Awards

Winners

2022:Joan M. Teno, MD MS
2022: J. Randall Curtis, MD MPH*
2021: Geoff Dunn, MD FACS
2020: Ronald J. Crossno, MD HMDC FAAFP FAAHPM
2019: Martha Twaddle, MD HMDC FACP FAAHPM
2018: Timothy E. Quill, MD MACP FAAHPM
2017: C. Porter Storey Jr., MD FACP FAAHPM
2016: Susan Block, MD FAAHPM
2015: Michael H. Levy, MD PhD
2014: Ira R. Byock, MD FAAHPM
2013: Robert M. Arnold, MD FAAHPM
2012: Russell K. Portenoy, MD
2011: Charles von Gunten, MD PhD FACP FAAHPM
2010: Eduardo Bruera, MD FAAHPM
2009: Diane E. Meier, MD FACP FAAHPM
2008: Robert Twycross, DM FRCP
2007: Rosemary Gibson, MSc
2006: Neil MacDonald, MD
2005: Derek Doyle, MD*
2004: Florence Wald, MS RN MN*
2003: Kathleen M. Foley, MD
2002: Dame Cicely Saunders, OM DBE FRCP*
2001: Balfour M. Mount, MD

*deceased

Winners

2022: Kyle Edmonds, MD FAAHPM
2021: AAHPM Entrustable Professional Activities and Curricular Milestones Workgroup
2020: Russel K. Portenoy, MD
2019: Christian T. Sinclair, MD FAAHPM
2018: Phillip E. Rodgers, MD FAAHPM
2017: David M. McGrew, MD HMDC FAAHPM
2016: David Casarett, MD MA FAAHPM
2015: Steven (Skip) Radwany, MD FACP FAAHPM
2014: Chad Kollas, MD FAAHPM FACP FCLM
2013: Daniel Fischberg, MD PhD FAAHPM
2012: Amy P. Abernethy, MD PhD FACP FAAHPM
2011: Charles Sasser, MD FACP FAAHPM
2010: Jean S. Kutner, MD MSPH FAAHPM
2009: James F. Cleary, MD FACHPM
2008: Dale Lupu, PhD MPH
2007: Paul Rousseau, MD FACP FAAHPM
2006: C. Porter Storey Jr., MD FACP FAAHPM
2005: David Weissman, MD FAAHPM
2004: Charles von Gunten, MD PhD FACP FAAHPM
2003: Susan Block, MD FAAHPM
2002: Ira R. Byock, MD FAAHPM
2001: Gerald H. Holman, MD FRCP FAAP* and Michael H. Levy, MD PhD

*deceased

Winners

2023: Patrick White, MD FACP PhD FAAHPM
2022: John Manfredonia, DO HMDC FACOFP FAAHPM
2021: Ruth Thomson, DO MBA HMDCB FACOI FAAHPM
2020: Todd R. Coté, MD HMDC FAAFP FAAHPM
2019: Kevin Dieter, MD HMDC FAAHPM
2018: Joel S. Policzer, MD FACP FAAHPM
2017: Joan Harrold, MD MPH HMDC FACP FAAHPM
2016: Jeffrey Spiess, MD FAAHPM
2015: Edward W. Martin, MD MPH HMDC FACP FAAHPM
2014: Ronald J. Crossno, MD HMDC FAAFP FAAHPM
2013: Janet H. Bull, MD FAAHPM
2012: Gail Austin Cooney, MD FAAHPM
2011: Chuck Wellman, MD HMDC FAAHPM
2010: Barry M. Kinzbrunner, MD FAAHPM
2009: David M. McGrew, MD HMDC FAAHPM
2008: Laurel H. Herbst, MD*
2007: Perry Fine, MD
2006: Cheryl Arenella, MD MPH
2005: Martha Twaddle, MD FAAHPM

*deceased

Winners

2022: Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD MA MDE BCPS FAAHPM

Winners

2023: Ramona Rhodes, MD MPH MSCS
2022: Tammie E. Quest, MD FAAHPM
2021: Ronit Elk, PhD FAAHPM
2020: Kimberly S. Johnson, MD MSHS

