Previous Tom Nolan Award

Recipients

  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
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Obed Agyei, MD

Award Recipient 2021-2022

The Thomas B. Nolan Award winner for

2021 was Obed Agyei, MD.  Dr. Agyei is

a graduate of the Ross University

School of Medicine. He served as the

Internal Medicine Chief Resident this

past year. Dr. Agyei is a native of Ghana

and was raised in Guilford County. He

is headed to Philadelphia for his

Hematology and Oncology Fellowship

at Lankenau Medical Center and hopes

to return to Greensboro to practice

upon completion in three years.

Gorica Svalina, MD is the 2019-2020 Tom Nolan award winner

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. Read more

about Dr. Nolan in this article from the News &

Record.

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.

GGSM serves the Greensboro medical community

GGSM

Greater Greensboro

Society of Medicine

Obed Agyei, MD

Award Recipient 2021-2022

The Thomas B. Nolan Award winner for 2022 was Obed Agyei, MD.  Dr. Agyei is a graduate of the Ross University School of

Medicine. He served as the Internal Medicine Chief Resident this past year. Dr. Agyei is a native of Ghana and was raised in

Guilford County. He is headed to Philadelphia for his Hematology and Oncology Fellowship at Lankenau Medical Center

and hopes to return to Greensboro to practice upon completion in three years.

Previous Tom Nolan

Award Recipients

  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
Obed Agyei in this year's Tom Nolan Award winner

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.

Read more about Dr. Nolan in this article from the News & Record.

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.

GGSM

Greater Greensboro

Society of Medicine