AAP Awards, News Articles...AAP Awards, News Articles Pamela C. High, M.D., M.S., FAAP She is professor of pediatrics (clinical) at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

AAP Awards, News Articles

2018 AAP Award Winnersby Alyson Sulaski Wyckoff, Associate Editor

Editor's note: The award winners' AAP committee, section and council affiliations are listed except when theyare a member of the same group issuing the award.

AAP Education Award

Dr. TurnerCouncil on Communications and Media, Committee on Pediatric Education, Committee on Continuing MedicalEducation

Teri L. Turner, M.D., M.P.H., M.Ed., FAAP

She is associate professor of pediatrics, vice chair of educational affairs and director of the Center for Research,Innovation and Scholarship in Medical Education in the pediatrics department at Baylor College ofMedicine/Texas Children's Hospital. Dr. Turner has served as a local and national mentor on education projects.She also is a member of the Council on Community Pediatrics and Section on Developmental and BehavioralPediatrics.

AAP Samuel J. Fomon Nutrition Award

Dr. LucasCommittee on Nutrition

Supported by the Infant Nutrition Council of America

Alan Lucas, M.B. B.Chir., M.A., M.D., MRCP, FRCPCH, FMedSci

He is founder and professor of pediatric nutrition at the Childhood Nutrition Research Centre at the UniversityCollege of London Institute of Child Health.

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Abraham Jacobi Memorial Award

Dr. WillsonAmerican Medical Association (AMA) Section Council onPediatrics

Supported by the Academy and AMA

Charles F. Willson, M.D., FAAP

He is clinical professor of pediatrics at Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. Dr. Willson hasheld various leadership positions and received an AAP special achievement award and two AAP citations foroutstanding service. He is a former member of the AAP National Nominating Committee and a past chair of theAMA Council on Medical Service.

Alvin Jacobs Award

Dr. FriedenSection on Dermatology

Ilona Frieden, M.D., FAAP

She is professor of pediatrics and dermatology, vice chair of dermatology and chief of the Division of PediatricDermatology at the University of California, San Francisco.

Anne E. Dyson Child Advocacy Awards



Drs. Bracho-Sanchez, Castellanos, Cheng, Du, HampSection on Pediatric Trainees

Edith Bracho-Sanchez, M.D., and Angela Castellanos, M.D., Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; FrancesCheng, M.D., Ph.D., a member of the Section on Hospital Medicine, and Nan Du, M.D., Yale-New HavenHospital; and Nicole Hamp, M.D., University of Chicago.

Arnold J. Capute Award

Dr. CarboneCouncil on Children with Disabilities

Paul S. Carbone, M.D., FAAP

He is associate professor of pediatrics in the pediatrics department at the University of Utah School of Medicine.Dr. Carbone is a member of the Autism Subcommittee.

Arnold M. Salzberg Mentorship Award



Dr. LallySection on Surgery

Kevin P. Lally, M.D., M.S., FAAP

He holds the Richard J. Andrassy Distinguished Chair and A.G. McNeese Chair in Pediatric Surgery and is chairof the pediatric surgery department at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in Houston. He also is surgeon-in-chief at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital.

Avroy Fanaroff Neonatal Education Award

Dr. AdamkinSection on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Supported by Mead Johnson Nutrition

David H. Adamkin, M.D., FAAP

He is professor of pediatrics, director of the Division of Neonatal Medicine and the Rounsavall Endowed Chair ofNeonatology at University of Louisville School of Medicine. He also is president of the Southeastern Associationof Neonatologists.

Award for Lifetime Contribution to Infectious Diseases Education



Dr. CherrySection on Infectious Diseases

James D. Cherry, M.D., M.Sc., FAAP

He is Distinguished Research Professor of Pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles. Dr. Cherry, an authority on pertussis, is a member of the Section on Senior Members.

Award for Outstanding Service to Maltreated Children

Dr. EvansCouncil on Child Abuse and Neglect

Michèle A. Evans, M.D., M.H.S., FAAP

She is Northern California regional medical director of the Kaiser Permanente Child Abuse Services andPrevention program in Oakland. Dr. Evans also chairs the Sacramento County Child Death Review Team.

Award for Pediatric Innovation

Dr. MerrittSection on Advances in Therapeutics and Technology

Supported by Pfizer Inc.

T. Allen Merritt, M.D., M.H.A., FAAP

He is professor of pediatrics in the School of Medicine at Loma Linda University. Dr. Merritt has overseen clinical



trials using pulmonary surfactants and less invasive methods of surfactant administration to newborns withrespiratory distress. His research also has focused on the adverse effects of maternal tobacco use onbreastfeeding. He is a member of the Section on Tobacco Control.

