Pediatric critical care physician receives Eli Gold Prize
By Tricia Tomiyoshi
(SACRAMENTO)
Brian Goudy, associate clinical professor of pediatrics and a pediatric critical care physician, received the 2025 Eli Gold Prize.
The Eli Gold Prize is awarded to a junior faculty member in the UC Davis Department of Pediatrics who has achieved prominence in clinical, teaching, research and/or community service. The criteria for identifying the award recipient includes innovation, their influence on child health, and impact on UC Davis Children’s Hospital, the Department of Pediatrics and the UC Davis School of Medicine.
The annual award was named for Eli Gold, former professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Pediatrics, who supported and encouraged many young aspiring pediatricians. Its $3,000 prize goes toward research or career development. The award winner is invited to present a lecture on a topic of their choice at a Pediatric Grand Rounds.
Brian Goudy
Goudy was nominated by Jennifer Plant, division chief of pediatric critical care medicine, and Lavjay Butani, division chief of pediatric nephrology. They recognized Goudy for his clinical work, education and service.
Both commended Goudy for developing and leading a robust multidisciplinary pediatric inpatient and outpatient pulmonary hypertension (PH) program, the only one of its kind in the greater Sacramento region. Goudy’s program has provided a valuable lifeline to parents and families who seek local PH care for their children without having to travel to the Bay Area.
“In his work developing the program, Dr. Goudy has shown he is a knowledgeable, collaborative and dedicated leader. He is fully committed to providing state-of-the-art care for our patients with PH with a safe and evidence-based approach,” Plant said.
Goudy has also demonstrated a strong commitment to teaching pulmonary hypertension education to medical students, residents, fellows, faculty and nurses. Butani praised Goudy’s commitment to service, which includes his involvement in a wide array of committees, including the PICU Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement committee, the Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) Quality Improvement Committee and the Children’s Hospital Quality and Safety Committee.
“Brian is so well loved and admired by all and is a rising star among our faculty,” Butani said. “He is a tremendous asset to the department and university, and most importantly, to the children we serve.”
