2021 Award Nominations

Nomination submissions for the following lectures must be accompanied by a letter of recommendation detailing the nominee’s contributions to the field and their qualifications for the proposed award. Letters of recommendations must be submitted when completing the nomination form.

Upon the nomination, each nominee will be contacted to submit their curriculum vitae.

Nominations must be submitted by Sunday, February 28, 2021.

The following Honor and Memorial Lectures are opening for nominations:

Edward C. Rosenow III, MD, Master FCCP/Master Teacher Endowed Honor Lecture

Honors a CHEST Fellow (FCCP) who is a physician educator and has excelled in mentoring pulmonary and critical care physicians, fostering the development of clinicians, and improving physician communication with patients by teaching them the art of medicine.

Selection Criteria
Each nominee will be considered by the selection committee, based upon their LOR and CV, and upon the contributions as follows: a role model, training and development of PCCM colleagues, growth and development of CHEST and its educational mission, duration of involvement in the field, and as a CHEST member.

Roger C. Bone Memorial Lecture in Critical Care

Awarded to a world-renowned visionary in pulmonary and critical care medicine who is accomplished as an academician, clinician, and author.

Selection Criteria
Each nominee will be considered by the selection committee, based upon their LOR and CV, and upon the contributions as follows: advancement of critical care, to the study of sepsis, to awareness and advancement of end-of-life issues, duration of involvement in the field, and as a CHEST member.

Murray Kornfeld Memorial Founders Award

Conferred to a CHEST Fellow (FCCP) who is a leader in pulmonary and critical care medicine, particularly in the areas of infection and inflammation, who is developing innovative approaches and therapies expected to guide medicine for decades to come.

Selection Criteria
Each nominee will be considered by the selection committee, based upon their LOR and CV, and upon the contributions as follows: as a pioneer in PCCM, to the development of new approaches or therapies to guide medicine, ingenuity and innovation in developing guiding therapy, the advancement and/or research of infection and inflammation, duration of involvement in the field, and as a CHEST member.

Distinguished Scientist Honor Lecture in Cardiopulmonary Physiology

Awarded to a CHEST Fellow (FCCP) who is a well-respected and published original investigator in pulmonary and clinical physiology.

Selection Criteria
Each nominee will be considered by the selection committee, based upon their LOR and CV, and upon the contributions as follows: in field of clinical pulmonary physiology, in advancement in understanding of clinical pulmonary physiology, recognition as an expert in clinical pulmonary physiology, duration of work in field, and as a CHEST member.

Pasquale Ciaglia Memorial Lecture in Interventional Medicine

Awarded to a CHEST Fellow (FCCP) known for their work in interventional medicine, including clinical state-of-the-art innovations, economic impact, invention, interventional critical care, research opportunities, and more.

Selection Criteria
Each nominee will be considered by the selection committee, based upon their LOR and CV, and upon the contributions as follows: recognition as an expert in field of interventional medicine, in research of interventional medicine, to economic impact of interventional medicine, to state-of-art innovation in interventional medicine, duration of involvement in the field, and as a CHEST member.

Margaret Pfrommer Endowed Memorial Lecture in Home-Based Mechanical Ventilation

Awarded to clinician(s) or ventilator-dependent professional(s)/advocate(s) who has/have advanced the areas of mechanical ventilation and fostered partnerships between physicians and patients.

Selection Criteria
Each nominee will be considered by the selection committee, based upon their LOR and CV, and upon the contributions as follows: patient advocacy issues pertaining to home mechanical ventilation, integration of care of patients receiving home mechanical ventilation, impact of work on quality of care of patients being supported by home mechanical ventilation, and duration of involvement in the field.

Thomas L. Petty, MD, Master FCCP Endowed Memorial Lecture

This award will be conferred to a CHEST Fellow (FCCP) who is known for their work in advancing the understanding of COPD pathogenesis and/or treatment and for exceptional mentoring and clinical instruction skills.

Selection Criteria
Each nominee will be considered by the selection committee, based upon their LOR and CV, and upon the contributions as follows: as a pioneer in PCCM, to development of new approaches or therapies to guide medicine, ingenuity and innovation exhibiting developing and guideline therapy, duration of work in field, and as a CHEST member.

