Past Galas
LEAD Awards Honorees 2024
- Outstanding Lifetime Achievement

Eric DeMaria, MD FASMBS-1
Sponsored by:
Gore
Gore
- Dr. Ronald Clements Patient Safety & Quality

OLIVER VARBAN, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Sponsored by:
Medtronic
Medtronic
- Surgical Innovation

MATTHEW KROH. MD. FASMBS
Sponsored by:
Boehringer
Boehringer
- Master Educator

SHANU KOTHARI, MD, FASMBS
- Excellence in Clinical Care

ABDELRAHMAN NIMERI, MD, FACS
Sponsored by:
Bariatric Advantage
Bariatric Advantage
- Excellence in Nutrition

SARAH MUNTEL, RD, FASMBS-IH
- Walter J. Pories Research

ANITA COURCOULAS, MD, MPH, FACS
Sponsored by:
ASMBS Corp. Council
ASMBS Corp. Council
- Rising Star

S. JULIE-ANN LLOYD, MD, PHD, FACS, FASMBS
- International

PAULINA SALMINEN, MD, PHD, FACS (HON)
- Distinguished Industry Partner

HEATHER MACKIE, MS, RDN, LD
- Circle of Excellence
