About the Wisconsin Chapter

2025 Laureate Award: Ian Gilson, MD, FACP

The Laureate Award is the highest distinction bestowed on a physician and honors ACP Fellows and Masters, who have demonstrated their abiding commitment to excellence in medical care, education, research and service to their community, their Chapter, and the College. Awardees have a long history of excellence and peer approval in the specialty of internal medicine and have served the College with distinction or in some clearly definable manner. The ACP Wisconsin Chapter takes great pleasure in conferring Kurt Pfeifer, MD, FACP as the Laureate awardee, in recognition of his dedication and outstanding contributions to the science and art of medicine and improving the health of people of Wisconsin.

2025 Wisconsin Chapter Awardees

Please congratulate the following 2025 awardees! 

ADDIS COSTELLO INTERNIST OF THE YEAR AWARD – Laura Hawks, MD, MPH,

SHARON HAASE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN’S HEALTH AWARD – PAVE (Protect Advocate Validate Educate)

COMMUNITY-BASED PHYSICIAN AND MENTOR AWARD – Keshani Bhushan, MD, FACP

HELEN DICKIE DISTINGUISHED INTERNIST OF THE YEAR AWARD –Shobhina Chheda, MD, MPH, FACP,

EARLY CAREER INTERNIST OF THE YEAR AWARDS – Abdul Wahab Arif, MD and Brian Quinn, MD, FACP

WISCONSIN ACP CHAPTER SERVICE AWARD - Rupesh Prasad, MD, MBA, FACP

LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR AWARDS – Senator Jeff Smith

VOLUNTEERISM AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD – Sophie Kramer, MD, FACP

RESIDENT OF THE YEAR AWARDS – Ahmed El Shaer, MD and Apurva Popat, MD