Season 4 Winners

DANDA Awards Season 4 winners were announced on Instagram, Threads and X (formerly Twitter) on December 15, 2025.

Submissions were reviewed for their design, aesthetics and production values, by a panel of industry professionals during our October 30 through November 14, 2025 judging period. Judges scores were totaled and averaged to arrive at a final score for each submission, and awards were determined based on the overall final score, rather than rank in category. 

We're honored to present the following DANDA Awards Season 4 winners by format and category:

Digital Media Winners

Banner Ad

Bronze

Digital Banners — Make Every Minute Count — Progressive Illustrations
Allie Sahyoun

Blog Post

Gold

Add Flavor, Not Sodium: 5 Salt-Free Seasoning Ideas
American Specialty Health, Inc. 

Gold

Neuroplasticity: The Power to Rewire Your Brain
American Specialty Health, Inc. 

Gold

Tips on Parenting a High-Energy Child
Sanford fit

Silver

Asking for Help: Why It’s Difficult and How to Do It
American Specialty Health, Inc. 

Silver

Blueprint for Success: Change Any Habit in 4 Easy Steps
American Specialty Health, Inc. 

Silver

Keeping Dignity Alive When Caring for Someone With Dementia
American Specialty Health, Inc. 

Silver

Primal Pictures’ anatomy blog — What Causes Brain Freeze?
Primal Pictures

Silver

Understanding Trauma and the Path to Healing
American Specialty Health, Inc. 

Bronze

How to Avoid Muscle Loss While Taking GLP-1 Anti-Obesity Drugs
American Specialty Health, Inc. 

Bronze

Primal Pictures’ anatomy blog — The Cheeky Truth About Dimple Anatomy
Primal Pictures

Booklet / Brochure / Pamphlet

Platinum

Catalight Foundation Impact Report 2024
Catalight, Kadiko (supporting agency)

Case Study

Silver

Nuclear Verdicts and Rising Costs: How Inflation Is Impacting Medical Malpractice Claims
The Doctors Company, Part of TDC Group

Diagram

Gold

Biohaven TYK2/JAK1 Disease Progression Diagram
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Bronze

Biohaven IgA Diagram
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Editorial Animation

Gold

Sight Sciences New Order of Care Animations
Sight Sciences

Editorial Illustration

Gold

UPMC Health Plan Medicare Animated Storyboard
Mike Andrulonis

E-mail

Gold

2026 UPMC for Life Drug Formulary Changes Email
Olga Mendenhall

Infographic

Platinum

BIOHAVEN Shine Clinical Trial Infographic
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Platinum

BIOHAVEN Spinocerebellar Ataxia Infographic
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Platinum

BLUE EARTH AA Manuscript Infographic
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Gold

BIOHAVEN Major Depressive Disorder Clinical Trial Infographic
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Gold

Impact of Precision Medicine in Moderate-to-Severe Asthma: Opportunities for Managed Care
Impact Education, LLC and Calumet Hill

Gold

Payer-Provider Alignment to Advance Comprehensive Care for Bleeding Disorders
Impact Education, LLC and Calumet Hill

Silver

BIOHAVEN Bipolar Disorder Clinical Trial Infographic
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Silver

BIOHAVEN Parkinson’s Disease Infographic
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Silver

BIOHAVEN RISE Clinical Trial Infographic
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Silver

Jenay Sherman
The Arbor Company

Bronze

Biliary Tract Cancers (BTC): A Clinical Primer for Managed Care Professionals
Impact Education, LLC and Infograph Ed

Bronze

Roadmap to Preventing Blindness: Managed Care Guide to Improve Outcomes for Retinal Diseases
Impact Education, LLC and Infograph Ed

Infographic Video

Bronze

Sight Sciences SAHARA Video
Sight Sciences

Landing Page

Silver

SGMC Health Groundbreaking Growth Landing Page
SGMC Health

Logo - Traditional (Static)

