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

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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