Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
2024 Recipient: Enrico Castillo, MD, MS
Honoring the finest in professionalism, compassion, empathy, and care
About the Award Recipient
Enrico Castillo, MD, MSHPM, was honored with the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award. This award, presented by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, recognizes faculty members who are mentors and exemplars of humanism in the care of patients and families.
Dr. Enrico Castillo is an academic community psychiatrist, health services researcher, and medical educator in the UCLA Center for Social Medicine and the Associate Vice Chair for Inclusive Excellence in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry. His program of research focuses on enhancing the capacity of public systems to address health inequities through community-government-academic partnerships.
About the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award is presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, a national organization dedicated to ensuring that compassion, respect, and empathy are at the core of all healthcare interactions. This award recognizes and honors faculty members who are exemplary in their compassion and sensitivity in the delivery of care to patients and their family members, as well as in their respect for their colleagues. The recipient is nominated and selected by faculty peers.
Award Recipients
2024
2023
- 2022: Christina Harris, MD
- 2021: Amar Kishan, MD
- 2020: Roya Ijadi-Maghsoodi, MD, MSHPM
- 2019: Mark Girgis, MD
- 2018: Nadia Del-Pan, MD
- 2017: Nicholas Bernthal, MD
- 2016: Estebes Hernandez, MD
- 2015: Radhika Rible, MD
- 2014: Isaac Yang, MD
- 2013: Noah Federman, MD
- 2012: Yvette Bordelon, MD, PhD
- 2011: Fernando Vinuela, MD
- 2010: Michael Gitlin, MD
- 2009: Mark Litwin, MD
- 2008: Margaret Stuber, MD
- 2007: Wesley Moore, MD
- 2006: Michael Sopher, MD
- 2005: Stephen Feig, MD
- 2004: Glenn Mathisen, MD
- 2003: Matthew Goetz, MD
- 2002: Susan Perlman, MD
- 2001: Carol Berkowitz, MD
- 2000: Alison Diamant, MD, MSHS