Richard S. Irwin, MD, Master FCCP Honor Lecture

This inaugural lecture honors Richard S. Irwin, MD, Master FCCP, and his lifelong contributions in pulmonary and critical medicine. Dr. Irwin’s work in research, practice, and as Editor in Chief of CHEST emphasized patient-focused care for more than 50 years, promoting tenets like shared-decision making and accounting for patient values and preferences in clinical care. It is awarded to a clinician, or health care provider, who has advanced patient-focused care within the chest medicine community. 

Selection Criteria
Each nominee will be considered by the selection committee, based upon their LOR and CV, and upon the contributions as follows: as a leader in PCCM, advocating for patients, research and/or practice improvements in advancing patent-focused care, 
duration of work in field, and as a CHEST member.

The Margaret Pfrommer Endowed Memorial Lecture in Home-Based Mechanical Ventilation is generously supported by International Ventilator Users Network of Post-Polio Health International and the CHEST Foundation.

All other lectures are generously funded by the CHEST Foundation.

Nomination submissions for the following awards must be accompanied by a letter of recommendation detailing the nominee’s contributions to the field and their qualifications for the proposed award. Letters of recommendations must be submitted when completing the nomination form.

Nominations for candidates who are not selected in a given year will be carried over for up to 2 successive years, for a total of 3 years. Upon the nomination, each nominee will be contacted to submit their curriculum vitae, unless otherwise described below.

Nominations must be submitted by Sunday, February 28, 2021.

College Medalist Award

Awarded to a CHEST Fellow (FCCP) for meritorious service in furthering work in chest medicine to honor a clinician, author, teacher, or investigator.

Selection Criteria
Each nominee will be considered by the selection committee, based upon their LOR and CV, and upon the contributions as follows: service as a clinician, author, clinical investigator/researcher, impact of scientific contributions, duration of work in field, and as a CHEST member.

Distinguished Service Award

Conferred to a CHEST Fellow (FCCP) (or group) who has held a leadership position at CHEST and led significant achievements and/or donated time, leadership, and service to CHEST.

Selection Criteria
Each nominee will be considered by the selection committee, based upon their LOR and CV, and upon the contributions as follows: demonstration of leadership, contributions to CHEST, impact of contributions, leadership in the PCCM field,  duration of work in field, and as a CHEST member.

Master FCCP

Masters Fellows are national, or international, Fellows of CHEST who have distinguished themselves by attaining professional preeminence. Because of their personal character and leadership; extraordinary contributions to medical research, clinical practice, quality improvement, or medical education; and years of enduring and outstanding service to CHEST, they have advanced chest medicine.This service to our organization is not limited to leaders of CHEST; it may include exceptional achievements in advancing our mission through consistent contributions to its educational programs and/or to the journal CHEST^®; work on behalf of the CHEST Foundation, advocacy on behalf of our patients and the profession, and/or elevation of CHEST’s role in the international scientific and professional community.

The Master FCCP recipient shall receive a plaque bearing their name, waived registration to CHEST 2021, recognition at the annual meeting opening session, and have their dues permanently waived. Upon the nomination, each nominee will be contacted to submit the following information:

• Up to two additional letters of support
• Statement of interest from the nominee
• Nominee’s curriculum vitae

Note: Voting members of the Board of Regents are not eligible to be nominated for the honor of Master Fellow until they have been off the board for 3 years. Please review the Selection Characteristics for Master Fellowship in CHEST, which will be used as a guide to better understand and compare applicant strengths when considering them for this prestigious honor.

Nominations for candidates who are not selected in a given year will be carried over for up to 2 successive years, for a total of 3 years.

CHEST is the home of the clinician educator and recognizes them for demonstrating their commitment to improving patient outcomes through state-of-the-art education. The Education Committee will recognize the achievements of one Early Career Clinician Educator award and one Master Clinician at CHEST 2021.

Self-nominations are welcome. Nominations for candidates who are not selected in a given year will be carried over for up to 2 successive years, for a total of 3 years.