Winners

2023: John Mondanaro, PhD LCAT MT-BC CCLS
2022: Nicole Robinson, MFA
2021: Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD
2020: Ronald M. Epstein, MD FAAHPM
2019: Judith Redwing Keyssar, RN
2018: Frank Ostaseski
2017: Lucille Marchand, MD BSN FAAHPM
2016: Candy Chang
2015: Christina M. Puchalski, MD FACP FAAHPM
2014: Barbara Sourkes, PhD
2013: Balfour M Mount, MD
2012: David Dosa, MD MPH
2011: Atul Gawande, MD MPHMA
2010: Rachel Naomi Remen, MD
2009: Authors of the Last Lecture; Randy Pausch, PhD* and Jeffrey Zaslow*
2008: Deidre Scherer
2007: Joan Didion*
2006: Bill Moyers
2005: Jack Coulehan, MD MPH
2004: Robert Pope, MD
2001: David Barnard, PhD JD and Sandra L. Bertman, PhD LCSW

*deceased

Winners

2023: Amy Kelley, MD MSHS FAAHPM
2022: Areej El-Jawahri, MD
2021: Melissa Aldridge, PhD MPH MBA
2020: Rebecca Sudore, MD FAAHPM
2019: Chris Feudtner, MD PhD MPH
2018: Holly Prigerson, PhD
2017: Jennifer S. Temel, MD
2016: Amy Abernethy, MD PhD FAAHPM
2015: David Currow, BMed MPH FRACP FAChPM and Karen Steinhauser, PhD
2014: Joanne Wolfe, MD MPH FAAHPM
2013: R. Sean Morrison, MD FAAHPM
2012: J. Randall Curtis, MD MPH*
2011: Harvey Chochinov, MD PhD FRCPC
2010: Sebastiano Mercadante, MD
2009: Vincent Mor, PhD
2008: Irene Higginson, BMedSci BMBS FFPHM PhD
2007: Betty Ferrell, PhD MSN RN CHPN FAAN
2006: James Tulsky, MD FACP FAAHPM
2005: Joan M. Teno MD MS
2004: Eduardo Bruera, MD FAAHPM

*deceased

Winners

2023: Steven Pantilat, MD FACP FAAHPM
2022: Janet Abrahm, MD FACP FAAHPM
2021: Bob Arnold, MD FACP FAAHPM

Winners

2023: Erica Kaye, MD MPH FAAHPM
2022: Kate Courtright, MD MS
2021: Laura Gelfman, MD MPH FAAHPM
2020: Thomas LeBlanc, MD MA HMS FAAHPM
2019: Dio Kavalieratos, PhD FAAHPM
2018: Abby Rosenberg, MD MS MA
2017: Arif Kamal, MD MBA MHS FACP FASCO FAAHPM
2016: Yael Schenker, MD MAS FAAHPM

Winners

2022: J. Randall Curtis, MD MPH*

*deceased

Winners

2023: The Bogetz Family; Vivek Murthy, MD MBA; Balfour Mount, MD OC OQ
2022: Association Management Center, Senator Tammy Baldwin, and National Institute on Aging
2021: Mr. Andy Baxter, Center to Advance Palliative Care, and Dr. Patrice Harris
2020: Y.C. Ho/Helen and Michael Chiang Foundation, Blyth Taylor Lord, and Sally Weir CAE
2019: US Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY); Palliative Care Research Cooperative (PCRC); and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
2018: Patrick H. Conway, MD MSc; Jeri L. Miller, PhD; and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
2017: J. Donald Schumacher, Psyd, Cambia Health Foundation, and Sue Ramthun.
2016: Ellen Goodman of the Conversation Project, The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, The California Healthcare Foundation
2015: Rebecca Kirch, JD, Mary Callaway, MME and Hearst Foundations
2014: Jean Acevedo, LHRM CPC CHC CENTC, Amy J. Berman, MS RN, American Society of Clinical Oncology
2013: Christine K. Cassel, MD, National Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC), Senator Ronald L. Wyden
2012: Judy Lentz, RN MSN NHA, Myra J. Christopher, The Pain & Policy Studies Group
2011: Senator Sharon Carstairs, Canada, Lynn Hill-Spragens,The American Cancer Society
2010: Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Gail Sheehy, Steve Smith, CAE
2009: Tom Batiuk, Alexis Bakos, Dorothy Moga

