- This award is designated for a clinician who is recognized by the surgical/GI community for excellence in patient care and surgical practice.
- The award will be granted for significant surgical/endoscopic skills, patient care, contributions to community and volunteerism. This award is not given annually.
- Nominations may come from any SAGES member. The nominee can be a non-SAGES member. Must be a surgeon.
- Nominations must include letters of support for the applicant.
- Past winners include:
- Paul Hansen, MD (2010); Ted Pappas, MD (2011); Joseph Petelin, MD (2012); Alfons Pomp, MD (2013); Brant Oelschlager, MD (2014); Robert Lim, MD (2015); Adrian Park, MD (2016); Paul Severson, MD (2017); Frank Lewis, MD (2018); Raymond Price, MD (2019); Spencer Amory, MD (2020); Adnan Alseidi, MD (2021)