| 2019 | 35th Annual Irvine H. Page Memorial Lecture, Lerner Research Institute - Cleveland Clinic |
| 2019 | Arnold M. Katz Achievement Award - Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation |
| 2019 | Bulfinch Visiting Professor, Dept. of Medicine - Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School |
| 2019 | Lawrence M. Fishman Visiting Professor in Endocrinology and Metabolism - University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine |
| 2018-2021 | President - Endocrine Society |
| 2018 | 2018 Best Manuscript Award - Circulation Research Editorial Board |
| 2018 | 2018 History Maker - African American Museum of Iowa |
| 2018 | 35th Annual Presidential Lecture - University of Iowa |
| 2018 | Fraternal Order of Eagles Humanitarian Award - Fraternal Order of Eagles |
| 2018 | NIH Director's Astute Clinician Lecture - National Institute of Health |
| 2017 | 20th Annual James W. Fisher Distinguished Lectureship in Pharmacology - Tulane University |
| 2017 | Distinguished Mentor Award for the Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates (ICRU) - University of Iowa |
| 2017 | Distinguished Mentor Award from the Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates (ICRU) - University of Iowa |
| 2017 | John Lindenbaum Memorial Lecture - Columbia University |
| 2017 | NMRI Medallion - National Institutes of Diabetes Digestive and Kidney Disorders (NIDDK) |
| 2016-2021 | François M. Abboud Chair in Internal Medicine - University of Iowa |
| 2016 | Elected Member - American Clinical and Climatological Association (ACCA) |
| 2015 | Elected Member - National Academy of Medicine |
| 2015 | James Givens Distinguished Visiting Professor - University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center |
| 2015 | Max Miller Lecture - Central Society for Clinical and Translational Research (Midwest Metabolism "Sugar" Club) |
| 2014 | Gaston Bauer Lecture - Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand |
| 2013-2021 | John B. Stokes III Chair in Diabetes Research - University of Iowa |
| 2012 | Elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP) |
| 2012 | Gerald D. Aurbach Award Lecture International Laureate Award for outstanding contributions to endocrinology research - The Endocrine Society |
| 2012 | H.A. and Edna Benning, Presidential Endowed Chair in Diabetes and Endocrinology |
| 2012 | James A. Pulliam Memorial Lectureship - Meharry Medical College |
| 2011 | Graduate and Postdoctoral Scholar Distinguished Mentor Award - University of Utah |
| 2010 | Elected to the Western Association of Physicians |
| 2010 | Fellow, American College of Physicians |
