Amirreza Motameni, MD, Receives 2024 Dascomb Award, WakeMed’s Highest Teaching Honor
October 7, 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. (October 7, 2024) – WakeMed is pleased to announce Amirreza Motameni, MD, as the recipient of the prestigious Harry E. Dascomb, MD, Award. WakeMed’s highest teaching honor, the Dascomb Award is presented annually to a physician who demonstrates excellence in patient care as well as through teaching medical students and residents.
Dr. Motameni is board-certified in general surgery and surgical critical care and has been a clinician-educator at WakeMed since 2019. In addition to the Dascomb Award, Dr. Motameni has received the WakeMed General Surgery Teaching Award as voted on by the UNC residents.
Dr. Motameni was nominated by his peers and selected by the Dascomb Award committee, which includes doctors from WakeMed Physician Practices and community-based physicians. An excerpt from one nomination summarized his commitment to teaching: “I have not met anyone who has as much patience and dedication as he does when it comes to teaching medical students, residents, APPs, and even fellow attendings. He can constantly be found holding informal didactic sessions with the students and APPs…. I cannot think of anybody more deserving of this award. He is truly an inspiring educator, and his commitment to enrich the lives of our learners is unmatched.”
The Harry E. Dascomb, MD, Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching and Care was established in honor of Dr. Dascomb, who served as an infectious disease physician at WakeMed. He was known and appreciated for his bedside, clinical and teaching skills as well as his ability to provide compassionate patient care. Recipients must demonstrate support of clinical teaching programs at WakeMed over at least three years.
Dr. Motameni earned his medical degree from the East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine in Greenville, NC, and completed his residency and internship programs at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC. He completed a surgical critical care fellowship at University of Louisville and working at the Robley Rex VA Medical Center in Louisville, KY.
About WakeMed Health & Hospitals
Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed is a not-for-profit health care system founded and based in Raleigh, N.C. WakeMed exists to improve the health and well-being of our community by providing outstanding and compassionate care to all. WakeMed’s 1,003-bed system comprises a network of facilities throughout the Triangle area, including three full-service hospitals, eight emergency departments, a dedicated Children’s Hospital and Rehabilitation Hospital, two exceptional Trauma Centers—a Level I Trauma Center in Raleigh and a Level III Trauma Center in Cary, and more than 165 physician and physical therapy practice offices. WakeMed’s mission-driven team includes nearly 12,000 employees, 1,200 volunteers and 1,300 affiliated physicians, along with the more than 800 physicians and advanced practice providers with WakeMed Physician Practices—all representing the best minds and the biggest hearts and the finest quality in health care and community health. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org or follow WakeMed on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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