“AGA Recognition Prizes allow members to honor their contemporaries for their exceptional contributions to the field of gastroenterology and hepatology,” said Hashem B. El-Serag, MD, MPH, AGAF, chair of AGA. “The 2021 AGA Recognition Prize winners represent only a small group of our widely distinguished and exceptional members who help make AGA such an accomplished organization. We are honored that such esteemed individuals are representatives of AGA.”
This year the AGA Recognition Prizes will be presented virtually in May 2021.
- Michael Camilleri, MD, AGAF, Julius Friedenwald Medal
- Byron Cryer, MD, Distinguished Service Award in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Sandra Quezada, MD, MS, Distinguished Service Award in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Kim Barrett, Distinguished Achievement Award in Basic Science
- David Y. Graham, William Beaumont Prize
- Griffin Rodgers, MD, MACP, Research Service Award
- Lin Chang, Distinguished Educator Award
- Nimish Vakil, MD, AGAF, FASGE, Distinguished Clinician Award in Private Practice
- Peter H.R. Green, Distinguished Clinician Award in Academic Practice
- Vay Liang “Bill” Go, MD, AGAF, Distinguished Mentor Award
- Shahnaz Sultan, MD, MHSc, AGAF, Outstanding Service Award
- Osama Altayar, MD, Outstanding Service Award
- Perica Davitkov, MD, Outstanding Service Award
- Joseph D. Feuerstein, MD, Outstanding Service Award
- Shazia M. Siddique, MD, MSHP, Outstanding Service Award
- Yngve T. Falck-Ytter, MD, AGAF, Outstanding Service Award
- Joseph K. Lim, MD, AGAF, Outstanding Service Award
To learn more about our 2021 AGA recognition prize recipients, visit https://gastro.org/2021awards.
