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2017 Innovation Award Winner
Hajar Delshad “After multiple years of practice in pediatric surgery, the chronicity, quality of life impacts, and lack of reliable treatment options for pilonidal disease became a source of frustration in our practice. Surgical techniques routinely yielded wound dehiscence or recurrence of disease, both of which hindered teenagers during a delicate time in their social…
2011 Champion Award Winner
Dr. Moritz Ziegler Dr. Moritz Ziegler was selected for the first ever, “Champion” Award. As you know APSNA was founded by Diane Jakobowski and Gail Garvin 20 years ago!! Dr. Ziegler was selected for this honor for his substantial contribution to APSNA including being instrumental in helping Diane start this organization. A Letter from Dr.…
2012 Champion Award Winner
Drs. Rodrigo Mon and Federico Seifarth Drs. Mon and Seifarth were the recipients of the 2nd Annual Champion Award for their countless hours dedicated to the translation of the APSNA Teaching Sheets in Spanish and French, respectively. Drs. Mon and Seifarth translated over 50 educational teaching sheets during their already time consuming fellowships. These teaching…
2013 Champion Award Winner
Dr. Henri Ford This year’s winner, Dr. Henri Ford from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, facilitated our International Nursing program, by nominating a Haitian nurse to come for an observership program at Miami Children’s Hospital. This endeavor took about 2 years to come to fruition, but Dr. Ford’s tenacity, trust and respect in APSNA was truly…
2014 Champion Award Winner
Dr. Charles Arthur Lankau Jr. This year, the award was awarded posthumously to Dr. Charles Arthur Lankau Jr., and received by his son at the Founders Banquet. It was a very emotional evening that remembered Dr. Lankau, Chief of the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Miami Children’s Hospital (MCH) for almost 31 years. He was…
2015 Champion Award Winner
Dr. Michael Hirsh Michael Hirsh was nominated for the Champion Award for the support that he has given to the nursing and nurse practitioner staff that he has worked with. He has encouraged the staff to join APSNA and attend the conference as well as to become involved. Dr. Hirsh attended the banquet and accepted…
2016 Champion Award Winner
Dr. Steve Stylianos Dr. Stylianos received an unprecedented five letters of nomination for the Champion Award from the nurse practitioners and physician assistants from NY Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital. His letters of support depict a gregarious leader, caring and compassionate pediatric surgeon who supports his professional staff through his personal dedication and professional encouragement…
2017 Champion Award Winner
Drs. Cathy Burnweit, Leopoldo Malvezzi, Colin Knight and Fuad Alkhoury It is with great pleasure that APSNA honors the Miami Associates In Pediatric Surgery Group – Drs. Cathy Burnweit, Leopoldo Malvezzi, Colin Knight and Fuad Alkhoury with the Champion award. It is an expectation for this group that all nurse practitioners joining the department of…
2018 Champion Award Winner
Dennis Lund, MD Denny Lund, MD was nominated by Former President, Margaret “Muggs” Helin and Laura Koehler, Former APSNA board member. Dr. Lund is described as a highly skilled surgeon and a nationally recognized leader in Pediatric Surgery. He trained under Dr. Hardy Hendren and became one of the few surgeons at that time to…
2019 Champion Award Winner
Thomas Tracy, MD This year the Champion award was presented to a supportive and dedicated surgeon who defines what a Champion award recipient is. Dr. Tracy was nominated and recognized by two APSNA members who have recognized his support and commitment to APSNA. His value of the NP role in Pediatric Surgery was evident to…