Past Award Winners
Past Award Winners
Asia-Pacific Fellowship
This fellowship is open to Spinal Deformity surgeons, 45 years old or younger. Fellows visit 2-3 experienced Spinal Deformity Centers during a year-long intensive program to optimize their education, knowledge, clinical research acumen and technical skills in the field.
2018
- Mandar Borde, Pune, India
- Pankaj Kandwal, Dehradun, India
- Hardik Suthar, Gandhinagar, India
2017
- Siddharth Narasimham Aiyer, Mumbai, India
- Nishant Nishant, New Delhi, India
2016
- Hyoungmin Kim, Seoul, Korea
- Xianglong Meng, Beijing, China
Edgar Dawson Visiting Fellowship
This scholarship awards a North American SRS Candidate Member a two - three day visit at a designated spine deformity center throughout North America for the purpose of enhancing their education and skills.
2022
- Hai V. Le, MD, MPH
2021
- Amit Jain, MD
2020
- Kenneth D. Illingworth, MD
- Kamran Majid, MD
2019
- Jennifer M. Bauer, Seattle, WA
2018
- Emmanuel N. Menga, Rochester, NY
- Khoi D. Than, Portland, OR
- Kushagra Verma, Seattle, WA
- Michelle Welborn, Portland, OR
2017
- John Caridi, New York, NY
- Manish Kasliwal, Cleveland, OH
- Jonathan Sembrano, Minneapolis, MN
- Anuj Singla, Charlottesville, VA
2016
- Jeffrey L. Gum, Louisville, KY
- Steven W. Hwang, Philadelphia, PA
- Cheerag D. Upadhyaya, Kansas City, MO
2015
- Hamid Hassanzadeh, Charlottesville, VA
- Michael P. Kelly, Saint Louis, MO
2014
- Matthew E. Oetgen, Washington D.C.
- Joshua M. Pahys, Philadelphia, PA
2013
- Han Jo Kim, New York, NY
2012
- Justin Smith, Charlottesville, VA
2011
- Jacob Buchowski, Saint Louis, MO
2010
- Robert A. Hart, Portland, OR
- Amer Samdani, Philadelphia, PA
2009
- Yongjung J. Kim, New York, NY
- Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong, Montreal, Canada
- Klane White, Seattle, WA
2008
- Michael D. Daubs, Las Vegas, NV
- Matthew Geck, Austin, TX
- Robert Po-Chen Huang, Pensacola, FL
- Ronald A. Lehman, Jr., St. Louis, MO
- P. Justin Tortolani, Baltimore, MD
2006
- Atiq A. Durrani, Cincinnati, OH
- Ron El-Hawary, Halifax, Canada
- Michael W. Peelle, Dayton, OH
- Anthony A. Scaduto, Los Angeles, CA
- Arya Nick Shamie, Los Angeles, CA
- James Channing Tassone, Milwaukee, WI
2005
- Amit Agarwala, Golden, CO
- Nitin Bhatia, Orange, CA
- James T. Guille, Pottstown, PA
- Scott Luhmann, Saint Louis, MO
- Praveen Mummaneni, San Francisco, CA
- Avraam Ploumis, Ioannina, Greece
- Anthony S. Rinella, Homer Glen, IL
- Richard C. Rooney, El Paso, TX
- Jeffrey R. Sawyer, Germantown, TN
Eduardo R. Luque Award
This scholarship is open to surgeons from Mexico, Central or South America, or the Iberian Peninsula who have completed a fellowship in spinal deformity. It may be used to attend the SRS Annual Meeting & Course or visit a spinal deformity center for two weeks.
2022
- Andres E. Cobar, MD
2021
- Ignacio A. Yaven, Jr., MD
- Dante Bernardes Giubilei, MD
2020
- Rodrigo G. Remondino, MD
- Fernando Rios, MD
2019
- Alexandre Fogaça Cristante, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2018
- Andrei Joaquim, Campinas, Brazil
- Ignacio Yaven Jr., Buenos Aires, Argentina
2017
- Alexandre Fogaça Cristante, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2016
- Felipe Pontes, Maceió, Brazil
2015
- Marcelo Loquette Damasceno, Manaus, Brazil
2014
- Maria Cristina Sacramento Dominguez, Madrid, Spain
2013
- Javier Pizones, Madrid, Spain
2012
- Mauricio Montalvo, Mexico City, Mexico
SRS Educational Scholarship
SRS Educational Scholarship
This meeting scholarships offers the opportunity for high-ranking SRS Awards applicants to attend either the International Meeting on Advance Spine Techniques or the Annual Meeting. Recipients are from both the US and outside the US.
2019
- Weng Hong Chung, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Akshay Gadiya, Jalna, India
- Robert Harper, Folsom, CA
- Sharif Ahmed Jonayed, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Sohael M. Khan, Chandrapur, India
- Rapheal Martus Marcon, San Paulo, Brazil
- Michelle Mo, Saint Louis, MO
- Naveen Pandita, Gautam Buddha Nagar, India
- Jwalant Yogesh Patel Sr., Mumbai, India
- Tarush Rustagi, Colombus, OH
- Tom PC Schlösser, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Jesse Shen, Montreal, Canada
- Anil M. Solanki, Ahmedabad, India
- Alisson R. Teles, Montreal, Canada
- Darya Tesakova, Minsk, Belarus
- Vikas Trivedi, Allahabad, India
- Shaleen Vira, New York, NY
- Vibhu Viswanathan, Halifax, Canada
2018
- Shahidul Islam Akon Sr., Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Shashidhar Bangalore Kantharajanna, Bengaluru, India
- Hussain Bohra, Mumbai, India
- Rajat Mahajan, Delhi, India
- Panna Mishra, Allahabad, India
- Dattaraj Sawarkar, New Delhi, India
- Siddharth Shah, Mumbai, India
- Pankaj Kumar Singh, New Dehli, India
- Vikas Trivedi, Allahabad, India
Fikry MENA Scholarship
This scholarship was created in memory of Tarik Fikry, a Moroccan orthopaedic surgeon who was actively involved in outreach. This scholarship is for orthopaedic or neurosurgeons practicing and residing in a Middle East/North African country to attend either the International Meeting on Advance Spine Techniques or the Annual Meeting & Course.