Nomination submissions for the following awards must be accompanied by a letter of recommendation detailing the specific areas noted below. Letters of recommendations must be submitted when completing the nomination form. Upon the nomination, each nominee will be contacted to submit their curriculum vitae.

Nominations must be submitted by Sunday, February 28, 2021.

Early Career Clinician Educator

Nominees must be within 10 years of starting practice, must have already made significant contributions to CHEST educational activities, and be committed to continuing to grow as our faculty.

Letters of recommendations should include a brief statement of interest that highlights the nominee's: (1) key contributions and activities with CHEST in the realm of educational activities and committee, work group or leadership efforts; (2) key achievements and overall work in the area of medical education, demonstrated in an employment, consulting, or volunteer setting; and (3) future plans, interests, and goals for continuing work in medical education.

Selection Criteria
Each nominee will be considered by the selection committee, based upon their LOR and CV, and upon the contributions as follows: service as CHEST faculty and/or chair of CHEST educational events, CHEST Annual Meeting sessions, commitment of education outside of CHEST activities, service on signification CHEST educational committees, and as an FCCP CHEST member.

Master Clinician Educator

Nominees must have 20 years or more of clinical practice, be dedicated to educational outcomes and medical education throughout their career, demonstrated through the conduct of educational research or publication of educational outcomes; and have service on a CHEST committee, NetWork Steering Committee, subcommittee, or work group.

Letters of recommendations should include brief statement of interest that highlights the nominee's: (1) key contributions and activities with CHEST in the realm of educational activities and committee, work group, or leadership efforts, and (2) key achievements and overall work in the area of medical education demonstrated in an employment, consulting, or volunteer setting.

Selection Criteria
Each nominee will be considered by the selection committee, based upon their LOR and CV, and upon the contributions as follows: service as member and/or chair for CHEST committees, commitment of education outside of CHEST activities, participation in the Scientific Program Committee, service as member and/or chair on signification CHEST educational committees, recognition as a Distinguished CHEST Educator (DCE), and as an FCCP CHEST member.

Learn more about the 2020 award recipients.

College Medalist Award

2020 Neil MacIntyre, MD, FCCP
2019 Not Conferred
2018 Ghada Bourjeily, MD, FCCP
2017 Sidney Braman, MD, Master FCCP
2016 Lewis Rubin, MD, FCCP
2015 David Gutterman, MD, Master FCCP
2014 Not Conferred
2013 Barbara Phillips, MD, MSPH, FCCP
2012 Kalpalatha Guntupalli, MD, FCCP
2011 Robert Kotloff, MD, FCCP
2010 Richard Light, MD, FCCP
2009 Richard Irwin, MD, Master FCCP
2008 Nancy Collop, MD, FCCP
2007 Bartolome Celli, MD FCCP
2006 Harry Kimball, MD
2005 Susan Pingleton, MD, Master FCCP
2004 Jeffrey Drazen, MD, FCCP
2003 Jean-Louis Vincent, MD, PhD, FCCP
2002 Peter Barnes, DM, Master FCCP
2001 Thomas Colby, MD, FCCP
2000 James Dalen, MD, MS, Master FCCP

Distinguished Service Award

2020 Lisa K. Moores, MD, FCCP
2019 Doreen Addrizzo-Harris, MD, FCCP
2018 David Gutterman, MD, Master FCCP
2017 Nancy Collop, MD, FCCP
2016 Kim French, MHSA, CAAPM, FCCP
2015 John Studdard, MD, FCCP
2014 William Kelly, MD, FCCP
2013 Edward Diamond, MD, MBA, FCCP
2012 Paul Mayo, MD, FCCP
2011 Scott Manaker, MD, PhD, FCCP
2010 Stephanie Levine, MD, FCCP
2009 Not Conferred
2008 Jack Hirsh, MD, MBBS, FCCP
2007 Richard Irwin, MD, Master FCCP
2006 Not Conferred
2005 Praveen Mathur
2004 Dario Olivieri, MD, Master FCCP
2003 Robert Johnson, MD, FCCP
2002 D. Robert McCaffree, MD, Master FCCP
2001 Deborah Shure, MD, Master FCCP
2000 Ann Woolcock

