Past Award Recipients
| Raimondi Lectureship | |
|---|---|
| Year | Recipient |
| 1978 | E. Bruce Hendrick |
| 1979 | Paul C. Bucy |
| 1980 | Floyd Gilles |
| 1981 | Panel Discussion |
| 1982 | Panel Discussion |
| 1983 | Derek Harwood-Nash |
| 1984 | Anthony E. Gallo, Jr. |
| 1985 | Frank Nulsen |
| 1986 | William F. Meacham/td> |
| 1987 | Dale Johnson |
| 1988 | Joseph J. Volpe |
| 1989 | Martin Eichelberger |
| 1990 | George R. Leopold |
| 1991 | Judah Folkman |
| 1992 | Olof Flodmark |
| 1993 | Maurice Albin |
| 1994 | Blaise F.D. Bourgeois |
| 1995 | Robert H. Pudenz |
| 1996 | Samuel S. Flint |
| 1997 | M. Michael Cohen, Jr. |
| 1998 | Robert A. Zimmerman |
| 1999 | David B. Schurtleff |
| 2000 | Steve Berman |
| 2001 | Alejandro Berenstein |
| 2002 | Volker K.H. Sonntag |
| 2003 | Jon Huntsman |
| 2004 | J. Michael Bishop |
| 2005 | James B. McClintock, PhD |
| 2006 | Richard D. Lamm |
| 2007 | Roberto C. Heros |
| 2008 | Renée Jenkins |
| 2009 | Charles Stiles, PhD |
| 2010 | Richard C. Karl |
| 2011 | Mack Brown |
| 2012 | Rosemary Gibson |
| 2013 | Bryce Taylor/td> |
| 2014 | Pascal Lee |
| 2015 | Rick R. Holley |
| 2016 | Jim MacPhee |
| 2017 | Thomas Marshburn |
| 2018 | Jon Meacham |
| 2019 | Sethuraman Panchanathan |
| 2020 | None |
| 2021 | Lynn Jorde |
| 2022 | Roger Packer |
| 2023 | Patty Gasso |
| Franc D. Ingraham Award for Distinguished Service and Achievement | |
|---|---|
| Year | Recipient |
| 1988 | E. Bruce Hendrick |
| 2001 | Luis Schut |
| 2004 | Fred J. Epstein |
| 2007 | Robin P. Humphreys |
| 2009 | David McClone |
| 2010 | Robert “Alex” Sanford |
| 2011 | R. Michael Scott |
| 2014 | Marion “Jack” L. Walker |
| 2015 | A. Leland Albright |
| 2016 | Thomas G. Luerssen |
| 2017 | W. Jerry Oakes |
| 2019 | Arnold H. Menezes |
| 2021 | James Goodrich |
| 2022 | N/A |
| 2023 | N/A |
| 2024 | Jeffrey H. Wisoff, MD |
| Schulman Award | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Shulman Recipient | Abstract Title |
| 1983 | Kim Manwaring | Neonatal Post-Hemorrhagic Ventriculomegaly: Management with Pulsed Lumbar Cisternostomy |
| 1984 | Arno Fried | A Laboratory Model of Shunt-Dependent Hydrocephalus |
| 1983 | Kim Manwaring | Neonatal Post-Hemorrhagic Ventriculomegaly: Management with Pulsed Lumbar Cisternostomy |
| 1985 | Ann-Christine Duhaime | The Shaken Baby Syndrome |
| 1986 | Robert E. Breeze | Formation in Acute Ventriculitis |
| 1987 | Marc R. Delbigio | Shunt-Induced Reversal of Periventricular Pathology in Experimental Hydrocephalus |
| 1988 | Scott Falci | Rear Seat-Lap Belts. Are They Really “Safe” for Children? |
| 1989 | James M. Herman | Tethered Cord as a Cause of Scoliosis in Children with a Myelomeningocele |
| 1990 | Christopher D. Heffner | Basilar Pons Attracts its Cortical Innervation by Chemotropic Induction of Collateral Branch Formation |
| 1991 | P. David Adelson | Reorganization of the Cortical-Tectal Pathway Following Neonatal Cerebral Hemispherectomy in Cats |
| 1992 | David Frim | Effects of Biologically Delivered Neurotrophins in Animal Models of Neural Degeneration |
| 1993 | Monica C. Wehby | Metabolic Demonstration of Retained CNS Function in the Rabbit Model of Infantile Hydrocephalus |
| 1994 | Ellen Shaver | Experimental Acute Subdural Hemotoma in Infant Piglets |
