Announcing the 2026 Dr. Cesar A. Caceres Innovation in Healthcare Technology Award February 12, 2026
Written by Staff
The Healthy Physician Foundation, with the support of the Institute for Technology in HealthCare, is proud to announce the 2026 Dr. Cesar A. Caceres Innovation in Healthcare Technology Awardee is Mary's Center.
This award honors the legacy of Dr. Caceres, a visionary physician and inventor whose groundbreaking medical devices continue to shape healthcare today. This award recognizes a DC area company or organization that reflects Dr. Caceres’s spirit of innovation by leveraging technology to address critical healthcare challenges and improve the practice of medicine.
Mary's Center will be recognized with MSDC's five awardees: Dr. Allen Roberts, Dr. Patience White, Dr. Charles Samenow, Dr. Feseha Woldu, and the DC Health Benefit Exchange.
Celebrate Mary's Center and the individual awardees at the 2026 Capital Healthcare Honors on March 25 at the National Press Club. Learn how you can participate in this special event.
This award is supported by a grant from The Institute for Technology in HealthCare, a non-profit organization, located in Washington, DC. The Institute for Technology in HealthCare is concerned with the use of technology to benefit and stimulate others in health care. For more information about The Institute for Technology in HealthCare please visit the website at www.ithcawards.org.
Mary's Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and multi-service nonprofit founded in 1988 that provides integrated medical, dental, behavioral health, social services, education, and care coordination to more than 65,000 individuals annually across Washington, DC and Maryland. The organization operates under a nationally recognized Social Change Model that combines clinical care with wraparound supports to advance health, stability, and economic mobility for diverse and historically underserved communities. Learn more here.