Bret Ratner Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Award

Dr. SimonsSection on Allergy and Immunology

Supported by Abbott Nutrition

F. Estelle R. Simons, M.D., FRCPC, FACAAI, FAAAAI, FCAHS, FRSC, FAAP

She is professor emerita at the University of Manitoba in Canada. For over four decades, Dr. Simons led a teamthat conducted investigations to establish the scientific basis of medications used in the treatment of allergicdiseases. They performed pediatric studies of medications now widely used for treatment of asthma, allergicrhinitis and urticaria and conducted studies of epinephrine and novel epinephrine delivery systems foranaphylaxis treatment.

Byron Oberst Award

Dr. AdamsCouncil on Clinical Information Technology

William G. Adams, M.D., FAAP

He is professor of pediatrics and director of child health informatics at Boston University School ofMedicine/Boston Medical Center. Dr. Adams also directs the Clinical Informatics Program at Boston UniversityClinical & Translational Science Institute.

Calvin (C.J.) Sia Community Pediatrics Medical Home Leadership and Advocacy Awards



Dr. LangeCouncil on Community Pediatrics

Elizabeth B. Lange, M.D., FAAP

She practices at Waterman Pediatrics/Coastal Medical in East Providence, R.I. Dr. Lange, who serves on theboard of the AAP Rhode Island Chapter, is co-director of PCMH-Kids, the pediatric arm of a statewide all-payermedical home initiative. She is a member of the AAP Sections on Administration and Practice Management,LGBT Health and Wellness, Obesity and Tobacco Control.

Dr. FlanaganPatricia Flanagan, M.D., FAAP

She is chief of clinical affairs and director of the Teens With Tots clinic at Hasbro Children's Hospital. Dr.Flanagan is professor and vice chair of pediatrics at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University,where she also directs the Division of Adolescent Medicine. She is vice chair of AAP District I and serves on theboard of the AAP Rhode Island Chapter as well as PCMH-Kids.

C. Anderson Aldrich Award

Dr. HighSection on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics



Pamela C. High, M.D., M.S., FAAP

She is professor of pediatrics (clinical) at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. High is amember and former chair of the Council on Early Childhood. She also is a member of the Council on FosterCare, Adoption and Kinship Care.

Charles "Buzzy" Vanchiere Award

Dr. StollerSection on Administration and Practice Management

Supported by Physician's Computer Company

Jill Stoller, M.D., FAAP

She is a partner at Chestnut Ridge Pediatric Associates in Woodcliff Lake, N.J., and president and CEO of BCDHealth Partners, LLC, a group practice "without walls" that includes Chestnut Ridge and six other pediatricgroups. Dr. Stoller, a former chair of the Section on Administration and Practice Management ExecutiveCommittee, also is a member of the Section on Advances in Therapeutics and Technology.

Child Health Advocate Award

Sen. BrooksCommittee on State Government Affairs

Nebraska state Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks

She is recognized for her work to improve the health and well-being of children in Nebraska.

Clifford G. Grulee Award



AAP Executive Committee/AAP Board of Directors

Dr. GriffinMarsha R. Griffin, M.D., FAAP

She is professor of pediatrics, director of the Division of Child and Family Health and director of the Communityfor Children program at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine. Dr. Griffin is a member of theAAP Council on Community Pediatrics and Section on International Child Health.

Dale Richmond/Justin Coleman Award

Dr. ColemanSection on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

William Lord Coleman, M.D., FAAP (1943-2017)

He was professor of pediatrics at the Center for Development and Learning, University of North Carolina atChapel Hill. Dr. Coleman was past chair of the Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Healthand the Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. He advocated to make the family systemsapproach more understandable and more easily implemented in pediatric care. Dr. Coleman also served on theAAP News Editorial Advisory Board.

Dave Berry Award

Dr. GarciaSection on Uniformed Services



Maj. Nitasha Garcia, M.D., FAAP

She is an Air Force Medical Corps Force Management Fellow in Falls Church, Va., and vice president of AAPUniformed Services Chapter East.

David W. Smith Award for Excellence in Genetics and Birth Defects Education

Dr. SaulCouncil on Genetics

Robert A. Saul, M.D., FAAP

He is medical director of general pediatrics and clinical professor of pediatrics at the Children's Hospital ofGreenville Health System and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville. Dr. Saul is vicepresident of the AAP South Carolina Chapter. He is editor of the AAP book Medical Genetics in PediatricPractice.