| 1995 | Seyed M. Emadian | Correlation of Chromosome 17p Loss with Clinical Outcome in Patients with Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors |
| 1996 | John Park | Platelet Derived Growth Factor Induces Differentiation of Neuroepithelial Stem Cells into Neurons |
| 1997 | Michael J. Drewek | Quantitative Analysis of the Toxicity of Human Amniotic Fluid to Rat Fetal Spinal Cord Cultures |
| 1998 | Adrianna Ranger | Implantation of Medulloblastoma Cells into Collagen Type I Gels: Invasiveness, Enzymatic Characterization, and the Impact of Surgical Excision and Radiation |
| 1999 | Susan Durham | The Surprisingly Sturdy Infant Brain: Why is it More Resistant to Focal Injury? |
| 2000 | Ketan R. Bulsara | Novel Findings in the Development of the Normal and Tethered Filum Terminale |
| 2001 | David I. Sandberg | Novel Findings in the Development of the Normal and Tethered Filum Terminale |
| 2002 | David Cory Adamson | Mechanisms of Reclosure in 2 Surgical Models of Myelomeningocele Implications for Fetal Surgery |
| 2003 | Joshua E. Medow | Posture Independent Piston Valve: A Practical Solution to Maintaining Stable Intracranial Pressure in Shunted Hydrocephalus |
| 2004 | Joshua E. Medow | The Permiable Proximal Catheter Project: A Novel Approach to Preventing Shunt Obstruction |
| 2005 | David Cory Adamson | Digital Karotyping Identifies a Novel Retinoblastoma Oncogene |
| 2006 | Elias B. Rizk | Folate Receptor Function is Essential in CNS Recovery After Injury: Evidence in Knockout Mice |
| 2007 | Jeffrey P. Greenfield | A Stem Cell Based Infiltrative Model of Pontine Glioma |
| 2008 | Toba Niazi | Medulloblastoma Growth Enhancement by HGF/SF Expression in Cerebellar Neural Progenitor Cells is Suppressed by Systemic Antibody Treatment |
| 2009 | Symeon Missios | Cell Proliferation and Neuronal Migration after Closed Head Injury in the Immature Piglet |
| 2010 | Amanda Muhs Saratsis | Proteomic Analysis of Cerebral Spinal Fluid From Children With Brainstem Glioma |
| 2011 | Paul Gigante, MD | Effects of Lumbar Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy on the Upper Extremities in Children with Spasticity |
| 2012 | Caitlin E. Hoffman | Role of Bone Marrow Derived Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment of Medulloblastoma |
| 2013 | George M. Ibrahim | Impaired Emergence of Intrinsic Connectivity Networks in Children with Medically-Intractable Focal Epilepsy |
| 2014 | Michael George DeCuypere | Surgical and Chemotherapeutic Efficacy in a Preclinical Mouse Model of Choroid Plexus Carcinoma |
| 2015 | Peter F Morgenstern | Menin: A Novel Therapeutic Target for Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma |
| 2016 | David Penn | Netrin-1 Induced Changes in Expression of Netrin Receptors and Growth Factors on Human Endothelial Cells |
| 2017 | Derek Yecies, MD | Speckle-Modulating Optical Coherence Tomography for Brain Tumor Margin Detection and in vivo Neuroimaging |
| 2018 | Jacob Richard Lepard, MD | Developing a de novo Stereotactic Electroencephalography (SEEG) Program: A Multi-institutional Pediatric Experience |
| 2019 | Whitney Parker, MD | Generating Patient-Based Models of Neurodevelopmental Epileptic Disorders |
| 2020 | Michelle Kameda-Smith, MD | Integrative Multi-omic Analyses Of MSI1 Function In Brain Cancer Reveal Context-specific Downstream Targets For Drug Discovery |
| 2021 | Andrew Hale MD, PhD | Multi-omic analysis elucidates the genetic basis of hydrocephalus |
