The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy honored several gastroenterologists with the ASGE Awards.
The award recipients are:
Rudolf V. Schindler Award
• Robert H. Hawes, MD, Florida Hospital Orlando
Distinguished Service Awards
• Robert A. Ganz, MD, Minnesota Gastroenterology, St. Paul
• Jacques Van Dam, MD, USC Medical Center, Los Angeles
• Karen L. Woods, MD, Methodist Hospital, Houston
Distinguished Educator Awards
• David L. Jaffe, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
• Klaus Mergener, MD, Digestive Health Specialists, Tacoma, Wash.
Master Endoscopist Award
• Michael L. Kochman, MD, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia
Distinguished Endoscopic Research Mentoring Award
• Christopher J. Gostout, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
International Service Award
• Hironori Yamamoto, MD, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
President's Award
• M. Brian Fennerty, MD, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland.
Endoscopic Research Awards (ERA)
• Jonathan M. Buscaglia, MD, Stony Brook (N.Y.) University Medical Center Endoscopy Unit
• Sachin B. Wani, MD, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
NYSGE Florence Lefcourt Award
• Robin Mendelsohn, MD, Memorial Kettering Cancer Center, New York
Cook Medical Don Wilson Awards
• Aziz Aadam, MD, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
• Vincent Dusabejambo, MD, Kigali University Teaching Hospital, Rwanda
• Salvatore Francesco Vadala di Prampero, MD, University Hospital of Udine, Italy
Cook Medical Marsha Dreyer Awards
• Yuichi Mori, MD, Showa University Yokohama Northern Hospital, Japan
• Salvatore Oliva, MD, Sapienza-Univesity of Rome, Italy
• Nikhil Vergis, BMBCH, St. Mary's Hospital, Imperial College, London
Diversity Awards
• Ananya Das, MD, Arizona Digestive Health PC, Gilbert, Ariz.
• Jennifer H. Lai, MD, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco
Endoscopic Audiovisual Awards
• Wajeeh Salah, MD, Mayo Clinic, Eau Claire, Wis.
• Shou-Jiang Tang, MD, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson.
• Vinay Dhir, MD, Baldota Institute of Digestive Sciences, India
ASGE outstanding Manuscript Award
• Yamile Haito Chavez, MD, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
ASGE Community Outreach Awards
• Sarah Flores, MD, UC Irvine Medical Center
• Sameer Siddique, MD, University of Missouri, Columbia