2018
- Mohamed Fawzy Khattab, Cairo, Egypt
2017
- Mohamed Fathy, Cairo, Egypt
Global Outreach Program (GOP) Educational Scholarship
This scholarship is for qualified individuals involved in spinal surgery (Orthopaedic or Neurosurgeon) under 45 years of age and from a developing nation to attend either IMAST or the SRS Annual Meeting & Course.
Congratulations to the following recipients:
2020
- Rajdeep Singh Bagga
- Nima Derakhshan Almadarloo, MD
- Rakesh P. Dhake, MBBS, MS
- Shumayou Dutta, MS(Ortho)
- Mohamed Elkhososi, MD
- Anuj Gupta
- Saurabh Gupta, MS, DNB Orthopaedics
- Sanyam Jain, Sr.
- Abhishek Mannem, MS Ortho , DNB Ortho
- Saijyot Santosh Raut
- Abhinandan Mallepally Reddy, MBBS MS ORTHO
- Valentyn Rogozynskyi, MD
- Shardul Soman Sr., Assistant Professor
2019
- Ashish Dagar, Chandigarh, India
- Nikita Khusainov, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
- Nishant Kumar, Mumbai, India
- Ravish Shammi Patel, Gujarat, India
- Olga Sergeenko, Kurgan, Russia
- Dipak Shrestha, Nepal
- Adetunji Toluse, Lagos, Nigeria
2018
- Mohammad Al Sayyed, Amman, Jordan
- Rashid Anjum, Ambala, Haryana, India
- Sanjoy Biswas Jr., Kolkata, India
- Mandar Borde, Mumbai, India
- Abad Cherif El Asri, Temara, Morocco
- Mohamed Hussein Sr., Cairo, Egypt
- Nikhil Ramdas-Nalini Malewar, Nagpur(Maharastra), India
- Walid Osmane Sr., Sousse, Tunisia
- Ankit Patel, Mumbai, India
- Raviranjan Shiodayal Rai, Mumbai, India
- Tarush Rustagi, New Delhi, India
- Mehul Anil Sarkar Sr., Mumbai, India
- Vishwajeet Singh, New Delhi, India
- Hany Soliman, Cairo, Egypt
- Abhishek Srivastava, New Delhi, India
- Darya Tesakova, Minsk, Belarus
2017
- Pallav Bhatia, Delhi, India
- Sharif Ahmed Jonayed, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Taopheeq Damidele Rabiu, Osogbo, Nigeria
- Tushar Rathod, Mumbai, India
- Dattaraj Sawarkar, New Delhi, India
- Kunal Chandrakant Shah, Mumbai, India
- Ayman Suliman, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Enrique Vargas, Guadalajara, Mexico
2016
- Sarvdeep S.Dhatt, Chandigarh, India
- Vikas A. Jain, Mumbai, India
- Sohael M. Khan, Chandrapur, India
- Rajat Mahajan, Delhi, India
2015
- Md. Shahidul Islam Akon Jr., Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Shashidhar Bangalore Kantharajanna, Bengaluru, India
- Mohamed Fathy Elkhosousy, Cairo, Egypt
- Mohammed Ibrahim, Mysore, India
- Nikhil N. Joshi, Thane, India
- Ajay R. Kothari, Pune, India
- Panna Mishra, Allahabad, India
- Ranjith Unnikrishnan, Trivandrum, India
- Evgeni N. Vlaev, Sofia, Bulgaria
2014
- Md. Yousuf Ali, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Wael Alkasem, Erbil, Iraq
- Anupreet Bassi, Ludhiana, India
- Amitava Biswas, Kolkata, India
- Nishant Nishant, Patna, India
- Najmus Sakeb, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Vikas Trivedi, Allahabad, India
2013
- Ahmad F. Allam, Minia, Egypt
- Hrutvij Rajendra Bhatt, Nadiad, India
- Gaurav Raj Dhakal, Kolkata, India
- Ndubuisi E. Duru, Enugu, Nigeria
- Andrei F. Joaquim, Campinas, Brazil
- Naveen S. Tahasildar, Bangalore, India
2012
- Pankaj Kandwal, New Delhi, India
- Sambhav Shah, Mumbai, India
2011
- Nariman Abol Oyoun, Assiut, Egypt
- K. Narayana Acharya, Bellary, India
- Anne Kathleen B. Ganal-Antonio, Pasig City, Philippines
- Xin-Feng Li, Shanghai, China
2010
- Abdul Rakib Saleh Al-Mirah, Sana'a, Yemen
- Kshitij Subhash Chaundhary, Mumbai, India
- Raul Javier Chimbo Jurado, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Khalid M.S. Swailem, Sana'a, Yemen
- Bin Yu, Beijing, China
2009
- Ashish Jaiswal, Bilaspur, India
- Suhel Kotwal, Mumbai, India
- Luben Dimitrov Stocov, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Vikas Trivedi, Allahabad, India
