Donors and Award Recipients
Through the philanthropy of Fellows of the American College of Surgeons, as well as sponsorship from organizations and corporations, the College is able to offer a variety of awards to assist young surgeons with their clinical and research aspirations. Whether directing their gifts specifically to scholarships and fellowships or providing unrestricted gifts to the Fellows Fund, the generosity of Fellows and friends to the ACS Foundation has supported educational awards to outstanding young surgeons.
On behalf of all the recipients of the College’s scholarships, fellowships, and awards, the American College of Surgeons Foundation thanks each donor for their philanthropic commitment to the future of the profession.
The donors listed below have created a named award or scholarship at the College to aid young surgeons in their ongoing educational pursuits or to recognize the accomplishments of a leading surgeon. A named award also provides the donor with recognition for their gift or an opportunity to memorialize or recognize a colleague or family member. For application information, please visit the Scholarships Web page at: http://www.facs.org/memberservices/research.html.
American College of Surgeons Donor-Funded Professional Development Awards for 2010
- Resident scholarships
- Rural Surgery Scholarship
- International guest scholarships
- Traveling fellowships
- Leadership scholarships for Residents and Associate Fellows
- Lectureships
Resident Research Scholarships are two-year awards that support promising surgical residents who intend to pursue careers in academic surgery.
Donors to the Scholarship Fund made possible four Resident Research Scholarships in 2010.
Recipients
- Sara Runge, MD (University of California San Francisco)
- Jesse D. Vrecenak, MD (University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine)
- Filip Bednar, MD (University of Michigan)
- Stefan S. Kachala, MD (Weill Cornell Medical College – research performed at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center)
The Scholarships Committee considered 56 applications for the 2010 ACS Resident Research Scholarships.
The Rural Surgery Scholarship is awarded to a Fellow or Associate Fellow under the age of 45 who is a surgeon serving a non-metropolitan North American community.
The Family of Nizar N. Oweida, MD, FACS
The Nizar N. Oweida, MD, FACS, Scholarship
2010 Recipient: Fernando A. Navarro, MD (Norway, Maine)
The Nizar N. Oweida, MD, FACS, Scholarship supports attendance at the ACS Clinical Congress. One Oweida Scholar is selected each year by members of the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors.
International Guest Scholarships enable surgeons between the ages of 35 and 45 and from countries outside of North America to visit clinical, academic, and research institutions in the United States and Canada and to participate in the ACS Clinical Congress.
Raghuvir B. Gelot, MD, FACS
Baxiram S. and Kankuben B. Gelot Endowment Fund
Recipient: (to be awarded)
Dr. Gelot established this permanently endowed fund in memory of his parents to provide funding for an International Guest Scholarship. The first Baxiram S. and Kankuben B. Gelot Scholar will be selected to attend the 2011 Clinical Congress in San Francisco.
Abdol H. Islami, MD, Foundation
Abdol Islami Scholar
Recipient: Laurent Brunaud, MD, PhD, FACS (France)
The Dr. Abdol H. Islami and Mrs. Joan Islami International Guest Scholar Awards recognize the College’s mission of promoting educational opportunities for surgeons practicing outside the U.S. and Canada. The awards are the result of generous gifts from the Islami family and from colleagues of Dr. Islami. The first selection process for the newly named Islami Scholar Awards will occur in conjunction with the current International Guest Scholar nomination process. That process will culminate with the announcement of the two Islami Scholars during the 2011 ACS Clinical Congress in October.
For more information, contact kearly@facs.org.
KCI
Dr. Louis Argenta International Guest Scholar
Recipient: Michael Michaelides, BSc, MBBS, MD (England)
KCI’s educational grant will support one International Guest Scholar each year for five years. The award will enable a surgeon to seek further education specific to advancing wound care. The Scholarships Committee considered 21 applications for the 2010 Argenta Fellowship.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Stavros Niarchos Foundation International Guest Scholar
Recipient: (to be awarded)
The Niarchos Foundation established this endowed fund to provide annual funding for an International Guest Scholarship to qualified applicants from Greece or of Greek heritage. The first Niarchos Scholar will be selected to attend the 2012 Clinical Congress in Chicago.
Traveling Fellowships are awarded to outstanding young surgeons so they can attend an educational meeting or make an extended visit to an institution of their choice, tailored to their research interests.
Family and friends of the late Claude H. Organ, Jr., MD, FACS
Claude H. Organ, Jr., MD, FACS, Traveling Fellowship
Recipient: Melina R. Kibbe, MD, FACS (Northwestern University)
Through philanthropic gifts, an endowment was established to serve as a lasting memorial to the extraordinary life and work of Dr. Organ. The award is designated to provide funding for an annual fellowship to be awarded to an outstanding surgeon from the Society of Black Academic Surgeons, the Association of Women Surgeons, or the Surgical Section of the National Medical Association.
Leadership Scholarships enable surgical residents to attend one of four ACS courses designed to engage young surgeons and expose them to opportunities to improve their abilities in such areas as leadership, communication, and research. The scholarships are awarded competitively by the College’s Resident and Associate Society (RAS-ACS) from among 80 to 100 applications received annually.
Jeannette and H. Peter Kriendler Charitable Trust
Leadership Scholarships for Residents and Associate Fellows
Recipients:
- Brian Badgwell, MD (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences)
- Clinical Trials Course
- S. Dave Bhattacharya, MD (Duke University)
- Young Surgeons Leadership Conference
- Josh Broghammer, MD (University of Kansas)
- Residents as Teachers and Leaders
- Heather Evans, MD (University of Washington)
- Clinical Trials Course
- Aaron Jensen, MD (University of Washington)
- Residents as Teachers and Leaders
- Katrina Mitchell, MD (Dartmouth College)
- Residents as Teachers and Leaders
Since 2005, grants from the Kriendler Charitable Trust have supported the RAS-ACS Leadership Scholarships by providing for tuition, travel, and subsistence for one of several ACS courses offered during the scholarship period. The scholarships are awarded competitively to young surgeons who best exemplify the important mission of RAS: developing future leaders for the field of surgery.
Lectureships honor leaders in the profession and address topics of interest to the surgical community.
Advisory Council for General Surgery
Excelsior Surgical Society Edward D. Churchill Lecture
2010 Lecturer: Thomas R. Russell, MD, FACS (San Francisco, CA)
This lecture is named for the Excelsior Surgical Society, a group of 80 medical officers who met for the first time in 1945 at the Excelsior Hotel, Rome, Italy. This lecture also honors Col. Edward D. Churchill, a famous surgeon and consultant to the U.S. Army in the World War II Italian Theatre, who presented the first keynote address at this meeting.
Individual Donors and the Advisory Council for Colon and Rectal Surgery
Herand Abcarian Lecture 2010 Lecturer: Richard K. Reznick, MD, MEd, FACS, FRCSC (Toronto, ON)
This lectureship was established to honor Dr. Herand Abcarian (River Forest, IL) and to address issues of relevance to the surgical community at-large and focus on emerging issues in surgery.
Revised July 26, 2011