Excellence in Nutrition
The TREO Foundation presents The Excellence in Nutrition Award to honor an ASMBS member who has made significant contributions to pre-operative and/or post-operative nutrition. Those contributions include original research specific to nutrition, novel approaches and/or protocols that maximize patient adherence, educational programs, etc.
View Past Honorees
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
- 2026
Mary Gray Hixson, MPH, RD, CSOWN, LDN, FASMBS-IH
- 2025
Colleen Tewksbury, PhD, RD, FASMBS-IH
- 2024
Sarah Muntel, RD, FASMBS-IH
- 2023
Casey Flowers, MS RD
- 2022
Melissa Majumdar, MS, RD, CSOWN, LDN
- 2021
Lillian Craggs-Dino, DHA, RDN, LDN, CLT
- 2019
Laura Andromalos, MS
- 2018
Jane Sylvestre, RDN, LDN
- 2017
Nina Crowley, PhD, RD, LD
- 2016
Susan M. Cummings, MS, RD
- 2015
Cynthia K. Buffington, PhD
- 2014
Kimberley Steele, MD, PhD