2008
- Tushar Agrawal, Mumbai, India
- Siddharth A. Badve, Mumbai, India
- Yakiv Fishchenko, Kiev, Ukraine
- Shailesh Hadgaonkar, Mumbai, India
- Raghavendra Shankar, Bangalore, India
- Harsha C K Sree, Mysore, India
- Vidyadhara Srinivasa, Bangalore, India
2007
- Alla Azmi Ibrahim Ahmad, Ramallah, Palestine
- Alaric Aroojis, Mumbai, India
- Gustavo Carrico de Oliverira, Florianopolis, Brazil
- Robert Dunn, Constantia, South Africa
- Jae-Joon Lee, Gwangju, Korea
- Anatolii Levytskyi, Kyiv, Ukraine
- Yan-Wu Liu, Xian, China
- Andriy Mezentsev, Kharkiv, Ukraine
- Jambuladinne Naresh Babu, Hyderabad, India
- Dmytro Petrenko, Kharkiv, Ukraine
- Ronald Tangente, Davo City, Philippines
- Thanh Van Vo, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Hua Xu, Wenzhou, China
2006
- Atul Bhaskar , Oshiwara, India
- Manish Chadha, New Dehli, India
- Sebastian Charosky, Lorient, France
- Menhal Abou Hamdan, Swaida, Syrian Arab Republic
- Naresh Babu Jambuladinne, Hyderabad, India
- Subir Nipunbhai Jhaveri, Ahmedabad, India
- Ketan Khurjekar, Pune, India
- Xavier Roberto Ramirez, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Amit Sharma, India
- Suyra Prakash Rao Voleti, Abids Hyderabad, India
2005
- Mihir Bapat, Mumbai, India
- Manish Chadha, New Dehli, India
- Mario Gonzalez, Cali, Colombia
- Nandumar Kondiba Katakdhond, Mumbai, India
- Arvind Kulkarni, Singapore
- Sheetal Mohite, New Bombay, India
- Vikas Trivedi, Meerut, India
- Ashish Upadhyay, Manchester, UK
- Juan Uribe, Colombia
- Raghuprasad Varma, New Bombay, India
- Yan Wang, Shanghai, China
- Yong-gang Zhang, Beijing, China
2004
- Joaquin Alvarado, Salta, Argentina
- Leonardo Ayala, Colombia
- Saumyajit Basu, Kolkata, India
- Pedro Luis Bazán La Plata, Argentina
- Juan Pablo Bernasconi, Capital Federal, Argentina
- Eduardo Berté, Mendoza, Argentina
- Alejandro Raul Betemps, San Isidro, Argentina
- Erol Bulent, Istanbul, Turkey
- Miguel Angel Busquet, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Esteban Calcagni, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Sebastian Charosky, Lorient, France
- Alejandro Cuneo, Montvideo, Uruguay
- Francisco Prado E. dos Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- André Flávio Freire Pereira, Jaboatao dos Guararapes, Brazil
- Eduardo Galaretto, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Marcus Ganga, Santiago, Chile
- Jolida Gomes, Salvador CEP, Brazil
- Mario Gonzalez, Cali, Colombia
- Khalil Issa, Nablus, Palestine
- Arvind Kulkarni, Singapore
- Nicolás Macchiavello, Santiago, Chile
- Javier Ricardo Mendez, La Plata, Argentina
- Robert Meves, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Abhay Nene, Bombay, India
- Mauricio Perez Corradini, Guaymallen, Argentina
- Javier Portel, Posadas, Argentina
- Ricardo Restrepo, Bogota, Colombia
- José Aurelio Roch Benitez, Corrientes, Argentina
- Jorge Salas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Anibal José Sarotto, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Ronald Schulz, Santiago, Chile
- Nelson Sopalda, Panama
- Mauro Tropini, Capital Federal, Argentina
- Juan Uribe, Velle, Colombia
- Marcelo Alejandro Valacco, Capital Federal, Argentina
- Luis Felipe Villota, Cali, Colombia
- Marcelo Wajchenberg, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Wenjian Wu, Shanghai, China
Global Outreach Program (GOP) Visiting Fellowship
This fellowship awards an individual under the age of 45, with a minimum of two years of independent spine surgery experience, from developing nation a three to four week fellowship in observing clinical care and spinal deformity surgeries with a volunteer SRS Active Fellow.