Case Study Award
Beyond Bystanders: Training Palliative Care Clinicians in "Upstander" Allyship
Sarah Winawer-Wetzel, MBA and Niharika Ganta, MD MPH FAAHPM

Case Study Award
Inequality and Irony: Barriers Associated with Missed Palliative Care Telemedicine Visits
Paul D. Farah, DO; Renato V. Samala, MD MHPE HMDC FACP FAAHPM; Wei Wei, MS; Ruth Lagman, MD MPH MBA; Melanie Robins-Ong, DO

Early Career/Professional In Training Scholarly Work-in-Progress Study Award
Adoption of an Innovative “Patient Values Tab” in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Across Varied Care Provider Roles and Clinical Contexts
Anjali V. Desai, MD MSCE; Andrea Knezevic, MS; Gregory Jordan, BS; Alla Levy, BS; Afshana Hoque, BA; Camila Bernal, MPH; Andrew Epstein, MD FAAHPM; Judith Nelson, MD JD

Early Career/Professional In Training Scholarly Work-in-Progress Study Award
A Culturally Grounded, Community-engaged Approach to Understanding Palliative Care Needs in a Reservation-based Community
Katie E. Nelson, MSN RN PhD(c); Kathleen Adams, BSN RN; Patricia M. Davidson, RN PhD; Mumtahana Meah, BS; Claire Petchler, BA RN CCRN; Alicia Werk BSN RN; Rebecca Wright, PhD BSc (Hons) RN; Teresa Brockie, PhD RN FAAN

Scientific or Quality Improvement Award
“Little Seeds of Information” – Perspectives from Home Health Aides and Palliative Care Research Cooperative (PCRC) Community Hospice Partners to Address Information Needs related to COVID-19 Vaccination
Stacy Fischer, MD; Hillary Lum, MD PhD; Matthew DeCamp, MD PhD

Scientific or Quality Improvement Award
Engaging Seriously Ill and Vulnerable Older Adults in a Nurse-Led Telephonic Intervention: The Emergency Medicine Palliative Care Access Trial (EMPallA)
Rebecca L. Yamarik, MD MPH FAAHPM HMDC; Mara Flannery; Kaitlyn Van Allen, MPH; Allison Cuthel, MPH; Jennifer Curtis, BSN RN CHPN; Laraine Ann Chiu, MSN, RN; Inez Brandon, RN, MSN, CHPN, CNL, OCN; Keith S. Goldfeld, DrPH, MS, MPA; Corita R. Grudzen, MD, MSHS, FACEP

Case Study Poster Award
Exploring the Ethical and Moral Implications of Requiring Informed Consent to Determine Death by Neurologic Criteria
Matthew J. Hibbs, MD; Morgan Coleman Arnold, DO; Mark S. Beveridge, Jr., MD

Early Career/Professional In Training Scholarly Work-in-Progress Study Poster Award
Referral-Based Versus Embedded-Based Palliative Care Consultation Models Among People Hospitalized with Heart Failure: Improving the Flow
Anup Bharani, MD; Ankita Mehta, MD; Karen Hiensch, ANP-BC; Li Zeng, MS; Anuradha Lala, MD; Nathan E. Goldstein, MD FAAHPM; Emily Chai, MD; Laura Gelfman, MD MPH

Scientific or Quality Improvement Poster Award
Using the NCP Guidelines as a Framework for an Interprofessional Cancer Communication Training
Haley Buller, MSHSC; Betty Ferrell, PhD MA CHPN FAAN FPCN; Judith Paice, PhD RN; Myra Glajchen, DSW, MSW BSW ACSW APHSW-C; Trace Haythorn, PhD

Winners

2022: Rebecca N. Hutchinson, MD MPH; David Wang, MD
2021: Angelo P. Canedo, DO; Briana Ketterer, MD MS FACP; Laura A. Petrillo, MD; Andrew Wenger, DO
2020: Aanchal Satija, BDS MSc; Grant Smith, MD; Mamta Bhatnagar, MD MS FAAHPM; Julie Childers, MD PhD; Prasanna Ananth, MD MPH
2019: Alana Thomas, MD; Rebecca Sudore, MD FAAHPM; David Wang, MD
2018: Eunice Omoyeni, MBBS PGD DIPPALMED (UTC) MPHIL and Melissa Wachterman, MD MPH
2017: Rebecca Sudore, MD FAAHPM and Stacy M. Fischer, MD
2016: Amy Kelley, MD MSHS FAAHPM and Susan Miller, PhD MPH