Edward C. Rosenow III, MD, Master FCCP/Master Teacher Endowed Honor Lecture

2020 Joseph Lynch, III, MD, FCCP
2019 James Jett, MD, MS, FCCP
2018 Peter Barnes, DM, Master FCCP
2017 Atul Mehta, MBBS, FCCP
2016 Suhail Raoof, MBBS, Master FCCP
2015 Paul Mayo, MD, FCCP
2014 Gerard Silvestri, MD, MS, FCCP
2013 Lisa Moores, MD, FCCP
2012 Paul Kvale, MD, FCCP
2011 Neil MacIntyre, MD, FCCP
2010 Mark Rosen, MD, Master FCCP
2009 D. Robert McCaffree, MD, Master FCCP
2008 Richard Light, MD, FCCP
2007 Steve Nelson, MD, FCCP
2006 Udaya Prakash, MD, Master FCCP

Roger C. Bone Memorial Lecture in Critical Care

2020 Emanuel Rivers, MD, MPH, FCCP
2019 Mitchell Levy, MD
2018 G. Umberto Meduri, MD
2017 Gordon Rubenfeld, MD, MSc
2016 Robert Berg, MD, FCCP
2015 Charles Sprung, MD, FCCP
2014 Jean-Louis Vincent, MD, PhD, FCCP
2013 Steven Simpson, MD, FCCP
2012 Neil Halpern, MD, FCCP
2011 Gregory Schmidt, MD, FCCP
2010 Curtis Sessler, MD, FCCP
2009 J. Randall Curtis, MD, MPH, FCCP
2008 Gordon Bernard, MD, FCCP
2007 Alan Morris, MD, FCCP
2006 Michael Matthay, MD, FCCP
2005 Jesse Hall, MD, FCCP
2004 Joseph Parrillo, MD, FCCP
2003 Ira Byock, MD
2002 Gordon Bernard, MD, FCCP
2001 R. Phillip Dellinger, MD, MS, FCCP
2000 Neil MacIntyre, MD, FCCP

Murray Kornfeld Memorial Founders Award

2020 Marcos Restrepo, MD, PhD, FCCP
2019 Diane Stover, MD, FCCP
2018 Not Conferred
2017 Antonio Torres Marti, MD, PhD, FCCP
2016 Michael Niederman, MD, FCCP
2015 Kenneth Olivier, MD, MPH, FCCP
2014 Dario Olivieri, MD, Master FCCP
2013 William Rom, MD, MPH, Master FCCP
2012 David Griffith, MD, FCCP
2011 Ronald Grossman, MD, FCCP
2010 Richard Wallace, Jr., MD, FCCP
2009 Not Conferred
2008 Gary Hunninghake, MD, FCCP
2007 Mark Sanders, MD, FCCP
2006 Michael Iseman, MD, FCCP
2005 Peter Pairolero, MD
2004 Om P. Sharma, MD, Master FCCP
2003 George Sarosi, MD, FCCP
2002 Nicholas Hill, MD, FCCP
2001 Rolf Hubmayr, MD, FCCP
2000 Thomas Todd, MD, FCCP

Distinguished Scientist Honor Lecture in Cardiopulmonary Physiology

2020 Denis O'Donnell, MD, MBBCh, FCCP
2019 Eduardo Bossone, MD, PhD, FCCP
2018 F. Dennis McCool, MD, FCCP
2017 Virend Somers, MD, PhD, FCCP
2016 Jay Nadel, MD
2015 Alessandro Brunelli, MD
2014 Richard Casaburi, MD, FCCP
2013 Antoine Vieillard-Baron, MD
2012 Elizabeth Jacobs, MD, FCCP
2011 Darcy Marinciuk, MD, FCCP
2010 Bartolome Celli, MD, FCCP
2009 Not Conferred
2008 James Hansen, MD, FCCP
2007 Brian Whipp, MD
2006 Robert Crapo, MD, FCCP
2005 Denis O'Donnell, MD, FCCP
2004 Jeffrey Myers, MD, FCCP
2003 Eugene Brauwald, MD
2002 Steven Sahn, MD
2001 Arthur DuBois, MD
2000 Jere Mead, MD

