The Scoliosis Research Society has posted the names of those who have received a 2013 SRS award or scholarship on their website. Awards include:
Global Outreach Visiting Fellowships: Funds a three to four week fellowship for a spinal surgeon from a developing country. The recipient shadows an SRS member at a participating institution and observes clinical care and spinal deformity surgeries there.
Fady Michael Ibrahim, MD
Tie Liu, MD
Kawu Ahidjo Abdulhadin, FWACS(Ortho)
Tomas Rolando Minueza Mejia, MD
Global Outreach Educational Scholarships: Reimburses spinal surgeons from developing countries for first-time attendance at IMAST or the SRS Annual Meeting and Course so that they may develop new skills to bring back to their own practices.
Hrutvij Rajendra Bhatt, MD
Andrei Joaquim, MD
Naveen S. Tahasildar, MD
Gaurav Raj Dhakal, MD
Ahmad Allam, MD
Ndubuisi Ebere Duru, MD
Robert B. Winter Global Outreach Fellowship: A physician to improve the global exchange of healthcare knowledge that allows a promising spine surgeon to visit a center for spine surgery in a country outside of his or her country of practice.
Krishna Kumar Ramachandran Nair, MD
Edgar G. Dawson Visiting Fellowship: Awarded to an SRS member to visit a spine care center in North America to further his or her skill development and education.
Han Jo Kim, MD
Eduardo R. Luque Award: Awarded to a Latin American spinal surgeon, this award funds attendance at the annual SRS Meeting and Course or a two-week educational observation at an SRS location.
Javier Pizones, MD, PhD
SRS Lifetime Achievement Awards: Awarded to senior SRS members who have demonstrated lifetime commitment to treating and researching spinal deformity.
George H. Thompson, MD
Ian A.F. Stokes, PhD
Walter P. Blount Humanitarian Award: Awarded to a spinal surgeon who has demonstrated a sense of service and who has served society at large through his or her work in spinal deformity.
Bettye A. Wright, PA, Rn
OrthoPediatric North American Resident/Fellow Meeting Scholarships: Allows North American orthopedic or neurosurgery residents who are pursuing specializations in pediatric spinal deformity to attend the SRS Annual Meeting and Course or the IMAST
Elias Dakwar
Andrew Pugely
Robert Murphy
Michael Merrick
Brian Kaufman
Courtney Odonnell
Avrum Joffe
Brett Lafleur
OrthoPediatric International Pediatric Traveling Fellowship: Allows a spinal surgeon outside of North America to further enhance or develop treatment techniques and teach those techniques in their country of practice.
Mohsen Karami- Iran
Miklos Tunyogi-Csapo- Hungary