Awards
APSA awards several prizes for outstanding
presentations.
The Sheikh Zayed Institute for
Pediatric Surgical Innovation Award
This award, in the amount of $10,000 USD,
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 $250 USD 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. One
winner is selected for best podium and best poster presentations.
Winners receive a prize in the amount is $500 USD 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.
Awards - 2011
The Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation Award
This new award, in the amount of $10,000, was presented for Best Innovation abstract.* The winning presentation was selected by a special committee.
Maridelle B. Millendez, MD
Evaluation of Intestinal Viability Using 3-CCD (Charge Coupled Device) in Children Undergoing Appendectomy
*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.
R. Dawn Fevurly, MD
Novel Zebrafish Model Reveals Critical Role for MAPK in Lymphangiogenesis
Jesse Gutnick, MD
Circulating Thyrotropin Receptor MRNA for Evalution of Thyroid Nodules and Surveillance of Thyroid Cancer
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
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
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
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