Awards & Recognitions – April 2026
Creighton Teaching Awards
Department of Neurosurgery
The Creighton School of Medicine – Phoenix Campus Class of 2026 presented Barrow President and CEO Michael T. Lawton, MD, (top photo) with the Distinguished Educator in Neurosurgery Award and Chief Neurosurgery Resident Mark Pacult, MD, (bottom photo) with the Resident Teaching Scholar Award in Neurosurgery. (Photos courtesy of Preston Trauscht/Creighton University School of Medicine – Phoenix)
Department of Neurology
The Creighton School of Medicine – Phoenix Campus Class of 2026 presented Barrow Associate Professor of Neurology Michael Robers, MD, MS, (top photo) with the Distinguished Educator in Neurology Award and PGY-2 Neurology Resident Jahnavi Shriram, MD, (bottom photo) with the Resident Teaching Scholar Award in Neurology. (Photos courtesy of Preston Trauscht/Creighton University School of Medicine – Phoenix)
Promotions
Department of Neurology
Barrow neurologists Justine Chan, MD, and Justin Hoskin, MD, have been promoted from assistant to associate professors, clinician-scholar track, in the Department of Neurology at the Neuroscience Committee meeting on April 22.
Department of Neuroradiology
Raza Mushtaq, MD, have been promoted from an assistant to associate professor, clinician-scholar track, in the Department of Neuroradiology at the Neuroscience Committee Meeting on April 22.
Department of Translational Neuroscience
Artak Tovmasyan, PharmD, PhD, has been promoted from assistant to associate professor, scientist track, in the Department of Translational Neuroscience at the Neuroscience Committee Meeting on April 22.
Philanthropist of the Year
The Women’s Board of Barrow Neurological Institute has been named CommonSpirit Health’s Philanthropist of the Year—the first time this recognition has ever been awarded to a collective group of individuals. For more than 60 years, this dedicated group has helped shape the future of neuroscience, raising over $135 million to advance life-saving research and patient care.