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10 Respiratory Health Awards Honor Outstanding Work
Respiratory
xemplary contributions to
the field of respiratory health
will be recognized with daily
award presentations Saturday
through Tuesday, May 14-17,
during the ATS 2022 International
Conference.
The Opening Ceremony on
Saturday will include the presentation
of the Jo Rae Wright Award
for Outstanding Service, the Public
Service Award, and the World
Lung Health Award. On Sunday,
the Award Ceremony will feature
the J. Burns Amberson Lecture,
the Edward Livingston Trudeau
Medal, and the Distinguished
Achievement Award. The four recipients
of the Recognition Award
for Scientific Accomplishments will
be the featured speakers at the
Recognition Awards on Monday.
The Outstanding Educator Award,
the Outstanding Clinician Award,
and the Research Innovation and
Translation Achievement Award will
be given during the Plenary Session
on Tuesday.
A wall between the Poster Hall
and the Exhibit Hall in the Moscone
Center also will feature awardee
names and photos.
This year's recipients are listed
below.
EDWARD LIVINGSTON
TRUDEAU MEDAL
Courtney Broaddus, MD
University of California, San Francisco,
San Francisco, Calif.
Given in honor of a founder and the
first president of the American Lung
Association, the Edward Livingston
Trudeau Medal is the highest honor
bestowed by the ATS. It is awarded
in recognition of lifelong major
contributions to the prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment of lung
disease, critical illness, or sleep
disorders through leadership in
research, education, or clinical care.
J. BURNS AMBERSON LECTURE
Naftali Kaminski, MD, ATSF
Yale University School of Medicine, New
Haven, Conn.
Named for James Burns Amberson,
an international authority on chest
disease and tuberculosis, this lecture
recognizes major international
lifetime contributions to clinical or
basic research that have advanced
the fundamental understanding
of basic, translational, or clinical
approaches to respiratory disease,
critical illness, or sleep disorders.
Health Award
Presentations
OPENING CEREMONY
4:30-5:30 p.m. PT
Saturday, May 14
Jo Rae Wright Award for
Outstanding Science
Public Service Award
World Lung Health Award
AWARDS CEREMONY
4-5 p.m. PT
Sunday, May 15
J. Burns Amberson Lecture
Edward Livingston Trudeau
Medal
Distinguished Achievement
Award
RECOGNITION AWARDS
2:15-3:45 p.m. PT
Monday, May 16
Recognition Award for
Scientific Accomplishments
PLENARY SESSION
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. PT
Tuesday, May 17
Outstanding Educator Award
Outstanding Clinician Award
Research Innovation and
Translation Achievement
Award
diagnosis, and treatment of lung
disease, critical illness, or sleep
disorders through leadership in
research, education, or clinical
care.
RECOGNITION AWARD FOR
SCIENTIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Carolyn S. Calfee, MD, MSCR
University of California, San Francisco, Calif.
Erica L. Herzog, MD, PhD
Yale University School of Medicine, New
Haven, Conn.
Melanie Koenigshoff, MD, PhD, ATSF
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Irfan Rahman, PhD, ATSF
University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.
The Recognition Award for
Scientific Accomplishments
honors up to four individuals each
year for outstanding scientific
research contributions in basic
or clinical arenas to enhance the
understanding, prevention, and
treatment of respiratory disease,
critical illness, or sleep disorders.
OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR AWARD
Ilene M. Rosen, MD
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman
School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Outstanding Educator Award
recognizes lifetime achievements
and excellence in clinical or
research education and mentoring
in the fields of pulmonary, critical
care, or sleep medicine.
PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
Adam Edward Lang, PharmD
McDonald Army Health Center, Virginia
Commonwealth University School of
Medicine, Fort Eustis, Va.
The Public Service Award is
presented in recognition of
contributions to public and
population health equity related
to lung diseases, sleep health, or
critical care.
DISTINGUISHED
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Francine Comi, BS
American Thoracic Society, New York, N.Y.
Meilan K. Han, MD, MS, ATSF
University of Michigan School of
Medicine, Ann Arbor, Mich.
This award recognizes outstanding
contribution to the advancement
of the ATS mission through a
single major accomplishment or
a cumulative impact on the field.
Awardees have substantially
contributed to the prevention,
WORLD LUNG HEALTH AWARD
Laurence Huang, MD, ATSF
University of California, San Francisco, Calif.
This award recognizes contributions
to improving world lung health in
the area of translational or implementation
research, delivery of
health care, continuing education
or care of patients with lung disease,
or related political advocacy
with a special emphasis on efforts
that have the potential to eliminate
gender, racial, ethnic, or economic
health disparities.
JO RAE WRIGHT AWARD
FOR OUTSTANDING SCIENCE
Lucas Donovan, MD, MS
University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.
The Jo Rae Wright Award for
Outstanding Science is a tribute to
the work of early career respiratory
health professionals. Aimed at
tomorrow's leaders in science, the
award recognizes demonstrated
potential for significant achievement
and contributions among those who
are beyond postdoctoral fellowship
but not above the rank of assistant
professor or the equivalent.
RESEARCH INNOVATION AND
TRANSLATION ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Colin E. Sullivan, MD, PhD
University of Sydney, Australia
The Research Innovation and
Translation Achievement Award recognizes
outstanding contributions
to the advancement of respiratory
research focused on specific innovations
to improve health by advancing
practice, policy, and health care
delivery. Awardees may represent
academia, industry, nonprofits, or
government. Individual accomplishments
are recognized along with the
recipient's role as a leader pursuing
team science through collaborative
approaches, both interdisciplinary
and inter-institutional.
OUTSTANDING CLINICIAN AWARD
Shazia M. Jamil, MD, ATSF
Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, Calif.
The Outstanding Clinician Award
recognizes a pulmonary, critical
care, or sleep clinician who has
made substantial contributions in
the clinical care of patients with
lung disease on a local or national
level. Awardees spend 75 percent
or more of their time providing
direct patient care. Honorees also
must be recognized by patients
and families as a caring and dedicated
health care provider and by
peers as having made substantial
contributions to the clinical care of
patients with respiratory disease.
Make a Nomination
The ATS Awards Committee
encourages nominations from all
respiratory health disciplines and
for respiratory health professionals
at all stages of their careers.
For more information about the
Respiratory Health Awards and
the nomination process, email
conference@thoracic.org.
http://conference.thoracic.org/ http://conference.thoracic.org/
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