Awards, Honors, and Grants


June 01, 2021

DiFrancesco, Feldman and Duggan Win STRATUS Center's Simulation Educator of the Year Awards

Matthew DiFrancesco, MD Nicole Duggan, MD Abram Feldman, MD


Three Brigham physicians were honored with the 2020–21 Simulation Educator of the Year Awards from the Neil and Elise Wallace STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation in recognition of their yearlong commitment to creating high-quality, simulation-based courses for trainees, staff and faculty.

Faculty Simulation Educator of the Year: Matthew DiFrancesco, MD, of the Department of Medicine

Resident Simulation Educators of the Year: Nicole Duggan, MD, of the Department of Emergency Medicine, and Abram Feldman, MD, of the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

The Neil and Elise Wallace STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation is among the most comprehensive and technologically advanced medical training centers. STRATUS helps clinicians and trainees hone their skills through state-of-the-art medical simulation facilities, expert faculty, innovative curricula and customized educational experiences.