| 2022 | Amy Bruzek, MD, PhD | Ultra-rapid Molecular Diagnosis of H3K27M Mutation from Biopsy Washings: A Feasibility Report |
| 2023 | Nebras Warsi | N/A |
| 2024 | Karim Mithani, MD | N/A |
| Hydrocephalus Award | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Hydrocephalus Recipient | Abstract Title |
| 1989 | Eric Altschuler | Management of Persistent Ventriculomegaly Due to Altered Brain Compliance |
| 1990 | Shalom Michowiz | High Energy Phosphate Metabolism in Neonatal Hydrocephalus |
| 1991 | Nesher G. Asner | Venous Sinus Occlusion and Ventriculomegaly inCraniectomized Rabbits |
| 1992 | Marcia Da Silva | Reversal of High Energy Phosphate Metabolism Changes in Experimental Hydrocephalus after CSF Shunting |
| 1993 | Charles Bondurant | The Epidemiology of Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunting |
| 1994 | Monica C. Wehby-Grant | The Rabbit Model for Infantile Hydrocephalus:Regional Differences in the Cortical Metabolic Response to Hydrocephalus and Shunting |
| 1995 | Richard J. Fox | Cerebrospinal Fluid Absorptive Site of the Parasagittal Dura: A Cadaveric Study |
| 1996 | Martha J. Johnson | Reactive Astrocytosis in a New Model of Obstructive Hydrocephalus |
| 1998 | Daniel Lieberman | In Vetro Detection of Fluid Flow in Ventriculoperitoncal Shunts (VPS) Using Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound |
| 1999 | Kimberly Bingaman | Hydrocephalus Induces the Proliferation of Cells in the Subventricular Zone |
| 2001 | Jake Timothy | Treatment of Hydrocephalus Using a Choroid Plexus Specific Immunotoxin: An In Vitro Study |
| 2002 | Joshua Medow | Quick Brain MRI vs. CT Scan for Evaluating Shunted Hydrocephalus |
| 2002 | Jonathan Miller | Abberant Neuronal Development in Hydrocephalus |
| 2003 | Martin U. Schuhmann | Serum and CSF C-Reactive Protein in Shunt Infection Management |
| 2004 | Jeffrey Pugh | Can the Skull Diploic Space Be Utilized for Absorption of Cerebrospinal Fluid |
| 2004 | Jay K. Riva-Cambrin | Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors: Pre-Operative Predictors of Chronic Hydrocephalus |
| 2005 | Jeffrey P. Greenfield | Intraoperative Assessment of Third Ventriculostomy Success |
| 2006 | Kurtis I. Auguste | Greatly Impaired Migration of Aquaporin-4 Deficient Astroglial Cells After Implantation into Mouse Brain |
| 2008 | Ellen L. Air | A Longutudinal Comparison of Pre- and Postoperative DTI parametes in Yount Hydrocephalic Children |
| 2009 | Christopher Janson | Immortalization and Functional Characterization of Rat Arachnoid Cells |
| 2010 | Ramin Eskandari | Effects of Early And Late Reservoir Treatment in Experimental Neonatal Hydrocephalus |
| 2011 | Ashley Grosvenor Tian | Bilateral High Grade Intraventricular Hemorrhage is Associated with Male Sex, Younger Gestational Age and Lower Birth Weight, but not Other Perinatal Factors |
| 2012 | Jayant Prasanna Menon | Significant Shunt Obstruction Casused by Parenchymal Tissue Shearing During Ventricular Catheter Implantation |
| 2013 | Jennifer Strahle | Early Treatment of Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage-Associated Hydrocephalus with Systemic Deferoxamine |
| 2014 | Jason Elliott Blatt | Incidence of Delayed Hydrocephalus Following In-Utero Myelomeningocele Repair |
