- 1st place, Literature Prize, American Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting (2004)
- Annual Resident Research Prize, 3rd Place, American Society of Anesthesiologists (1995)
- Charter member, Education Academy, Foundation for Anesthesia Education & Research (2012)
- Education Advisory Board, Association of University Anesthesiologists (2012)
- Ellis N. Cohen Achievement Award (Department of Anesthesiology highest honor), Stanford University (2009)
- Excellence in Education Award (one national awardee per year), American Society of Anesthesiologists (2018)
- Faculty Mentor Award, American Society of Anesthesiology, Committee on Professional Diversity (2012 and 2013)
- First place, “best article”, Journal of Medical Internet Research: 4th World Congress on Social Media & Web 2.0 Health & Medicine (2012)
- Global Health Grant: Collaboration in Zimbabwe for anesthesiologist training and education research, Sponsor: Office of International Affairs, Stanford University (2015)
- Graduation Speaker, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Rochester (1986)
- Inaugural recipient, Outstanding Contribution to Graduate Medical Education as Program Director, Stanford University (2015)
- Joseph C. Wilson Scholar, University of Rochester (1982)
- Keynote speaker, American Association of Clinical Directors Annual Meeting (2007)
- Medical technology grant: A monitoring system to prevent unnecessary blood wastage, Sponsor: Stanford Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Education (2015)
- Phi Beta Kappa, University of Rochester (1986)
- Principal Investigator for grant on patient preferences for postoperative outcomes, Foundation for Anesthesia Education Research (1998)
- Research Incentive Award, Testing a secure Web based, decision support system for anesthesia, Stanford University Office of Technology Licensing (2001-2002)
- Rigby - Wile Prize in Biology, University of Rochester (1985)
- Valdes - Dapena Research Prize, The Graduate Hospital, University of Pennsylvania (1991)