Gold

Let’s Find A Way Logo
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Gold

Mana’olana Oncology Logo
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Gold

Uniquity Clinical Trial Logo (Zion)
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Silver

LYTOS Therapeutics Logo
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Silver

Nuvie Bio Logo
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Bronze

VentureHaven Logo
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Medical Animation

Silver

Embryology development animation (stage 7 to 23)
Primal Pictures

Medical Illustration

Bronze

Biohaven Graves’ Disease MOA
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Bronze

Biohaven TRPM3 MOA Illustration
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Microsite

Gold

Microsite — FY24 Annual Report
SGMC Health

Silver

HERO Study Website
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Silver

Tenovi Blog — Research into Remote Monitoring 
Tenovi Blog | Janice Murphy

Podcast Cover Art

Silver

What Brings You in Today? Podcast Cover Art
SGMC Health

Podcast Episode / Audio Production

Gold

Ep. 11 - The Owl Brain, The Cheetah Brain, The Possum Brain
Catalight, Kadiko (supporting agency)

Silver

PodcastDX interviews an Army Hero, Quad-Amputee Travis Mills
The Travis Mills Foundation and PodcastDX LLC

Silver

What Brings You in Today? Podcast Episode #21
SGMC Health

Podcast Episode / Audio Production Series

Platinum

Hear From Her: The Women in Healthcare Leadership Series Podcast
Medscape Education

Gold

The Golden Gang
The Arbor Company

Bronze

Lipid Legends: A Podcast Series for Clinicians 
Vindico Medical Education

Portal

Bronze

ManagedCareEye.com
Impact Education, LLC and Calumet Hill

Presentation Slide

Bronze

Biohaven JPM Opening Slide
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Presentation Slide Deck

Gold

Brain Breaks for Kids
Sanford fit

Social Media Post (Instagram)

Gold

Fostering Healthy Friendships and Social Skills
Sanford Fit

Gold

Prostate Cancer Foundation Survey Infographic
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Gold

UPMC Health Plan Audience Growth Social Media Posts
Deontre’ Wynn

Social Media Post (LinkedIn)

Gold

ARS Pharma Back-to-School Allergen-Smart Starts 
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Gold

Biohaven Company Culture 
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Gold

Endeavor BioMedicines IPF Awareness Month
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Gold

Prostate Cancer Foundation Myth or Fact
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Silver

Endeavor BioMedicines Interstitial Lung Disease Day
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Silver

Prostate Cancer Foundation Get Screened Trivia
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Silver

Prostate Cancer Foundation Home Run Challenge Through the Years
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Silver

WeInfuse Founder Video Social Media Post
WeInfuse, Brittany Hancz

Social Media Post Series (Facebook)

Bronze

Prostate Cancer Foundation Home Run Challenge Donor Posts
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Video Production

Platinum

BeHEARD X fit and the Teen Mental Health Crisis
Sanford fit

Platinum

Eosinophilic Esophagitis Doctormentary: A Journey Through a Patient’s Eyes 
Vindico Medical Education

Gold

Diagnosing Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm (BPDCN)
Medscape Medical Affairs

Gold

Powered by Purpose: Clinical Trials Day 2025
Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP)

Gold

Stars Will Twinkle, The Sun Will Shine
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Gold

Uptiv Health — Redefining the infusion experience through human centered design and whole person care
Uptiv Health, Inc. with video production by Friendly Content

Silver

On The Same Page: Can PCPs and Hospitalists Get On the Same Page
Medscape Education

Website

Platinum

Medicare education resources
PAN Foundation

Platinum

Tenovi Website — We Power Remote Health 
Tenovi 

Platinum

Uptiv Health Website — Human-Centered Design for Modern Infusion Care
Uptiv Health Inc., website and brand design by Monster Design, Inc. and Dingus & Zazzy

Gold

Biohaven Clinical Trials Website
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Gold

Caregiving
WETA

Gold

Nuvie Bio Website
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Gold

Rush University System for Health: Designing the Future of Digital Healthcare
Rush University System for Health

Gold

University of Rochester Medical Center: A Human-Centered Digital Experience
University of Rochester Medical Center

Silver

Amylin Adventure: Demystifying the Role of Amylin in Obesity as an Emerging Therapeutic Target
Vindico Medical Education

Silver

Brown University Health
Oomph, Inc.

