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King Li, MD, MBA Physician Innovator Award

King Li, MD, MBA Physician Innovator Award

The purpose of this annual award is to recognize students who best capture the mission of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. Carle Illinois’ mission is to educate exceptional physician-innovators to deliver high-value, compassionate health care through transformative solutions developed at the intersection of engineering, science, and medicine.

The King Li, MD, MBA Physician Innovator Award was established at Carle Illinois College of Medicine in 2020 to honor Dr. King Li, Founding Dean and (then) Chief Academic Officer Carle Health System.

Honorees:

Year Honoree
2025 Jeffrey Lu  Jeffrey Lu | Neurology, UC San Diego Medical Center
2024   David Krist | General Surgery, Stanford Health Care
2023 Anant Naik  Anant Naik | Neurological Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School
2022   Kenny Leung | Internal Medicine, UC Irvine Medical Center

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