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Greater Greensboro
Society of Medicine
Tom Nolan Award
for an Internal Medicine Teaching Resident at Moses Cone
Emily Dean, DO
Award Recipient 2024-2025
On June 20, 2025 at our Cone Health Internal Medicine Residency Program graduation ceremony, the annual Thomas
Nolan Award for “Resident of the Year” was presented to Emily Dean, DO for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Dr. Dean is a graduate of the Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine. She will begin a Nephrology
Fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina on July 1, 2025.
Previous Tom Nolan
Award Recipients
2023-24 Vasilios Katsadouros, DO
2022-23 Jeffrey Steen, MD
2021-22 Obed Agyei, MD
2020-21 Justin Helberg, MD
2019-20 Gorica Svalina, MD
2018-19 Andrew Wallace, DO
2017-18 Alexa Burns, DO
2016-17 Eden Jones, MD
2015-16 Richard Kazibwe, MD
2014-15 Ryan Brown, MD
History:
Dr. Tom Nolan was the director of the cardio-pulmonary laboratory at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital from 1967 to
1978. A pioneer in the field of cardiology, Dr. Nolan built the original cardiac catheterization lab at Cone Hospital. His
contributions were the cornerstones for the open heart sugery program in Greensboro. His work in pediatric cardiology
meant children in Greensboro could get sophisticated cardiac care without having to travel to distant cities with large
teaching hospitals. Dr. Nolan was a kind, disarming man who is remembered for his character as well as his medical skills.
Administration:
In honor of Dr. Tom Nolan, the Medical Society/Alliance Endowment fund donates $1000 each year to an Internal
Medicine Teaching Resident at Cone Health. The Tom Nolan Award nominees are submitted by staff members and a new
award winner is selected each year.