| 2015 | Brian William Hanak | The Cellular Basis for Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Obstruction: Construction of an Explanted Hydrocephalus Device Bank |
| 2016 | Jonathan Jay Stone | Treatment of Hydrocephalus in an Ovine Model with an Intraparenchymal Stent Prototype |
| 2017 | Shawn Vuong, MD | CRISPR/Cas9-Based Development of progressive hydrocephaly (prh) Rat Model of Hydrocephalus |
| 2018 | Elizabeth Naylor Kuhn, MD | Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Transition Readiness in the Interdisciplinary Spina Bifida Clinic |
| 2019 | Cameron Sadegh, MD | Intraventricular Hemorrhage Induces Rapid Intracellular Signaling in the Choroid Plexus and Chronic Changes in CSF Reabsorption |
| 2020 | Mohammed Alshareef, MD | Complement Activation Leads to Worse Cognitive Outcomes Following Germinal Matrix Hemorrhage in a Chronic Mouse Model |
| 2021 | Michael McDowell MD | Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy as an Accurate and Precise Option for Non-Invasive ICP Measurement |
| 2022 | Leonard Verhey | Re-evaluation of TV Success Score in Children with Hydrocephalus: Multicentered cohort study of Clinical Research Ntwk |
| 2023 | Peter Chiarelli | N/A |
| 2024 | Lauren Schulz | N/A |
| AAP/SONS Award | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | AAP/SONS Recipient | Abstract Title |
| 2014 | David Limbrick, MD | Population-Based Analysis of Complications Associated with Chiari Malformation Type 1 Surgery in Children |
| 2015 | Kristopher Gray Hooten, MD | Establishing Standard Performance Measures for Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients |
| 2016 | Brandon Sherrod | Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infection Following Non-Shunt Pediatric Neurosurgery: A Review of 9,296 Procedures from a National Database and Comparison to a Single Center Experience |
| 2017 | Jacob K. Greenbert, MD | Development of the CIDSS2 Score for Children with Mild Head Trauma without Intracranial Injury |
| 2018 | Faizal Haji, MD | Capacity building for the surgical treatment of pediatric epilepsy in Vietnam: A model for international collaboration |
| 2019 | Aaron Yengo-Kahn, MD | Improving Discharge Readiness after a Concussion Diagnosis in the Pediatric Emergency Department |
| 2020 | Randaline Barnett, MD | Implementation of Telemedicine in Pediatric Neurosurgical Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Does Virtual Care Perpetuate Health Care Disparities? |
| 2021 | Weston Northam, MD | MRI/MRA is non-inferior to catheter angiography |
| Bobby Jones CSF Award | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Bobby Jones CSF Recipient | Abstract Title |
| 2020 | Vijay Mysore Ravindra, MD | Multi-Center Validation of the Condylar-C2 Sagittal Vertical Alignment (C-C2SVA) in Chiari I Malformation: A Study Utilizing the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium |
| 2021 | Syed Hassan Akbari MD | Complications and outcomes of Chiari decompression with versus without duraplasty for pediatric Chiari I malformation with syringomyelia: a study from the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium |
| 2022 | Rachael Han | Fourth Ventricle to Cervical Subarachnoid Space Stents for Persistent Syringomyelia |
| 2023 | Belinda Shao | N/A |
| Molly Hubbard Award | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Molly Hubbard Recipient | Abstract Title |