Distinguished Career Award

Dr. FortenberrySection on Critical Care

James D. Fortenberry, M.D., FCCM, MCCM, FAAP

He is pediatrician-in-chief at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and professor of pediatric critical care at EmoryUniversity School of Medicine. Dr. Fortenberry is a member of the Section on Advances in Therapeutics andTechnology.

Distinguished Service Award



Dr. OppenheimSection on Orthopaedics

Supported by Shriners Hospitals for Children

William L. Oppenheim, M.D.

He is Margaret Holden Jones Kanaar Professor and Emeritus Chief, Pediatric Orthopaedics, and director of theOrthopaedic Institute for Children/University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Cerebral Palsy at theDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Donald W. Schiff, M.D., FAAP, Child Advocacy Award

Dr. ClarkSection on Senior Members

David Albert Clark, M.D., FAAP

He is chair of the pediatrics department at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. Dr. Clark's advocacy and volunteerefforts have spanned maternal and child health, Scouting, hearing impairment and youth sports. He is a memberof the Sections on Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

Edwin L. Kendig Jr. Awards (2019)



Dr. GozalSection on Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine

David Gozal, M.D., M.B.A., FAAP

He is Marie M. and Harry L. Smith Endowed Chair and chair of the Department of Child Health at the Universityof Missouri School of Medicine, and pediatrician-in-chief at Women's and Children's Hospital, University ofMissouri Health Care. Dr. Gozal is a member of the Section on Obesity.

Dr. MarcusCarole L. Marcus, M.B.B.Ch., FAASM, FAAP (1960-2018)

She was director of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Sleep Center and the CHOP Clinical andTranslational Research Center/Center for Phenomic Science.

F. Edwards Rushton CATCH Award

Dr. RubinCommunity Access to Child Health - District CATCH Facilitators

I. Leslie Rubin, M.D.

He is associate professor in the pediatrics department at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta and CATCH



facilitator for the AAP Georgia Chapter. Dr. Rubin is a member of the Council on Environmental Health.

Fellow Achievement Award

Dr. GittelmanCouncil on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention

Michael A. Gittelman, M.D., FAAP

He is professor of clinical pediatrics in the Division of Emergency Medicine at Cincinnati Children's Hospital andpresident of the AAP Ohio Chapter. Dr. Gittelman is a member of the Sections on Child Death Review andPrevention, and Emergency Medicine.

Founders Award

Dr. NewburgerSection on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery

Jane W. Newburger, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP

She is Commonwealth Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Associate Cardiologist-in-Chief forAcademic Affairs in the cardiology department at Boston Children's Hospital.



Gerald Merenstein Lectureship Award

Dr. BoseSection on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine


Carl L. Bose, M.D., FAAP

He is professor of pediatrics in the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at University of North Carolina (UNC)School of Medicine/UNC Children's Hospital.

Henry L. Barnett Award

Dr. AndreoliSection on Nephrology

Sharon P. Andreoli, M.D.

She is Bryon P. and Frances O. Hollett Professor of Pediatrics at the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital forChildren at Indiana University Medical Center.

Hillman-Olness Award for Lifetime Service and Lasting Contributions to Global Child Health



Dr. KeenanSection on International Child Health

William J. Keenan, M.D., FAAP

He is professor of pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology at Saint Louis University. Dr. Keenan is a member of theAAP Helping Babies Survive Planning Group and Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. He is executivedirector of the International Pediatric Association.

Holroyd-Sherry Award

Dr. MendelsonCouncil on Communications and Media

Robert A. Mendelson, M.D., FAAP

He is a longtime AAP spokesman who served as the first chair of the former AAP Committee onCommunications. Dr. Mendelson is a member of the Section on Senior Members and a past member of theCouncil on Communications and Media Executive Committee.

James T. Cassidy Award



Dr. JungSection on Rheumatology

Supported by the James T. Cassidy Endowment

Lawrence K. Jung, M.D., FRCP(C), FAAP

He is chief of the Division of Rheumatology at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Jim Seidel Distinguished Service Award

Section on Emergency Medicine

Dr. GorelickSupported by Children's Minnesota

Marc H. Gorelick, M.D., M.S.C.E., FAAP

He is president and CEO at Children's Minnesota and professor of pediatrics at University of Minnesota Schoolof Medicine. Dr. Gorelick is a past chair of the Section on Emergency Medicine.

