Past Jacobson Innovation Award Recipients
| 1994: | Professor Francois Dubois, Paris, France |
| 1995: | Thomas Starzl, MD, FACS, Pittsburgh, PA Liver transplantation |
| 1996: | Joel D. Cooper, MD, FACS, St. Louis, MO Lung transplantation and lung volume reduction surgery |
| 1998: | Juan Carlos Parodi, MD, Buenos Aires, Argentina Treatment of arterial aneurysms, occlusive disease, and vascular injuries by using endovascular stented grafts |
| 1999: | John F. Burke, MD, FACS, Boston, MA Development and implementation of a number of innovative techniques in burn care, including the co-development of an artificial skin (IntegraTM) |
| 2000: | Paul L. Tessier, MD, FACS (Hon), Boulogne, France Development of a new surgical specialty (craniofacial surgery) |
| 2001: | Thomas J. Fogarty, MD, FACS, Portola Valley, CA Design and development of industry standard minimally invasive surgical instrumentation, especially for cardiovascular surgery |
| 2002: | Michael R. Harrison, MD, FACS, San Francisco, CA Creator of the specialty of fetal surgery and developing techniques of fetoscopy for minimally invasive fetal technology. |
| 2003: | Robert H. Bartlett, MD, FACS, Ann Arbor, MI Pioneer in the development and establishment of the first extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) program |
| 2004: | Harry J. Buncke, MD, FACS, San Francisco, CA Pioneer in the field of microsurgery and replantation |
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| 2007: | William S. Pierce, MD, FACS,
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2008 Jacobson Innovation Award Recipient Announced
Revised June 16, 2008