Awards

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Travel Fellowship
The Travel Fellowship, supported by APSA and the APSA Foundation, is an annual award for one young surgeon from a resource-poor area outside the United States and Canada to attend and experience the educational and networking opportunities of the APSA Annual Meeting.

 

The fellowship includes: complimentary registration to the APSA Annual Meeting, lodging during the APSA Annual Meeting, travel expenses to and from the APSA Annual Meeting, a stipend of US $200 and the opportunity to give a 10-minute presentation to APSA membership on his/her background, current practice and future goals. 

 

Download the application for full details including eligibility requirements and submission information.

The Sheikh Zayed Institute Award for Innovation in Pediatric Surgery
This award, in the amount of US $10,000, is presented for Best Innovation Abstract.*  The winning presentation is selected by a special committee.
*Award sponsored by the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC.

Posters of Distinction
APSA selects two recipients for outstanding poster presentations.  Members of the Program Committee select recipients in two categories: one for basic science and one for clinical poster.  The prize amount is US $250 for each winning presentation. 

M. Judah Folkman Memorial Awards
The American Pediatric Surgical Association and the Association of Training Program Directors for Pediatric Surgery are proud to present the M. Judah Folkman Memorial Award for outstanding research presentations given during the APSA Annual Meeting.  New - two winners are selected for best podium presentations.  Poster presentations are no longer eligible for this award.  Winners receive a prize in the amount is US $500 and a medallion.

This award was created in honor of Dr. M. Judah Folkman and his legacy of leadership in our organization, the tremendous body of work he left behind and the way he selflessly shared his art of medicine with so many students and the art of healing with so many children and families. 

Recipients of the Folkman award must be residents currently enrolled in an accredited training program (general surgery or pediatric surgery). Two recipients are selected by APSA and APSTPD, one for best podium and one for best poster presentations. Presentations are judged on scientific merit and actual presentations.

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Awards - 2013

The Sheikh Zayed Institute Award for Innovation in Pediatric Surgery

This award, in the amount of $10,000, is presented for Best Innovation abstract.*  The winning presentation is selected by a special committee.

Veronica F. Sullins, MD
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

A Novel Biodegradable Device for Intestinal Lengthening

*Award sponsored by the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC

Posters of Distinction

APSA selects two recipients for outstanding poster presentations.  Members of the Program Committee select recipients in two categories: one for basic science and one for clinical poster.

Clinical Science

Deidre C. Kelleher, MD
Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC

Impact of a Checklist on ATLS Task Performance During Pediatric Trauma Resuscitation

Basic Science

Leo Andrew O. Benedict, MD
Pediatric Surgical Research Laboratories, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Spinal Cord Expression of Virally Derived Mullerian Inhibiting Substance Extends Life and Promotes Survival of Motor Neurons in Transgenic SOD1 Mutant Mice

M. Judah Folkman Memorial Awards

In honor of Dr. M. Judah Folkman and his legacy of leadership in our organization, the tremendous body of work he left behind and the way he selflessly shared his art of medicine with so many students and the art of healing with so many children and families.  The American Pediatric Surgical Association and the Association of Training Program Directors for Pediatric Surgery are proud to present the M. Judah Folkman Memorial Award for outstanding research presentations given during the APSA Annual Meeting.

Best Podium Presentation – Basic Science

Eric Girard, MD
Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT

Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells in a Bioengineered Scaffold: a New Frontier for In-Patient Specific Therapy for Premature Lung Disease

Best Podium Presentation - Clinical Science

Ryan P. Cauley, MD
Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA

Higher Costs Charges and Resource Utilization do not Affect Survival in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia 

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Awards - 2012

The Travel Fellowship

The Travel Fellowship, supported by APSA and the APSA Foundation, is an annual award for one young surgeon from a resource-poor area outside the Unites States and Canada to attend and experience the educational and networking opportunities of the APSA Annual Meeting. The 2012 winner will attend and present at the 2013 APSA Annual Meeting.

Omolara Williams, MD

Lagos State University College of Medicine and Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria

The Sheikh Zayed Institute Award for Innovation in Pediatric Surgery

Sabina Siddiqui, MD

Development of an Isolation Bed for Patients Undergoing MIBG Treatment for Neuroblastoma

*Award sponsored by the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC

Posters of Distinction

Syamal D. Bhattacharya, MD

Temporal Relationships Between Positive Urine Culture and Onset of Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Alejandro Garcia, MD

The Role of Notch Inhibition in a Novel Hepatoblastoma Orthotopic Model

M. Judah Folkman Memorial Awards

Best Podium Presentation

Amar Nijagal, MD

Fetal Intervention Triggers the Activation of Paternal Antigen-Specific Maternal T Cells

Best Poster Presentation

Eric J. Stanelle, MD

Pediatric Synovial Sarcoma: Prognostic Factors, Management of Pulmonary Metastasis, and Survival Outcomes

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Awards - 2011

The Sheikh Zayed Institute Award for Innovation in Pediatric Surgery

Maridelle B. Millendez, MD

Evaluation of Intestinal Viability Using 3-CCD (Charge Coupled Device) in Children Undergoing Appendectomy

Posters of Distinction

R. Dawn Fevurly, MD

Novel Zebrafish Model Reveals Critical Role for MAPK in Lymphangiogenesis

Jesse Gutnick, MD

Circulating Thyrotropin Receptor MRNA for Evolution of Thyroid Nodules and Surveillance of Thyroid Cancer

M. Judah Folkman Memorial Awards 

Best Podium Presentation

Amar Nijagal, MD

The Maternal Adaptive Immune Response Against Paternal Antigens Incites Fetal Demise After Fetal Intervention

Best Poster Presentation

Barrie Rich, MD

Predictors of Survival in Childhood and Adolescent Cutaneous Melanoma 

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Awards - 2010

Posters of Distinction

Hayden W. Stagg, MD

Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Induces Hyperpermeability Following Traumatic Burn Injury

Diana L. Diesen, MD

Temporal Association Between Blood Transfusion and Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Premature Infants

M. Judah Folkman Memorial Awards

Best Podium Presentation

Mehul V. Raval, MD

Pediatric ACS NSQIP: Feasibility of a Novel Prospective Assessment of Surgical Outcomes - a Phase I Report

Best Poster Presentation 

Allison L. Speer, MD

Tissue-Engineered Esophagus is a Versatile in Vivo Mouse Model with Intact Architecture

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Awards - 2009

Posters of Distinction

Francois I. Luks, MD

Reflectance Spectrometry for Realtime Hemoglobin Determination of Placental Vessels During Endoscopic Laser Surgery for TTTS

Henry L. Chang, MD

Mullerian Inhibiting Substance Inhibits Migration of Epithelial Cancer Cell Lines

M. Judah Folkman Memorial Awards

Best Podium Presentation

Eric Jelin, MD

Effects of Notch4 On Lung Vascular Remodeling

Best Poster Presentation

Laura A. Boomer, MD

Cholangiocyte Apoptosis During Lamprey Metamorphosis