And the winners are…
The 2024 recipients of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery’s (ASDS) annual awards were recognized during the Society’s Annual Membership Meeting during the ASDS Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL. They include:
President’s Awards
ASDS/A President, Seth Matarasso, MD, bestowed awards to the following people who have made significant contributions to advance the specialty:
Kavita Mariwalla, MD — This award is in recognition and sincere appreciation of Dr. Mariwalla’s exceptional heart and indefatigable devotion to ASDS.
Leonard Goldberg, MD, FRCPC — This award recognizes Dr. Goldberg’s unwavering dedication to mentorship and teaching over the years.
Roy C. Grekin, MD — Dr. Grekin received this award in recognition of his long-standing dedication to mentorship and education within Mohs and dermatologic surgery.
Kenneth Tomecki, MD — Dr. Tomecki was recognized for fostering an interactive relationship between ASDS and AAD.
Carrie Strom, President of Global Allergan Aesthetics — This award is in recognition and sincere appreciation of Carrie’s unwavering support and continuous commitment to ASDS.
Tara Azzano, ASDS/A Executive Director / CEO —This award represents the amazing job Tara has done steering the ship of change through Society leadership transitions and new systems management, all while continuing to grow the Society’s industry partnerships.
Samuel J. Stegman, MD, Award for Distinguished Service
Founded in 1996, this award, created to honor Samuel J. Stegman, MD, honors members of ASDS who have made a substantial contribution to advance the Society’s goals in the areas of education, organizational service and/or research.
Ronald L. Moy, MD, accepted the 2024 award at the 17th Annual ASDS Gala.
Award for Outstanding Service
This award recognizes exemplary dedication to the Society’s growth and success by young, emerging leaders who have been out of residency for one to ten years and have volunteered their time and effort to ASDS/A for a minimum of three consecutive years in multiple capacities.
The 2024 recipient is Kachiu Lee, MD.
Lawrence M. Field, MD, Honorary Lecture
The nominated speaker’s dermatologic career must follow the paths and emulate the contributions charted by Dr. Field to further physician education and patient care.
Merete Haedersdal, MD, PhD, DMSc, was selected for the 2024 lectureship where she presented, “Fractional Laser-assisted Drug Deliver: A New Era in Skin Cancer Innovation.”
Vic Narurkar, MD, Innovations in Aesthetic Dermatology Lecture
This special lecture was instituted in 2019 to honor Dr. Narurkar’s legacy and extraordinary contributions in the field of aesthetic dermatology.
Seth L. Matarasso, MD, presented the 2024 lectureship. He spoke about, “Innovations in Dermatologic Surgery: From the Microscope to the Bedside.”
Drs. Alastair and Jean D. Carruthers Award for Top-rated Cosmetic Fellow Abstract
In honor of Drs. Alastair and Jean Carruthers, this award was created to stimulate interest and acknowledge cosmetic research contributions from members of ASDS-accredited fellowship training programs.
The 2024 recipient is Kavita Darji, MD, for her work on, “Safety and Efficacy of Synchronous Ultrasound Parallel Beach Technology to Lift the Upper Lip and Improve Perioral Rhytids.”
Review Article Incentive Program
This program rewards authors who imagine new ways of looking at the literature ranging from broad scientific interest to highly focused clinical topics related to therapy, diagnosis or other aspects of the practice of dermatologic surgery. The 2024 recipient is George Jeha, MD, for his article, “Hidradenocarcinoma: A case series from The Scripps Clinic with a systematic review of literature.”
Young Investigators Writing Competition
This competition stimulates young investigators to submit original ideas, research and articles for journal publication. It is open to residents and members who are currently in and/or have completed a fellowship within the past three years.
The 2024 recipient is Kelsey Hirotsu, MD, for her article, “Histopathologic characterization of incidental lesions encountered during Mohs micrographic surgery with MART-1 immunohistochemistry.”
