024
Maryland Academy of Family Physicians

Award Winners 1995-2024

MDAFP 2024 Award Winners | Carolyn B O'Conor MD, FAAFP | George B Cavanagh MD, FAAFP
MDAFP Lifetime Achievement Award Winners


1999C. Earl Hill, MD, FAAFP (Pasadena)


2001Marion Friedman, MD (Pikesville)


2003Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack, MD, FAAFP (Aberdeen)


2007Abdul Nayeem, MD (Baltimore)


2008M. Dudley Phillips, MD (Forest HIll)


2009John B. Umhau, Jr., MD (Chevy Chase)


2010Joseph W. Zebley, III, MD, FAAFP (Baltimore)


2014J. Roy Guyther, MD (Mechanicsville)


2015Esther Rae Barr, CAE (Catonsville)


2017William P. Jones, MD (Shady Side)


2021Donald R. Richter, MD (Hagerstown)


2022- Niharika Khanna, MD, MBBS, DGO (Ellicott City)

MDAFP Award of Special Recognition Winners


1998Marion Friedman, MD (Pikesville)


1998A. Clark Holmes, MD (Annapolis)


1998Esther Rae Barr, CAE (Catonsville)


2006Christine A. Marino, MD, FAAFP (W Friendship)


2007Joseph P. Connelly, Jr., MD, FAAFP (Fallston)


2011Kevin S. Ferentz, MD (Baltimore)


2012Richard Colgan, MD (Baltimore)


2013William P. Jones, MD (Shady Side)


2014Howard E. Wilson, MD, FAAFP (Bowie)


2016Joseph P. Connelly, Jr., MD, FAAFP (Fallston)

MDAFP Family Physician of the Year Award Winners


1995Joseph W. Zebley, III, MD, FAAFP (Baltimore)


1996Anthony J. Bollino, MD (Cumberland)


1997J. Patrick Jarboe, MD (Leonardtown)


1998Michael J. LaPenta, MD, FAAHPM, FAAFP (Odenton)


1999Jose M. Ma, MD (Elkton)


2000Ritchie C. Shoemaker, MD (Pocomoke City)


2002Yvette Oquendo-Berruz, MD, FAAFP (Columbia)


2006Matthew A. Hahn, MD (Hanover)


2020All Maryland Family Medicine Physicians


2021Njideka Udochi, MD, MPH, FAAFP (Gleneig)


2022Joseph K Weidner, MD, FAAFP (Rising Sun)

MDAFP Family Medicine Educator of the Year Award Winners


2021Diana N. Carvajal, MD, MPH (Baltimore)


2022Katherine Julia Jacobson, MD, FAAFP (Catonsville)

MDAFP Lifetime Excellence in Family Medicine Award Winners

2024Carolyn B O'Conor MD, FAAFP (Ocean View)


2024George B Cavanagh MD, FAAFP (Millersville)