Ken Graff Young Investigator Research Award



Dr. AshbySection on Emergency Medicine

Supported by the Ken Graff Endowment

David Ashby, D.O., FAAP

He is a third-year pediatric emergency medicine fellow at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin/Medical College ofWisconsin. Dr. Ashby is a member of the Section on Pediatric Trainees.

Lifetime Achievement in LGBT Health and Wellness Award

Dr. PerrinSection on LGBT Health and Wellness

Ellen C. Perrin, M.D., M.A., FAAP

She is a recently retired professor of pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine/director of research in theDivision of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at the Floating Hospital for Children. Dr. Perrin, who served onthe first executive committee of the Section on LGBT Health and Wellness, has had a long-term commitment toteaching, research and advocacy in this area. She is a member of the Section on Developmental and BehavioralPediatrics and the provisional Section on Minority Health, Equity and Inclusion.

Local Hero Awards



Dr. LeeCouncil on Community Pediatrics

James P. Lee, M.D., FAAP

He is a pediatrician in Frederick, Md.

Dr. JavierJoyce Javier, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., FAAP

She is assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine at University of SouthernCalifornia. Dr. Javier is a member of the Section on International Child Health and the provisional Section onMinority Health, Equity and Inclusion.

Lynn Cramer Pediatric Practice Manager Award



Dr. BakersmithPediatric Practice Management Alliance

Rachel Bakersmith

She is practice administrator at Children First Pediatrics in Rockville and Silver Spring, Md., and an affiliatemember of the Section on Administration and Practice Management.

Martha Bushore-Fallis APLS Award

Dr. YamamotoAPLS Steering Committee

Supported by the Martha Bushore-Fallis Endowment

Loren G. Yamamoto, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., FACEP, FAAP

He is professor and associate chair of pediatrics at the John A. Burns School of Medicine at University ofHawaii, and chief of staff and attending pediatric emergency physician at Kapi'olani Medical Center for Womenand Children. Dr. Yamamoto is a member of the Sections on Administration and Practice Management, andEmergency Medicine.

Martin C. Ushkow Community Service Award



Dr. PriceCouncil on School Health

Olga Acosta Price, Ph.D.

She is associate professor in the Department of Prevention and Community Health at Milken Institute School ofPublic Health at The George Washington (GW) University and director of the Center for Health and Health Carein Schools at GW.

Murray Davidson Award

Dr. PiccoliSection on Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition


David A. Piccoli, M.D.

He is chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and director of the Fred and SuzanneBiesecker Pediatric Liver Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Piccoli holds the Fred and SuzanneBiesecker Endowed Chair in Pediatric Liver Disease.

Native American Child Health Advocacy Award



Dr. MooreCommittee on Native American Child Health

Kelly Moore, M.D., FAAP

She is associate professor, Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health at Colorado School of PublicHealth at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr. Moore is a member of AAP Uniformed Services Chapter Westand the Council on Community Pediatrics.

Oral Health Service Award (national)

Dr. GereigeSection on Oral Health

Rani S. Gereige, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP

He is director of medical education, Designated Institutional Official and clinical professor in the pediatricsdepartment at Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University and the NicklausChildren's Hospital Department of Medical Education. Dr. Gereige is a member of the AAP Council on SchoolHealth and the Sections on Hospital Medicine and International Medical Graduates.

Oral Health Service Award (state)



Dr. GoodsonStephanie L. Goodson, M.D., FAAP

She is assistant professor of pediatrics at Brighton Health Center at University of Michigan.

Outstanding Achievement Award

Dr. TakayamaSection on Epidemiology, Public Health and Evidence/Council on Community Pediatrics

John I. Takayama, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP

He is professor of pediatrics at University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine and Benioff Children'sHospital in San Francisco. Dr. Takayama also is president of AAP California Chapter I. He is a member of theCouncil on Children with Disabilities and the Sections on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, and Obesity,as well as the provisional Section on Minority Health, Equity and Inclusion.

Outstanding Service Award



Dr. JohnsonSection on Uniformed Services

Christine L. Johnson, M.D., FAAP

She is a retired captain in the Medical Corps, U.S. Navy; clinical professor of pediatrics at the UniformedServices University of the Health Sciences; and a pediatrician at Naval Medical Center San Diego.

Paul Kaplowitz, M.D., Endowed Lectureship

Dr. AllenSection on Endocrinology

Supported by the Paul Kaplowitz, M.D., Endowment

David Allen, M.D.

He is chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine andPublic Health in Madison.