| 2020 | Jignesh Kishor Tailor, MD, PhD | A human stem cell approach to understanding medulloblastoma initiation and maintenance |
| 2021 | Whitney Parker MD, PhD | Use of an Epilepsy Variant Prediction Platform to Define and Treat STXBP1 Encephalopathy |
| 2022 | H. Wes Phillips | Identifying Somatic Mutations Across Epileptic Networks |
| 2023 | Aaron Michael Yengo-Khan | N/A |
| 2024 | Bernardo Assumpcao de Monaco, MD | N/A |
| Meghan Rose Bradley Award | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Meghan Rose Bradley Recipient | Abstract Title |
| 2021 | Cody Nesvick MD | Mechanisms of aberrant enhancer activation in H3K27M-mutant diffuse midline glioma |
| 2022 | Taemin Oh | MYCN and EZH2 Inhibition Restore MHC-I Expression and T-Cell Recruitment in Murine Medulloblastoma |
| 2023 | Anand Thiraviyam | N/A |
| Top Clinical Poster Award Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Top Clinical Poster Recipient | Abstract Title |
| 2014 | Alexander Weil, MD | Functional Hemispherectomy: Can EEG and MRI Tests Predict Outcome? |
| 2015 | Clinton David Morgan | Early Elective Delivery for Fetal Ventriculomegaly: A Retrospective Analysis of Risks and Benefits |
| 2016 | Michael Dewan, MD | The Durability of ETV and VPS in Patients with Hydrocephalus Following Posterior Fossa Tumor Resection |
| 2017 | Molly Hubbard, MD | Does Hypothermia in the OR Lead to an Increased Risk for Shunt Infection? |
| 2018 | Brandon G. Rocque, MD, MS, FAANS | Quality of Life and Mental Health after Pediatric CNS Tumor Treated with Surgery Only |
| 2019 | Albert Isaacs, MD | MR Diffusion Changes in the Perimeter of the Lateral Ventricles Demonstrate Periventricular Injury in Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus of Prematurity |
| 2021 | Kylie Bachmann | Ependymal Barrier Development in Relation to Periventricular Edema in CCDC39-Deficient Mouse Model of Neonatal Hydrocephalus |
| 2024 | Alexandra Giantini Larsen, MD | N/A |
| Top Basic Science Poster Award Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Top Basic Science Poster Recipient | Abstract Title |
| 2014 | Amanda Muhs Saratsis, MD | Functional Hemispherectomy: Can EEG and MRI Tests Predict Outcome? |
| 2015 | Shokei Yamada, MD, FAANS (L) | Spindle Cells in C6 Rat Glioblastoma Expresed by Stem Cells as Culprit of Malignancy Increased Metabolism |
| 2016 | Ramin Eskandari, MD | Assessing Pressure-Induced Brain Cell Injury Patterns in vitro |
| 2017 | Ramin Eskandari, MD | Combination Ultra-Low Dose Radiation and Anti-4 1BB Promotes Dysfunctional CD8+ T-Cell Rescue Within the Pediatric Medulloblastomas Microenvironment |
| 2018 | Amy Katherine Bruzek, MD | CSF Circulating Tumor DNA Copy Number Quantifies Tumor Growth and In Vitro Treatment Response in Pediatric DIPG and High Grade Glioma |
| 2019 | Elsa Olson | Proximal Catheter Occlusion Simulation Study and Design of a Shunt Tap Aspiration System |
| 2021 | Allie Harbert MPH | Sociodemographic Disparities as a Determinant of Prenatal vs Postnatal Surgical Myelomeningocele Repair |
| Matson Lectureship | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Matson Lectureship Recipient | Abstract Title |
| 2024 | John Kestle | What Matters (to me) in Clinical Research, in the Pediatrics Specialty and Beyond |
| 2023 | Jerry Oakes | N/A |