Silver

LYTOS Therapeutics Website
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Silver

Oncology Nursing Foundation
Oomph, Inc.

Silver

Spiegel Website
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Silver

UPMC For Life Medicare Webpage Shop, FIlter, and Sort Design
Max Orenzuk

Silver

VentureHaven Website
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Silver

WellCats: A Digital Hub for Student Wellness
The University of Arizona Campus Health

Bronze

Ballad Health Website: Innovation in Patient-Focused Design
Ballad Health

Physical / Print-Media Winners

Annual Report

Gold

UPMC Insurance Services Division Top 24 of 2024 Care Beyond Coverage
Donna Cutruzzula

Booklet / Brochure / Pamphlet

Platinum

What’s on my Mind Teen Workbook
Sanford Fit

Gold

2025 UPMC Senior Services Medicare Caregiver Booklet
Rob Triffanoff

Silver

Understanding Postpartum Health & Baby Care book + wep app
InJoy Health Education

Bronze

BENITEC MDA Summit Trifold Brochure
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Direct Mail

Gold

2025 UPMC for You Routine Care and Screenings Direct Mail Series
Ashley Gardell

Silver

UPMC for Life 2025 Preventive Incentive Diretc Mail Campaign
Madi Spangler

Flyer / Leaflet

Gold

ARS Pharma Neffy Fact Sheet
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Silver

Sunbird Bio Technology Fact Sheet
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Bronze

Abeona Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Fact Sheet
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Bronze

Celcuity Corporate Fact Sheet
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Guide

Platinum

Sight Sciences OMNI Edge Priming and Procedure Guide
Sight Sciences

Platinum

Sight Sciences OMNI Edge Sales Aid
Sight Sciences

Gold

How to find financial assistance for your prescription medications
PAN Foundation

Silver

NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Mantle Cell Lymphoma
National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Bronze

MD Anderson Cancer Center First Visit Guide
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Justin Carrier, Shalise Daniels, Jasmine Raziuddin, Erin McCormick, Elisa Cisneros, Sarah Christensen, Ramonica Luckett, Katie Brooks and Julie Bradford

Magazine

Gold

Cancer Health Summer 2025
Smart + Strong

Gold

Looking Beyond Hearing Loss
American Tinnitus Association, Joy Onozuka, Managing Editor and Publisher of Tinnitus Today

Gold

POZ July/August 2025
Smart + Strong

Silver

WeInfuse Magazine — Summer 2025
WeInfuse, Bailey Klingaman

Poster

Gold

POZ Poster: Self Tips for HIV Advocates 
POZ / Doriot Kim

Silver

Identification of Payer Knowledge Gaps and Collaborative Opportunities for Improved Outcomes in Moderate-to-Severe Asthma
Impact Education, LLC and Calumet Hill

Silver

Posters & Pain Points: A Design-Led Look at IBD’s Real-Life Impact
MyHealthTeam

Bronze

More Than Skin Deep: What the myHSteam Community Reveals About HS Stigma
MyHealthTeam

Print Ad

Gold

Biohaven Yale Innovation Summit
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Product Manual

Silver

Community Care Community and School-Based Behavioral Health Therapeutic Summer Program Manual 
Matt Gilligan

Promotional Product Design + Aesthetics

Bronze

Sight Sciences OMNI Edge Device Render
Sight Sciences

Supergraphics

Platinum

Endeavor BioMedicines BTS Booth
Sam Brown Healthcare Communications

Platinum

MD Anderson Cancer Center Concourse Art
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Daron Bourne, Jasmine Raziuddin, Erin McCormick, Elisa Cisneros, Nancy Rendon, Jeremy Kaspar and Stephanie Kim

