AHS has six (6) major awards, one of which is open for nomination from the general membership.
NYHUS-WANTZ AWARD
Each year the AHS solicits nominations for the Nyhus-Wantz Award, a keynote lecture at the Annual Meeting.
Process
Nominations for the Nyhus Wantz Award presented each year at the Annual Meeting are solicited from the general membership.
The program committee is responsible for vetting the submissions and select the three top candidates for the Award.
Along with any recommendations from the program committee considering the meeting themes and priorities, these candidates will be sent to the Board of Directors for final selection by majority vote.
The recipient of the Nyhus Wantz Award will be invited to present a keynote lecture (presentation topic of their choice) at the Annual Meeting. The Award includes complimentary registration for the meeting, one-night hotel accommodations, and transportation (one economy class plane ticket) to attend the presentation and meeting.
Past Award Winners
2010: Arthur Gilbert, MD
2011: Raymond Read, MD
2012: Guy Voeller, MD
2013: Brent Matthews, MD
2014: B. Todd Heniford, MD
2015: Not awarded –International EHS Meeting
2016: Bruce Ramshaw, MD
2017: Michael Rosen, MD
2018: Robert Fitzgibbons, MD
2019: Sergio Roll, MD
2020: Edward Felix, MD
BASSINI AWARD
Created in 2000 to recognize the Best “Free Paper” Abstract (best overall podium presentation during abstract sessions) presented at the AHS Annual Meeting. The best “Free Paper” abstract presentation will be judged by the Program Committee. Top 5-10 scoring abstracts will be considered to judge the oral presentation.
Judging Criteria:
Judging will be based upon the total merits of a presentation with particular emphasis upon the following, which will be numerically scored from 1 to 10 (10 being the highest = winning the First Prize).
- Professionalism of Presentation: Smoothness, clarity of expression, audibility, understandability, etc.
- Content: i.e., is this something new as opposed to synthesis of observations/experiments of others?
- Clinical Applicability: i.e., can ideas of this paper be applied directly to diagnosis and improved patient care?
- Appearance of Audiovisual Materials
Past Award Winners
2001: Andreas Hoeferlin, MD & Brent Matthews, MD (a tie)
2002: Kristi L. Harold, MD
2003: Alfredo Carbonell, MD
2004: John Murphy, MD
2005: Jerrold Young, MD
2006: Fausto Catena, MD & Kuca Ansaloni, MD
2007: B. Todd Heniford, MD
2008: Nicolas Verdura, MD
2009: International Meeting – Berlin, Germany
2011: Michael Rosen, MD
2012: John Hunt, MD
2013: Yuri Novitsky, MD
2014: Baukje Heuvel, MD
2015: International Meeting – Milan, Italy
2017: Deepa Cherla, MD
2018: Carlos Hoyuela, MD
2019: Kathryn Schlosser, MD
2020: Sharbel Elhage, MD
FRUCHAUD AWARD
Created in 2000 to recognize the Best Poster (Posters of Distinction) presentation at the AHS Annual Meeting. The Best Poster presentation will be judged by the Program Committee. Top 5-10 scoring abstracts will be considered to judge the Best Poster presentation.
Judging Criteria:
Judging will be based upon the total merits of a presentation with particular emphasis upon the following, which will be numerically scored from 1 to 10 (10 being the highest = winning the First Prize).
- Professionalism of Presentation: Smoothness, clarity of expression, audibility, understandability, etc.
- Content: i.e., is this something new as opposed to synthesis of observations/experiments of others?
- Clinical Applicability: i.e., can ideas of this paper be applied directly to diagnosis and improved patient care?
- Appearance of Audiovisual Materials
Past Award Winners
2001: Eduardo Molina, MD
2002: Andrew Kingsnorth, MD
2003: John Murphy, MD
2004: Ron Silverman, MD
2005: William Cobb, MD
2006: Forrest Smith, PhD
2007: Bardia Amirlak, lMD
2008: Jeffrey Sedlack, MD
2009: International Meeting – Berlin, Germany
2011: Robert C. Wright, MD
2012: Roberto Hernandez-Irizarry, BS
2013: Ralph Lorenz, MD
2014: Clayton Petro, MD
2015: International Meeting – Milan, Italy
2017: Wen Hui Tan, MD
2018: Luciano Guilherme Tastaldi, MD
2019: Oscar Olavarria, MD
GIMBERNAT AWARD
Created in 2017 to recognize the Best Latin American/International Paper at the AHS Annual Meeting. The Best Latin American/International Paper will be judged by the International Committee. Top 5-10 scoring international abstracts will be considered to judge for this award.
Judging Criteria:
Judging will be based upon the total merits of a presentation with particular emphasis upon the following, which will be numerically scored from 1 to 10 (10 being the highest = winning the First Prize).
- Originality
- Importance
- Relevance
Past Award Winners
2017: Mario Alberto Vargas Verdugo, MD
2018: Pedro Henrique Amaral, MD
2019: Paulo Henrique Fogaca de Barros, MD
2020: Miguel Garcia-Urena, MD
RESIDENT/FELLOW AWARD
Created in 2000 to recognize the Best Presentation, oral or poster, by a Resident or Fellow. The winner will be awarded with $500 cash. The Resident or Fellow presentations will be judged by the Residents Committee. Top 5 scoring abstracts will be considered to judge the best presentation.
Judging Criteria:
Judging will be based upon the total merits of a presentation with particular emphasis upon the following, which will be numerically scored from 1 to 10 (10 being the highest = winning the First Prize).
- Professionalism of Presentation: Smoothness, clarity of expression, audibility, understandability, etc.
- Content: i.e., is this something new as opposed to synthesis of observations/ experiments of others?
- Clinical Applicability: i.e., can ideas of this paper be applied directly to diagnosis and improved patient care?
- Appearance of Audiovisual Materials
Past Award Winners
2002: Kristi L. Harold, MD
2005: Andrew Harrell, MD
2006; Lauren Paton, MD
2007: Tommy H. Lee, MD
2008: Jennifer Keller, MD
2009: International Meeting – Berlin
2010: Lora Melman, MD
2012: Igor Belyansky, MD
2013: Paul D. Colavita, MD
2014: Jason Souza, MD
2015: International Meeting – Milan
2017: Kathleen Coakley, DO
2018: Justin Doble, MD
2019: Aldop Fafaj, MD
FEMALE FACTORS IN HERNIA AWARD
Created in 2017 to promote research and, therefore, awareness of differences and similarities between male and female sexes as they pertain to hernia evaluation, repair, and their outcomes. The abstract can be an oral, poster, or video presentation. The winner will be awarded with $2000 cash to help cover expenses to attend the meeting. The Female Factor in Hernia presentation will be judged by the Program Committee.
Judging Criteria:
The Program Committee will determine the best abstract that addresses sex-based factors in hernia. The research project must separately evaluate females in their analysis of their research question and shed light on important sex-based similarities or differences. Still, it need not be a project exclusively studying females.
Past Award Winners
2019: Dr. Kathryn Schlosser
2020: Dr. Desmond T Huynh