Pasquale Ciaglia Memorial Lecture in Interventional Medicine

2020 Lonny Yarmus, DO, MBA, FCCP
2019 Pyng Lee, MD, PhD, FCCP
2018 Kazuhiro Yasufuku, MD, FCCP
2017 Carla Lamb, MD, FCCP
2016 Kevin Kovitz, MD, FCCP
2015 Praveen Mathur
2014 David Feller-Kopman, MD, FCCP
2014 Momen Wahidi, MD, MBA, FCCP
2013 David Ost, MD, MPH, FCCP
2012 Gerard Silvestri, MD, MS, FCCP
2011 Daniel Sterman, MD, FCCP
2010 Atul Metha, MBBS, FCCP
2009 Ko-Pend Wang, MD, FCCP
2008 Henri Colt, MD, FCCP
2007 Armin Ernst, MD, FCCP
2006 Not Conferred
2005 Not Conferred
2004 Not Conferred
2003 Not Conferred
2002 Joel Copper, MD, FCCP
2001 Douglas Mathisen, MD, FCCP

Margaret Pfrommer Endowed Memorial Lecture in Home-based Mechanical Ventilation

2020 Peter C. Gay, MD, MS, FCCP
2019 Howard Panitch, MD, FCCP
2018 Douglas McKim, MD, FCCP
2017 Audrey King
2016 Thomas Keens, MD, FCCP
2015 John Bach, MD, FCCP
2014 Judith Fischer, MS
2014 Joan Headley, MS, BS
2013 Roger Goldstein, MBChB, FCCP
2012 Not Conferred
2011 Norma Braun, MD, FCCP
2010 Barbara Rogers
2009 Nicholas Hill, MD, FCCP
2008 Joshua Benditt, MD, FCCP
2007 Dudley Childress
2006 Allen Goldberg, MD, FCCP
2005 Anita Simonds, MD, MBBS
2004 John Downes, MD, FCCP
2003 Barry Make, MD, FCCP
2002 Joe Ramsdell, MD, FCCP
2001 Augusta Alba, MD
2000 Colin Sullivan
1999 Dominque Robert, MD, FCCP

Thomas L. Petty, MD, Master FCCP Endowed Memorial Lecture

2020 Mary Hart, RRT, MS, FCCP
2019 Shahrokh Javaheri, MD, FCCP
2018 Richard Casaburi, MD, FCCP
2017 Gerard Criner, MD, FCCP
2016 Nicola Hanania, MD, MS, FCCP
2015 Darcy Marciniuk, MD, FCCP
2014 Bartolome Celli, MD, FCCP

Om P. Sharma, MD, Master FCCP Memorial Lecture

Conferred every three years.

2019 Michael Iannuzzi, MD, FCCP
2016 Robert Baughman, MD, FCCP
2013 Marc Judson, MD, FCCP

Master Fellow (FCCP)

See complete list of Master Fellows 

2020 Nancy Collop, MD, Master FCCP
2019 Darcy Marciniuk, MD, Master FCCP
2018 David Gutterman, MD, Master FCCP
2017 Sidney Braman, MD, Master FCCP
2017 Suhail Raoof, MBBS, Master FCCP
2016 Not Conferred
2015 Kalpalatha K. Guntupalli, MD, Master FCCP
2014 W. Michael Alberts, MD, Master FCCP
2013 Mark J. Rosen, MD, Master FCCP
2012 Peter J. Barnes, DM, Master FCCP
2011 Robert G. Johnson, MD, Master FCCP
2011 Paul A. Kvale, MD, Master FCCP
2010 Not Conferred

Early Career Clinician Educator

2020 Subani Chandra, MD, FCCP
2019 Cassie Kennedy, MD, FCCP
2019 Paru Patrawalla, MD, FCCP
2018 Amy Morris, MD, FCCP
2017 Septimu Murgu, MD, FCCP
2016 Gabriel Bosslet, MD, FCCP

Master Clinician Educator

2020 William Kelly, MD, FCCP
2020 David Schulman, MD, MPH, FCCP
2019 Eric Edell, MD, FCCP
2018 Lisa Moores, MD, FCCP
2017 Stephanie Levine, MD, FCCP
2016 Jack Buckley, MD, MPH, FCCP