Congratulations to the following recipients:
2022
- Sharif Ahmed Jonayed, MS, FCPS
- Tushar N. Rathod, MS FCPS Orthopaedics
2021
- Subramaniam Macherla Haribabu
- Arkadiy Kazmin, MD, PhD
- Ammar Dogar, Assistant Professor
- Abdullah Shah, FCPS
2020
- Sharif Ahmed Jonayed, MS, FCPS (BD)
- Saurabh Kapoor, MS DNB MRCS
- Mohamed Fawzy Khattab, MD PhD
- Zhi Zhao, MD, PhD
2019
- Mandar D. Borde, Pune, India
- Nitesh Gahlot, Rajasthan, India
- Anne Kathleen B. Ganal-Antonio, Pasig City, Philippines
- Nikhil Malewar, Nagpur, India
- Abhinandan Mallepally, Vasanth Kunj, India
- Najmus Sakeb, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2018
- Mohamed Fawzy Khattab, Cairo, Egypt
- Rajat Mahajan, Delhi, India
- Dattaraj Sawarkar, New Delhi, India
- Abhishek Srivastava, New Delhi, India
- Vikas Trivedi, Allahabad, India
2017
- Alexandre Fogaça Cristante, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Dhiraj Sonawane, Mumbai, India
2016
- Andrei F. Joaquim, Campinas, Brazil
- Feng Zhu, Nanjing, China
2015
- Giedrius Bernotavicius, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Bangping Qian, MD – Nanjing, China
2014
- Santiago Balderrama, Sr., Posadas, Argentina
- Kai Cao, Nanchang, China
- Andrei F. Joaquim, Campinas, Brazil
- Ajay R. Kothari, Maharashtra, India
- Ying-Song Wang, Kunming, China
- Qianyu Zhuang, Beijing, China
2013
- Kawu Ahidjo Abdulkadiri, Gwagwalada, Nigeria
- Fady Michael Ibrahim, Cairo, Egypt
- Tie Liu, Beijing, China
- Tomas Rolando Minueza Mejia, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
2012
- Abdul Rakib Saleh Al-Mirah, Sana'a, Yemen
- Krishna Kumar Ramachandran Nair, Cochin, India
2011
- Mirza Biscevic, Sarajevo, Bosnia
- Bhavuk Garg, New Delhi, India
2010
- Kawu Ahidjo Abdulkadiri, Gwagwalada, Nigeria
- Jau-Ching Wu, Taiwan
2009
- Van Thanh Vo, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Zhaomin Zheng, Guangzhou, China
Globus Medical Fellowship
This fellowship is open to all spine surgeons outside of North America, practicing in a developing or underserved area of the world, regardless of age.
2018
- Andrei Joaquim, Campinas, Brazil
- Pankaj Kandwal, Dehradun, India
- Vishal Kumar, Chandigarh, India
- Siddharth Shah, Mumbai, India
2017
- Ndubuisi Duru, Enugu, Nigeria
- Andrei Joaquim, Campinas, Brazil
- Panna Mishra, Allahabad, India
- Kedar Phadke, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
2016
- Ahmad F. Allam, Minia, Egypt
- Nelson Astur, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Sarvdeep S.Dhatt, Chandigarh, India
- Natascha Gomez, Caracas, Venezuela
- Olavo B. Letaif, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Rajat Mahajan, Delhi, India
- Nishant Nishant, Jaipur, India
- Aditya Prasad Panda, Brahmapur, India
- Tushar N. Rathod, Mumbai, India
2015
- Abdul Rakib Saleh Al-Mirah, Sana’a, Yemen
- Mohamed Fathy Elkhosousy, Cairo, Egypt
- Ajay R. Kothari, Pune, India
- Tushar N. Rathod, Mumbai, India
- Vikas Trivedi, Allahabad, India
John H. Moe Best Basic Research Poster Award
The Moe award is given to the best basic science poster or e-poster at the SRS Annual Meeting.
Best Basic Science/Translational Research Poster
2024
Randomized Clinical Trial to Compare the Impact on Quality of Life Between Full-Time and Night-Time Braces in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: 12-Month Treatment Outcomes Alejandro Peiro-Garcia, MD; Inmaculada Vilalta-Vidal, MD; Victor Martin-Gorgojo, MD; Carles Fabres-Martin, MD; Rocio Garcia-Garcia, MS
2022
Poster 201. Transforming Electronic Health Records (EHR) of Scoliosis Patients Into Clinical Registries Using Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Computer Vision Methods
Shi Yan, MS; Elham Sagheb Hossein Pour, MS; Caroline Constant, DMV; Taghi Ramazanian, MD; Carl-Eric Aubin, PhD; Sunghwan Sohn, PhD; Hilal Maradit Kremers, MD; A. Noelle Larson, MD
Best Basic Research Poster
2021
Screw Malalignment May Explain Cord Rupture in Vertebral Body Tethering: A Finite Element Analysis
Wanis Nafo, PhD; Kenny Y. Kwan, MD; Jason Pui Yin Cheung, MD, MBBS, MS, FRCS; Kenneth MC Cheung, MD, MBBS, FRCS
SRS Lifetime Achievement Award
The SRS Lifetime Achievement Award honors an SRS member for distinguished service to the Society as well as significant contributions to spinal deformity care.
2022
- Michael John McMaster, MD, DSc, FRCS
2021
- Donald P.K. Chan, MD
- Robert N. Hensinger, MD
2020
- Jean Dubousset, MD
- Stuart L. Weinstein, MD
2019
- Juergen Harms, MD
- Alberto Ponte, MD
2018
- John "Tony" Herring, MD
- Se-Il Suk, MD
2017
- G. Dean MacEwen, MD
- Howard H. Steel, MD
2016
- John E. Lonstein, MD
- Harry L. Shufflebarger, MD
2015
- Behrooz A. Akbarnia, MD
- Randal R. Betz, MD
2014
- David S. Bradford, MD
- Alvin H. Crawford, MD
2013
- George H. Thompson, MD
- Ian A.F. Stokes, PhD
2012
- Robert B. Winter, MD
- Vernon T. Tolo, MD
2011
- Ronald L. DeWald, MD
- Denis S. Drummond, MD
2010
- John P. Kostuik, MD
- Clyde Lester Nash, MD
2009
- Marc A. Asher, MD
- David B. Levine, MD
2008
- John E. Hall, MD
- Jacqueline Perry, MD, DSc
Louis A. Goldstein Best Clinical Research Poster Award
The Goldstein award is given to the best clinical poster or e-poster at the SRS Annual Meeting.