Pediatric Hospital Medicine Abstract Research Award



Dr. MadhavanSection on Hospital Medicine


Vandana Madhavan, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP

She is a pediatric infectious disease (ID) specialist, hospitalist and primary care pediatrician and director of thepediatric advanced clerkship at MassGeneral Hospital for Children. Dr. Madhavan also is clinical director of thehospital's pediatric ID division.

Pioneer in Integrative Medicine Award

Dr. McClaffertySection on Integrative Medicine

Hilary McClafferty, M.D., FAAP

She is immediate past chair of the section's executive committee and a leader in AAP physician health andwellness initiatives. Dr. McClafferty is a member of the Sections on Advances in Therapeutics and Technology,and Emergency Medicine.

Robert M. Smith Award



Section on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Robert H. Friesen, M.D.

He is professor emeritus in the anesthesiology department at Children's Hospital Colorado/University ofColorado School of Medicine in Denver.

Section on Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Advocacy Award

Dr. DarrowSection on Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

David H. Darrow, M.D., D.D.S., FAAP

He is professor of otolaryngology and pediatrics director at the Center for Hemangiomas and VascularBirthmarks at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk.

Steve Miller Award for Excellence in Education and Mentorship



Dr. WrightSection on Emergency Medicine

Martha S. Wright, M.D., M.Ed., FAAP

She is a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital and professor in thepediatrics department at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland. Dr. Wright is amember of the PediaLink editorial board.

Susan S. Aronson Early Education and Child Care Advocacy Award

Dr. DowdCouncil on Early Childhood

M. Denise Dowd, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP

She is professor of pediatrics and associate medical director in the Office of Faculty Development at Children'sMercy Hospital and University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. Dr. Dowd chairs the Medical Homefor Children Exposed to Violence project advisory team. She is a member of the Council on Injury, Violence andPoison Prevention and Section on Emergency Medicine.

Technological Innovations in Pediatric Emergency Medicine



Dr. ImlerSection on Emergency Medicine

Sponsored by EBSCO Health/Dynamed Plus

Daniel L. Imler, M.D., FAAP

He is assistant director in the pediatric emergency medicine department and clinical assistant professor ofpediatric emergency and hospital medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Imler also is certifiedin pediatric emergency medicine and in medical informatics.

Thomas E. Cone Jr., Lectureship

Dr. EscobedoSection on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine


Marilyn Escobedo, M.D., FAAP

She is professor emeritus of pediatrics and Reba McEntire Chair in Neonatology at University of Oklahoma. Dr.Escobedo is co-chair of the AAP Neonatal Resuscitation Program Steering Committee and a member of theSection on Senior Members. She is former chair of the Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

Thomas E. Shaffer Award



Dr. CongeniCouncil on Sports Medicine and Fitness

Supported by Nationwide Children's Hospital

Joseph A. Congeni, M.D., FAAP

He is director of the Division of Sports Medicine at Akron Children's Hospital.

Thomas F. Tonniges, M.D., FAAP, Lifetime Achievement Award for Advocacy on Behalf of VulnerableChildren

Judge LedermanCouncil on Foster Care, Adoption and Kinship Care

Judge Cindy S. Lederman, J.D.

She is a U.S. circuit judge (children's court) of the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida in Miami. Lederman has servedin the Miami-Dade Juvenile Court since 1994, including 10 years as presiding judge. She has helped to bring thescience of early childhood development to the courtroom for families involved with child welfare, advocating forvulnerable children and their families. Lederman served as the liaison from the National Council of Juvenile andFamily Court Judges to the AAP Task Force on Foster Care.

Urology Medal



Dr. WeissSection on Urology

Robert M. Weiss, M.D., FACS, FAAP

He is Donald Guthrie Professor of Urology and director of pediatric urology at Yale/New Haven (Conn.)Children's Hospital.

Virginia Apgar Award

Dr. SaigalSection on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine


Prof. Saroj Saigal, M.D., FRCP(C), FAAP

She is professor emerita of pediatrics in the Neonatal Division of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont.,Canada, and a physician in the neonatal follow-up program at McMaster Children's Hospital.

William E. Ladd Medal



Dr. SchambergerSection on Surgery

Robert C. Shamberger, M.D., FACS, FAAP

He is Robert E. Gross Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and chief of the surgery department atBoston Children's Hospital. Dr. Shamberger is a former chair of the Section on Surgery Executive Committee.

William G. Bartholome Award for Ethical Excellence

Dr. LantosSection on Bioethics

John D. Lantos, M.D., FAAP

He is director of pediatric bioethics and professor of pediatrics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Schoolof Medicine.


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