Dr. Harvey Sugerman Master Educator
The TREO Foundation presents The Master Educator Award recognizing an ASMBS member who has demonstrated excellence as a master educator and mentor in the field of Bariatric Surgery. Recipients of this award will have made significant contributions to curriculum development, education research, and participation in national educational meetings, educational publications in peer review journals, the creation of innovative teaching programs, and the development of CME programs.
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
Mohamed Ali, MD, FACS, FASMBS, DABS-FPMBS
- 2025
Corrigan McBride, MD, MBA, FACS, DABOM
- 2024
Shanu Kothari, MD, FASMBS
- 2023
Eric DeMaria, MD FASMBS
- 2022
George Fielding, MD
- 2021
Ranjan Sudan, MD, FACS
- 2018
Jaime Ponce, MD
- 2017
Natan Zundel, MD
- 2016
Ninh T. Nguyen
- 2015
Bruce Schirmer, MD, FACS
- 2014
John Dixon, MD, PhD