2024
Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Posterior-Only Hemivertebra Resection and Short-Segment Fusion with Pedicle Screw Fixation in Children Under the Age of 5, Followed Until Skeletal Maturity
Bilge K. Yilmaz, MD; Ugur Yuzuguldu, MD; Hamisi M. Mraja, MD; Halil Gok, MD; Emre Kurt, MD; Baris Peker, MD; Tunay Sanli, BE, MA; Selhan Karadereler, MD; Meric Enercan, MD; Azmi Hamzaoglu, MD
2022
Poster 219. Pre-Operative Carbohydrate Drink for Early Recovery in Pediatric Spine Fusion: Randomized Control Trial
Jennifer M. Bauer, MD; Kathryn B. Anderson, BS; Eliot B. Grigg, MD
2021
Is Thorascopic VBT a Pulmonary Function Declining or Improving Surgery?
Burcu Akpunarli, MD; Altug Yucekul, MD; Kadir Abul, MD; Peri Kindan, MD; Gokhan Ergene, MD; Sahin Senay, MD; Tais Zulemyan, MD; Yasemin Yavuz, PhD; Caglar Yilgor, MD; Ahmet Alanay, MD
North American Resident/Fellow Meeting Scholarships
This scholarship awards orthopaedic/neurosurgery residents and pediatric/spine fellows, with a strong interest in pursuing pediatric spinal deformity, attendance to the SRS Annual Meeting & Course or International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST).
2022
- Nauman S. Chaudhry, MD
- Hao-Hua Wu, MD
2021
- Nitin Agarwal, M.D.
- Taylor Jackson, MD
- Smitha E. Mathew, MD
- Andrew Zhang, MD
2019
- Derek G. Ju, West Hollywood, CA
- Elizabeth L. Lord, New York, NY
- Richard P. Menger, Shreveport, LA
2018
- Krishn Khanna, San Francisco, CA
- Hai Le, Boston, MA
2017
- Deeptee Jain, San Francisco, CA
- Richard Menger, Shreveport, LA
- Catherine Miller, St Louis Park, MN
- Tina Raman, Baltimore, MD
- Comron Saifi, Chicago, IL
- Kenneth Shaw, Grovetown, GA
- Adam Wegner, Sacramento, CA
2016
- Owoicho Adogwa, Chicago, IL
- Hector E.R. Echevarria, Managua, Nicaragua
- Amit Jain, Baltimore, MD
2015
- Jason M. Cage, Honolulu, HI
- Ryan E. Fitzgerald, Akron, OH
- Ehsan Jazini, Baltimore, MD
- So Kato, Toronto, ON
- Venu M. Nemani, St. Louis, MO
- Alexander A. Theologis, San Francisco, CA
- Todd D. Vogel, San Francisco, CA
- Scott Yang, Charlottesville, VA
2014
- Faiz Ahmad, Miami, FL
- David B. Bumpass, Saint Louis, MO
- Alan H. Daniels, Providence, RI
- Doniel Drazin, Los Angeles, CA
- Christopher T. Martin, Coralville, IA
- Ali Maziad, Hartford, CT
- Catherine Miller, Minneapolis, MN
- Khoi D. Than, Ann Arbor, MI
2013
- Elias Dakwar, Philadelphia, PA
- Avrum Joffe, San Diego, CA
- Brian Kaufman, Washington DC
- Brett Lafleur, Kettering, OH
- Michael Merrick, Grand Rapids, MI
- Robert Murphy, Memphis, TN
- Courtney O’Donnell, Seattle, WA
- Andrew Pugely, Iowa City, IA
OrthoPediatrics International Pediatric Traveling Fellowship
This fellowship is for highly-motivated surgeons who are currently in clinical practice and are in a position to disseminate acquired knowledge in their country upon completion of a pediatric fellowship. Experienced surgeons looking to enhance or develop a new technique related to pediatric spine deformity are encouraged to apply.
2017
- Federico Canavese, Clermont Ferrand, France
- Javier Pizones, Madrid, Spain
2016
- Raphael M. Marcon, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Rodrigo Goes Medea de Mendonca, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2015
- Anupreet Bassi, Ludhiana, India
- Denis Sakai, São Paolo, Brazil
2014
- Mehmet B. Balioglu, Istanbul, Turkey
- Agnita Stadhouder, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2013
- Mohsen Karami, Tehran, Iran
- Miklos Tunyogi-Csapo, Pecs, Hungary
Robert B. Winter Global Outreach Fellowship
This four - six week spine fellowship is for highly-motivated spine surgeons who are currently in clinical practice in any financially-challenged underserved area worldwide, and who are in a position which will enable them to disseminate knowledge acquired during the fellowship to others in their home country upon their return. It is imperative that the fellow be from a site that has the ability to perform complex spine surgery after completion of the fellowship.