2022 Winners

Clinical Research: Hunter Groninger, MD FAAHPM
Educational Research: Esme Finlay, MD
Health Services Research/Population-Based Research: Stephanie Nothelle, MD
Quality Improvement Project: Alana Sagin, MD FAAHPM

2021 Winners

Clinical Research: Susan Hickman, PhD
Educational Research: F Amos A. Bailey, MD FACP FAAHPM
Population Research: Alvin Moss, MD FACP FAAHPM
Quality Improvement Project: Milana Zaurova, MD

2020 Winners

Clinical Research: Christopher Woodrell, MD FAAHPM
Educational Research: Stacie Levine, MD FAAHPM
Health Research: Jared Lowe, MD HMDC
Instrument Development/Psychometric Validation: Anthony Casacchia, MD
Population Research: Jared Lowe, MD HMDC
Quality Improvement Project: Rachel Rodenbach, MD and Jacqueline Sheehan, MD

2019 Winners

Clinical Research: Erica Kaye, MD MPH FAAHPM
Educational Research: Kathleen Broglio, DNP ACHPN ANP NP CHPN FPCN
Health Research: Laura Schoenherr, MD
Population Research: Erica Kaye, MD MPH FAAHPM
Quality Improvement Project: Anne Kinderman, MD FAAHPM

2018 Winners

Clinical Research: Melissa Teply, MD FACP
Educational Research: Suresh Reddy, MD
Health Services Research: Kayla Sheehan, MD MS
Instrument Development/Psychometric Validation: Ashima Lal, MD
Population Research: Anne Kinderman, MD FAAHPM and Chad Kollas, MD FACP FCLM FAAHPM
Quality Improvement Project: Jennifer Reidy, MD FAAHPM

Winners

2022: Jade A Connor, MSc
2021: Shannon Devlin, MD
2020: Sarah Ehrman, MD
2019: Hana Yu, DO
2018: Jessica Lynch, MD

Winners

2020: F. Amos Bailey, MD FACP FAAHPM
2019: Thomas J. Smith, MD FACP FASCO FAAHPM
2018: Eduardo Bruera, MD FAAHPM
2017: Michael W. Rabow, MD FAAHPM
2016: Stephen McPhee, MD
2015: Nancy Hutton, MD FAAP FAAHPM
2014: Co-creators of GeriPal; Eric Widera, MD FAAHPM & Alexander K. Smith MD MPH MS
2013: Christine S. Ritchie, MD MSPH FAAHPM
2012: Anthony L. Back, MD
2011: Robert Arnold, MD FACP FAAHPM
2010: R. Sean Morrison, MD FAAHPM
2009: Declan Walsh, MD MSc FACP FRCP (Edin)
2008: Russell K. Portenoy, MD
2007: Diane Meier, MD FACP FAAHPM
2006: Susan Block, MD FAAHPM and J Andrew Billings, MD*

*deceased

Winners

2020: Sarah Friebert, MD FAAP FAAHPM
2019: John A Mulder, MD HMDC FAAHPM
2018: Alexander R. Nesbitt, MD
2017: Carol A. Luhrs, MD FAAHPM
2016: Kenneth Pituch, MD
2015: David B. Oliver, PhD* and Debra Parker Oliver, PhD MSW
2014: Bruce L. Miller, MD
2013: Scott T. Shreve, DO
2012: Bernard J. Hammes, PhD
2011: Ira Byock, MD FAAHPM
2010: Timothy E. Quill, MD FACP FAAHPM
2009: Pallimed creator and contributors: Thomas E. Quinn, APRN MSN AOCN CHPN; Christian T. Sinclair, MD, FAAHPM, and Drew Rosielle, MD FAAHPM
2008: Terence L. Gutgsell, MD
2007: Ann Allegre, MD FACP FAAHPM

*deceased