Above and Beyond Award
This award is to acknowledge an AHS member or other individual(s) who have provided significant service during the past 1-2 years. This award may be given to one or more persons and is presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting each year.
Congratulations to the 2025 recipients!
Sarah M. Bobker, BA, MD
NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, NY

Mark J. Burish, MD, PhD, FAHS
UTHealth Houston
Houston, TX

Amy Gelfand, MD, MAS, FAHS
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Christina L. Szperka, MD, MS, FAHS
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Past Recipients
2024
- Elizabeth K. Seng, PhD, FAHS
- Niushen Zhang, MD, FAHS
2023
- Cynthia E. Armand, MD
- Clairmar Borrero-Mejias, MD
- Rebecca E. Wells, MD, MPH, FAHS
2022
- Stephanie J. Nahas, MD, MSEd, FAHS
- Duren Michael Ready, MD, FAHS
- Adam Sprouse Blum, MD
2021
- Jessica Ailani, MD, FAHS
2020
- Dawn C. Buse, PhD, FAHS
- Stewart Tepper, MD, FAHS
2019
- Christine L. Lay, MD, FAHS
- Noah Rosen, MD, FAHS
2018
- Rashmi B. Halker Singh, MD, FAHS
- David B. Watson, MD, FAHS
2017
- Deborah I. Friedman, MD, MPH, FAHS
- Jason Roberts, PhD
2016
- Matthew S. Robbins, MD, FAHS
- Amaal Starling, MD, FAHS
2015
- Sheena Aurora, MD, FAHS
- Neil Parikh, MD, MBA
- Paul Winner, DO, FAHS
2014
- Robert A. Shapiro, MD, PhD, FAHS
- William Young, MD, FAHS
2013
- Robert A. Nicholson, PhD, FAHS
- Todd J. Schwedt, MD, MSCI, FAHS
- Bert B. Vargas, MD, FAHS