Past Galas
LEAD Awards Honorees 2024
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LEAD Awards:
Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Ronald Clements Patient Safety, Quality, and Clinical Excellence Award
Dr. Harvey Sugerman Master Educator Award
Dr. Walter J. Pories Research Award
Distinguished Industry Partner Award
Excellence in Clinical Care Award
IH LEAD Awards:
Distinguished Certified Bariatric Nurse
- Outstanding Lifetime Achievement
Eric DeMaria, MD FASMBS-1
- Circle of Excellence (IH)
Lillian Craggs-Dino, DHA, RDN, LDN, CLT, FASMBS-IH
- Distinguished Industry Partner
Heather Mackie, MS, RDN, LD
- International
Paulina Salminen, MD, PHD, FACS (HON)
- Rising Star
S. Julie-Ann Lloyd, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS
- Dr. Walter J. Pories Research
Anita Courcoulas, MD, MPH, FACS
- Excellence in Nutrition (IH)
Sarah Muntel, RD, FASMBS-IH
- Excellence in Clinical Care
Abdelrahman Nimeri, MD, FACS
- Dr. Harvey Sugerman Master Educator
Shanu Kothari, MD, FASMBS
- Surgical Innovation
Matthew Kroh, MD, FASMBS
- Dr. Ronald Clements Patient Safety, Quality, and Clinical Excellence
Oliver Varban, MD, FACS, FASMBS
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