2022
- Evgeni N. Vlaev, MD
2021
- Adetunji Toluse, MD
2019
- Ankit S. Patel, Vasai-West, India
2018
- Ahidjo Kawu, Gwagwalada, Nigeria
2017
- Nam QD Vo, Hochminh, Viet Nam
2016
- Shashidhar Bangalore Kantharajanna, Bengaluru, India
2015
- Battugs Borkhuu, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2014
- Andriy Mezentsev, Kharkiv, Ukraine
2013
- Krishna Kumar Ramachandran Nair, Cochin, India
Russell A. Hibbs Awards
The Russell A. Hibbs awards are given to both the best basic science and clinical papers presented at the SRS Annual Meeting. The top five abstracts of both categories are invited to submit their manuscripts for consideration.
Best Basic Research Paper
2021
Genetic Age Determined by Telomere Length is Significantly Associated with Risk of Complications in Adult Deformity Surgery despite No Significant Difference in Chronological Age: Pilot Study of 43 Patients
Michael Safaee, MD; Jue Lin, PhD; Christopher P. Ames, MD
Best Clinical Research Papers
2024
Long-Term Outcomes of Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment for Adult Symptomatic Lumbar Scoliosis (ASLS): Durability of Treatment Effects and Impact of Related Serious Adverse Events Through 8-Year Follow-Up Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Michael P. Kelly, MD; Elizabeth L. Yanik, PhD; Christine Baldus, RN; Vy Pham, MD, MPH; David Ben-Israel, MD; Jon D. Lurie, MD, MS; Charles C. Edwards, MD; Steven D. Glassman, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD; Jacob M. Buchowski, MD; Leah Y. Carreon, MD; Charles H. Crawford III, MD; Stephen J. Lewis, MD, FRCS(C); Tyler Koski, MD; Stefan Parent, MD, PhD; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Munish C. Gupta, MD; Han Jo Kim, MD; Christopher P. Ames, MD; Shay Bess, MD; Frank J. Schwab, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Keith H. Bridwell, MD
2022
Paper 65. Curve Progression and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in Idiopathic Scoliosis: 40-Year Follow-Up From Diagnosis
Lærke C. Ragborg, MD; Casper Dragsted, MD, PhD; Soren Ohrt-Nissen, MD, PhD; Thomas B. Andersen, DMSc; Martin Gehrchen, MD, PhD; Benny T. Dahl, DMSc
2021
Adverse Events in Multilevel Surgery in Elderly Patients with Spinal Deformity: Report of the Prospective Evaluation of Elderly Deformity Surgery (PEEDS)
Sigurd H. Berven, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Michael Venezia Venezia, DO; John T. Street, MD; Allan R. Martin, MD, PhD, FRCS(C); Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Eric O. Klineberg, MD; Michael P. Kelly, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Benny T. Dahl, MD, PhD, DMSc; Marinus De Kleuver, MD; Maarten Spruit, MD; Ferran Pellisé, MD, PhD; Kenneth M. Cheung, MD, MBBS, FRCS; Ahmet Alanay, MD; David W. Polly, MD; Jonathan N. Sembrano, MD; Yukihiro Matsuyama, MD, PhD; Stephen J. Lewis, MD, FRCS(C)
Comparison of Patient Factors (Frailty) vs. Surgical Factors (Invasiveness) for Optimization of 2-Year Cost-Utility: We Should Focus on the Patient Factors
Jeffrey L. Gum, MD; Samrat Yeramaneni, PhD; Kevin Y. Wang, BS; Richard Hostin, MD; Khaled M. Kebaish, MD; Brian J. Neuman, MD; Amit Jain, MD; Michael P. Kelly, MD; Douglas C. Burton, MD; Christopher P. Ames, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Eric O. Klineberg, MD; Han Jo Kim, MD; Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD; Peter G. Passias, MD; Gregory M. Mundis, MD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD; Frank J. Schwab, MD; Robert A. Hart, MD; Munish C. Gupta, MD; Alan H. Daniels, MD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Breton G. Line, BS; Shay Bess, MD; International Spine Study Group
Best Basic Science/Translational Research Paper
2024
Examination of an Epigenetic Biomarker for Risk Stratification in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgeries Michael P. Kelly, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD; Shay Bess, MD; Justin K. Scheer, MD; Breton G. Line, BS; Virginie Lafage, PhD; Renaud Lafage, MS; Eric O. Klineberg, MD; Ferran Pellisé, MD, PhD; Mitsuru Yagi, MD, PhD; Khaled M. Kebaish, MD; Robert K. Eastlack, MD; Munish C. Gupta, MD; Frank J. Schwab, MD; Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD; Douglas C. Burton, MD; Christopher P. Ames, MD; International Spine Study Group
2022
Paper 68. Variants in Collagen Homeostasis Genes are Associated with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Carol A. Wise, PhD; Anas M. Khanshour, PhD; Hao Yu, PhD; Aki Ushiki, PhD; Xiao-Yan Li, PhD; Nao Otomo, MD; Yoshinao Koike, MD; Elisabet Einarsdottir, PhD; Yan-Hui Fan, PhD; Lilian Antunes, PhD; Yared Kidane, PhD; Rory Sheng; Yichi Zhang, BS; Richa Singhania, PhD; Jimin Pei, PhD; Nick Grishin, PhD; Bret Evers, MD, PhD; Jason Pui Yin Cheung, MD, MBBS, MS, FRCS; You-Qiang Song, PhD; John A Herring, MD; Christina Gurnett, MD, PhD; Paul Gerdhem, MD, PhD; Shiro Ikegawa, MD, PhD; Jonathan J. Rios, PhD; Stephen Weiss, PhD; Nadav Ahituv, PhD
SRS-Medtronic Research Fellowship
This grant provides travel and living expenses to a young surgeon/researcher who will spend time at a selected SRS member center. They will have the opportunity to improve investigative skills while working on a research project. The grant is available to SRS candidate members age 40 or younger at the time of selection.