| 2022 | James Rutka | Modernization of the Pediatric Neurosurgeon: Lessons Learned Over 30 Years |
| 2021 | Christopher Walsh | Virtual Meeting |
| 2020 | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | Charles Nelson | Exposure to Early Adversity can determine healthy brain development |
| 2018 | R. Michael Scott, MD | Pediatric Neurosurgery: A 50-year perspective |
| 2017 | Arthur Marlin, MD | The Perception of Quality |
| 2016 | Cesario Borlongan, PhD | Stem Cell Therapy |
| 2015 | Mark Wietecha | Current Health Care Trends |
| 2014 | Christopher C. Giza, MD | Just the Facts: An Evidence-based Approach to the Youth Concussion Crisis |
| 2013 | Joseph Volpe, MD | Brain Injury in the Premature Infant: More Than Just Injury |
| 2012 | Scott Pomeroy | Medulloblastoma Redefined |
| 2011 | Thormas Luerssen | |
| 2010 | Jeffrey Golden | Genetic Control of Brain Development |
| 2009 | John jane Sr. | Donald Matson: Then and Now |
| 2008 | Jack Walker, MD | Pediatric Neurosurgery: The Establishment of a Subspecialty |
| 2007 | Harold Rekate | N/A |
| 2006 | The Matson Symposium”: James McAllister, MD; James Drake, MD; Joseph Madsen, MD; Edward Oldfield, MD | The Pulsatile Brain |
| 2005 | Joan L. Venes, MD | Women in Neurological Surgery |
| 2004 | A. Leland Albright, MD | The past, present, and future of pediatric neurosurgery |
| 2003 | Robin P Humphreys | The modernization of pediatric neurosurgery |
| 2002 | David McLone, MD PhD | The Road to Certification |
| 2001 | Donald H. Reigel | (Rescheduled from prior year) |
| 2000 | Donald H. Reigel | N/A |
| 1999 | Gary Schoenwolf, PhD | Expert in developmental biology of congenital malformations of the spine |
| 1998 | Luis Schut, MD | Reminiscences of a Pediatric Neurosurgeon |
| 1997 | Maurice Choux | Surgical Excellence in Pediatric Neurosurgery |
| 1996 | Harold Hoffman, MD | Separation of Cephalopagus Twins |
| 1995 | John Holter | N/A |
| 1994 | Joseph Ransohoff | N/A |
| 1993 | Eben Alexander Jr | N/A |
| 1992 | Joe Murray (Nobel Prize Winner) | N/A |
| 1991 | Robert McLaurin | N/A |
| 1990 | Roger Guillemin (Nobel Prize winner) | Neuroendocrinology: Past, Present and Future |
| 1989 | Martin Peter Sayers | N/A |
| 1988 | E. Bruce Hendrick | N/A |
| 1987 | John Shillito | N/A |
| 1986 | Robert McLaurin | N/A |
| Tim George Poster Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Tim George Poster Recipient | Abstract Title |
| 2022 | Aladine Elsamadicy | Are there Gender Disparities in Outcomes and Healthcare Resource Utilization after Posterior Spinal Fusion for AIS? |
| 2023 | Amber Gaulden | N/A |
| 2024 | David Fletcher | N/A |
| Tim George Oral Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Tim George Oral Recipient | Abstract Title |
| 2022 | Gabriela Ruiz Colon | Hydrocephalus Outcomes in Children Among Spanish Speaking Patients at a Single Institution |
| 2023 | Logan Muzyka | N/A |
| 2024 | Yifei Sun | N/A |
| Best Oral Presentation on Global Surgery Award | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Recipient | Abstract Title |
| 2023 | Alexander Tenorio | N/A |
| 2024 | Rya Muller | N/A |
| Award for Exemplary Service | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Recipient | |
| 2024 | Haley Vance, DNP, CPNP-AC | |
| KLS Martin Innovations Challenge Award | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Recipient | |
| 2024 | Andrew T. Hale, MD, PhD | |