Gold

Sight Sciences ASCRS Booth Graphics
Sight Sciences

Season 4 Judges

Megan Basden

Creative Services Manager
Driscoll Children’s Hospital / Health System

Megan Basden is the Creative Services Manager at Driscoll Children’s Hospital, where she leads the creative strategy and development of impactful marketing and communications initiatives. With a passion for storytelling and design, Megan oversees brand direction and creative execution across multiple platforms to elevate Driscoll’s mission of providing exceptional pediatric care.

Tiphaine Guillemet

SVP Design Director
IPG - BX Branding Group

Jennifer Hawks

Senior Graphic Designer
UMR, A UnitedHealthcare Company

Jennifer is a senior graphic designer with over 12 years of experience in healthcare marketing and design. She has a proven track record of co-leading significant marketing projects, managing and maintaining marketing communications assets, and overseeing production processes and implementation of communications materials. Jennifer has designed award-winning patient education materials. Additionally, Jennifer owns her own small graphic design business called Hawks Creative Co., specializing in business and personal stationery, wedding stationery, and other event stationery. Jennifer lives in the historic village of Riverton, CT with her partner Rich, their cats Luna and Gypsy, and their standard poodle Duke Silver (named in honor Ron Swanson’s saxophone-playing alter ego on the series Parks and Recreation).

Nathaniel Hutchison

Digital Production Specialist
Ten Adams

MaryBeth Lafferty

Director of Marketing and Communications
LifeSpeak Inc.

Heather M. McGuigan

Owner / Creative Director
Calumet Hill
calumethill.com

Heather M. McGuigan, Owner/Creative Director of Calumet Hill, serves as the lead creative for branding, advertising and design projects for clients across the Philadelphia, New England and Tampa Bay regions.

Calumet Hill is a small creative consultancy with experience spanning over two decades working across a wide range of industries including arts, education, financial services, healthcare, hospitality, non-profit and tourism. 

Our mission is simple: to elevate brands through great creative.

Mike McKinnon, MBA

Sr. Creative Director
OptumRx

Mike McKinnon is a creative director and photographer based in Southern California, specializing in building,  humanizing, and connecting brands to specific audiences. As a photographer he explores the relationships and spaces between people and technology. His current photo preference is black & white, occasionally color and often on film.

Janice Murphy

Director of Marketing
Tenovi

Jasmine Raziuddin

Creative Communications Program Manager
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Jasmine Raziuddin is an award-winning graphic designer, illustrator, and creative strategist based in Texas. She currently serves as a Creative Communications Program Manager at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Houston. 

In 2024, Jasmine was honored as one of Graphic Design USA’s “Responsible Designers to Watch,” a recognition that highlights creative professionals who embrace responsibility and use design principles to make the world a better place for people and nature.

 Before joining MD Anderson, Jasmine contributed to a wide range of industries—including publishing, education, health care, health insurance, technology and government. Her work has earned multiple accolades from Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA), Graphic Design USA (GDUSA), Ragan Communications, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Houston, and DANDA.

 She is passionate about brand and strategy campaigns that promote innovation, compassion, and wellness. Guided by a design-forward approach, Jasmine creates designs that uplift communities and support global impact. Together with over 27,000 colleagues at MD Anderson, she is deeply committed to the institution’s mission to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.

Annie Sawatzke

Graphic Designer
Sanford Health

Lisa Townsend

Director, Marketing & Communications
Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP)

Lisa is an award-winning marketing and communications leader with over a decade of experience crafting strategy for—and elevating the reputation—of medical and research-based associations. She has a proven track record of success in developing and executing strategic communications plans that drive results, including brand awareness, non-dues revenue, and partner engagement.

Stephanie Wheeler

Graphic Design Manager
True North

Season 4 Winners Booklet

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SEASON 4 WINNERS BOOKLET PDF