2017
- Felipe G. Campos researching at Campbell Clinic in Germantown, TN, USA
2016
- So Kato researching at Toronto Western Hospital
2015
- Daniel M. Sciubba researching at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, NY, USA
Thomas E. Whitecloud Awards
The Whitecloud awards are given to both the best basic science and clinical papers presented at the IMAST meeting.
Best Clincial Paper
2025
Age-Adjusted Alignment Goals Inadequately Represent Asymptomatic Adults and are Prone to Undercorrection
Sarthak Mohanty, BS; Justin L. Reyes, MS; Fthimnir Hassan, MPH; Jean-Charles Le Huec, MD, PhD; Stephane Bourret, PhD; Hee-Kit Wong, FRCS; Dennis Hey, MD, MBBS, FRCS; Michael Kelly, MD; Zeeshan M. Sardar, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
2022
Randomized Controlled Trial of Instrumented vs. Uninstrumented Posterolateral Fusion for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
Andreas K. Andresen, MD; Leah Y. Carreon, MD, MS; Mikkel Østerheden Andersen, MD
2021
The Harms Study Group Retrospective Comparison Study on Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering (AVBT) versus Posterior Spinal Fusion (PSF) for Primary Thoracic Curves
Peter O. Newton, MD and co-authored by Stefan Parent, MD, PhD; Firoz Miyanji, MD; Ahmet Alanay, MD; Baron Lonner, MD; Kevin M. Neal, MD; Daniel Hoernschemeyer, MD; Burt Yaszay, MD; Laurel C. Blakemore, MD; Suken A. Shah, MD; and the Harms Study Group
Best Basic Science/Translational Paper
2025
A Novel Growth Guidance System: Research and Development
You Du, MD; Jianguo Zhang, MD
2022
The Role of Vitamin D Deficiency in the Onset of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Validation Study on Bipedal Mice Model
Zhen Liu, MD; Jie Li, MD; Zhikai Qian, MD; Ziyang Tang, MD; Kiram Abdukahar, MD; Zongshan Hu, PhD; Zezhang Zhu, MD; Yong Qiu, MD; Jian Cao, PhD
SRS Traveling Fellows
This annual traveling fellowship sponsors three SRS fellows to visit major spinal deformity centers in the different regions under the guidance of a senior SRS fellow. The award alternates between North American fellows (US, Canada, and Mexico) which visit centers in Europe/Asia and international fellows which visit deformity centers in North America. The visit lasts three to four weeks and end at the Annual Meeting if possible.
2023
- Kenny Yat Hong Kwan, BMBCh(Oxon), FRCSEd
- Seung-Jae Hyun, MD, PhD
- Emmanuelle Ferrero, MD, PhD
- David Marks, FRCS, FRCS(Orth) – Senior Traveling Fellow
2021
- Hamid Hassanzadeh, MD
- Steven W. Hwang, MD
- Michelle C. Welborn, MD
- Robert Gaines, MD – Senior Traveling Fellow
2020
- Javier Pizones, MD, PhD
- Dong-Gune Chang, MD, PhD
- Qianyu Zhuang, MD (will travel with 2023 group)
- René M. Castelein, MD, PhD – Senior Traveling Fellow
2019 Traveling Fellows
- John Caridi, MD
- Addisu Mesfin, MD
- Gregory Mundis Jr., MD
- George Thompson, MD - Senior Traveling Fellow
2018 Traveling Fellows
- Kariman Abelin Genevois, MD, PhD
- Kai Cao, MD, PhD
- ZeZhang Zhu, MD, PhD
- Francisco Javier Perez-Grueso Sr., MD - Senior Traveling Fellow
2017 Traveling Fellows
- Samuel K. Cho, MD
- Han Jo Kim, MD
- Joshua Pahys, MD
- Richard E. McCarthy, MD - Senior Traveling Fellow
2016 Traveling Fellows
- Brice Ilharreborde, MD, PhD
- Bangping Qian, MD
- Kota Watanabe, MD, PhD
- Keith D K Luk, MD - Senior Traveling Fellow
2015 Medtronic Traveling Fellows
- Patrick J. Cahill, MD
- Stefan Parent, MD, PhD
- Burt Yaszay, MD
- Behrooz A. Akbarnia, MD - Senior Traveling Fellow
2014 DePuy Spine International Traveling Fellows
- Meric Enercan, MD, Turkey
- J. Naresh-Babu, MS, FNB(Spine), India
- Nasir Ali Quraishi, FRCS, United Kingdom
- Daniel Henri Chopin, MD, Franve - Senior Traveling Fellow
2013 Medtronic Traveling Fellows
- Amer Samdani, MD
- Firoz Miyanji, MD, FRCS
- Vikas Patel, MD
- Randal Betz, MD - Senior Traveling Fellow
2012 DePuy Spine International Traveling Fellows
- Ian J. Harding, BA, FRCS (Orth), United Kingdom
- Vidyadhara Srinivasa, MS, DNB, FNB (Spine), India
- Elias C. Papadopoulous, MD, Greece
- Michael J. McMaster, MD, DSc, FRCS, United Kingdom - Senior Traveling Fellow
2011 Medtronic Traveling Fellows
- Ronald A. Lehman, Jr., MD
- Khaled Kebaish, MD
- Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong, MD, PhD
- Harry L. Shufflebarger, MD - Senior Traveling Fellow
2010 DePuy Spine International Traveling Fellows
- S. Rajasekaran, MD, PhD, India
- Katsushi Takeshita, MD, Japan
- Jun-Young Yang, MD, PhD, Korea
2009 Medtronic Traveling Fellows
- Jacob M. Buchowski, MD, MS
- Frank La Marca, MD
- Francis H. Shen, MD
- Alvin Crawford, MD - Senior Traveling Fellow
2008 DePuy Spine International Traveling Fellows
- Kyu-Jung Cho, MD, South Korea
- Kan Min, MD, Switzerland
- Avraam Ploumis, MD, Greece
2007 Medtronic Traveling Fellows
- Youngjung Kim, MD
- Praveen Mummaneni, MD
- Jean Ouellet, MD
- James Ogilvie, MD - Senior Traveling Fellow
2006 DePuy Spine International Traveling Fellows
- Theodoros B. Grivas, MD, Greece
- Ashok Johari, MD, India
- Reinhard D. Zeller, MD, France
2005 Medtonic Somamor Danek Traveling Fellows
- Matthew B. Dobbs, MD
- Charles T. Mehlman, MD
- Suken Shah, MD
- Donald P.K. Chan, MD - Senior Traveling Fellow
2004 DePuy Spine International Traveling Fellows
- Ahmet Alanay, MD, Turkey
- Kenneth M.C. Cheung, MD, Hong Kong
- Ulf R. Liljenqvist, MD, Germany
2003 Medtronic Sofamor Danek Traveling Fellows
- Timothy R. Kuklo, MD
- Daniel J. Sucato, MD
- Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD
- Courtney W. Brown, MD - Senior Traveling Fellow
2002 DePuy AcroMed International Traveling Fellows
- Bruce F. Hodgson, FRACS, New Zealand
- Jin-Hyok Kim, MD, Korea
- Muharrem Yazici, MD, Turkey
- (Note: Tamás Illés, MD, Hungary, was originally selected but unable to participate)
2001 Medtronic Sofamor Danek Traveling Fellows
- Peter O. Newton, MD
- Richard M. Schwend, MD
- Edward P. Southern, MD
- John P. Kostuik, MD - Senior Traveling Fellow
2000 DePuy AcroMed International Traveling Fellows
- Ufuk Aydinli, MD, Turkey
- Henry F.H. Halm, MD, Germany
- Yutaka Hiraizumi, MD, PhD, Japan
1999 Medtronic Sofamor Danek Traveling Fellows
- Serena S. Hu, MD
- Joseph Y. Margulies, MD, PhD
- Rolando M. Puno, MD
- Kirkham B. Wood, MD
- Clyde L. Nash, MD - Senior Traveling Fellow
1997 Medtronic Sofamor Danek Traveling Fellows
- Vincent Arlet, MD
- Allen L. Carl, MD
- Michael F. O’Brien, MD
- Ronald L. DeWald, MD - Senior Traveling Fellow
1995 Medtronic Sofamor Danek Traveling Fellows
- Howard S. An, MD
- Hubert H.L. Labelle, MD
- Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
- John E. Hall, MD - Senior Traveling Fellow
1993 Medtronic Sofamor Danek Traveling Fellows
- George S. Bassett, MD
- J. Kenneth Burkus, MD
- Ensor E. Transfeldt, MD
- Robert B. Winter, MD - Senior Traveling Fellow
1971
- Donald P.K. Chan, Vermont
- Gourish R. Palekaar, India
1970
- John D. King, California
- Jen Fang Wang, Taiwan
Turkish Spine Society Marc Asher Endowment Fund
Established in honor of Professor Marc A. Asher from Kansas City, KS and his decades-long commitment to tutoring Turkish spine surgeons, this endowment fund gives Turkish spine surgeons the opportunity to attend the SRS Annual Meeting in hopes to continue Professor Asher’s legacy.
2022
- Altug Yucekul, MD
2017
- Yilgor Caglar, Istanbul, Turkey
2016
- Z. Deniz Olgun, MD
2015
- Halil Gokhan Demirkiran, MD
Walter P. Blount Humanitarian Award
The Blount Award is a humanitarian award given to an individual who has provided outstanding service for those with spinal deformities, through their generous actions out of a sense of service to larger social and professional goals. Nominations are sought from the Fellows each year.
2022
- Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
2021
- Kenneth MC Cheung, MD
2020
- Francisco J. Sánchez Pérez-Grueso Sr., MD
2019
- Theodore Wagner, MD
2018
- Richard M. Schwend, MD
2017
- Kenneth Paonessa, MD
2016
- David A. Spiegel, MD
2015
- S. Rajasekaran, MD, FRCS, MCh, PhD
2014
- Steven M. Mardjetko, MD, FAAP
2013
- Bettye A. Wright, PA, RN
2012
- Anthony Rinella, MD
2011
- James Ogilvie, MD
2010
- Jean Dubousset, MD
2009
- Robert M. Campbell, Jr., MD
2008
- Behrooz A. Akbarnia, MD
2007
- John CY Leong, FRCS
2006
- Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD
2002
- James E. Holmblad, MD
2001
- Charles F. Heinig, MD
1998
- L. Ray Lawson, MD
1997
- Albert E. Sanders, MD
1996
- David B. Levine, MD
1992
- Laura Gowen
1989
- Howard and Barbara Schulman
1987
- Marc Asher, MD