AANEM News Express Related to Achievement Awards

Jeremy D.P. Bland, MB ChB, FRCP, Receives 2021 Distinguished Researcher Award

    9/23/2021
The Distinguished Researcher Award is characterized by a member who has made continuous significant contributions to clinical neurophysiological, NM, or MSK research. This year, this honor is awarded to Jeremy D.P. Bland, MB ChB, FRCP, a consultant in neurophysiology at East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust in Canterbury, United Kingdom. In addition, he is an honorary lecturer at King’s College in London.

Seward B. Rutkove, MD Honored with 2021 Innovation Award

    9/3/2021
The Innovation Award honors forward-thinking members for designing and developing products, services, or processes to enhance patient care and/or transform the quality of patient care delivery through technology and innovation. This year's winner is Dr. Rutkove. He has been selected for his incredible contributions to the field of NM and EDX medicine which include cofounding two companies, Myolex, Inc. and Haystack Diagnostics, Inc. 

Ileana Howard, MD Selected as the 2021 Advocacy Award Winner

    8/19/2021
Ileana Howard, MD is the 2021 recipient of AANEM's Advocacy Award for her outstanding work in supporting veterans,along with her efforts dedicated to providing the highest level of specialty care using telehealth.  

Kerry H. Levin, MD Receives 2021 Distinguished Physician Award

    8/6/2021
Dr. Levin has been named the winner of the 2021 Distinguished Physician Award. He has been a dedicated member of AANEM since 1982, the year he graduated from his fellowship. Dr. Levin was chosen for this award due to his many years of service as a clinician and educator. 
 

Sandra L. Hearn, MD Recipient of 2021 Scientific Impact Award

    7/27/2021
Sandra L. Hearn, MD, has been named as the winner of our 2021 Scientific Impact Award. She served as the second author on an article titled Motor Amplitudes May Predict Electromyography-Confirmed Radiculopathy in Patent Referred for Radiating Limb Pain.

Teerin Liewluck, MD is Named 2021 Scientific Impact Award Winner

    7/27/2021
Teerin Liewluck, MD, has been chosen as one of two recipients for the 2021 Scientific Impact Award. Dr. Liewluck was the senior author on a published paper titled, Neuromuscular Transmission Defects in Myopathies: Rare but Worth Searching For.

Michael Cartwright, MD, MS, Receives Jun Kimura Outstanding Educator Award

    7/14/2021
AANEM has selected Michael Cartwright, MD, MS to receive the Jun Kimura Outstanding Educator Award in 2021. AANEM Outstanding Educator Awards honor members for their significant contributions related to neuromuscular and electrodiagnostic medicine education. Dr. Cartwright, currently a Professor of Neurology, Neuromuscular Fellowship Director, and MDA Clinic Director, has been a member of AANEM since 2004. He has been a practicing neurologist/physiatrist for 15 years.

Andrew H. Dubin, MD, Receives Ernest Johnson Outstanding Educator Award

    7/14/2021
AANEM has selected Andrew H. Dubin, MD to receive the Ernest Johnson Outstanding Educator Award in 2021. AANEM Outstanding Educator Awards honor members for their significant contributions related to neuromuscular and electrodiagnostic medicine education. Dr. Dubin, currently Professor of PM&R and Program Director at the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Florida, has been a member of AANEM since 1995. He has been a practicing physiatrist for 31 years.
 

Dr. Janice M. Massey Receives 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award

    6/30/2021
AANEM’s Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest honor bestowed to a member. The award celebrates a lifetime’s worth of dedication to the field of NM or EDX medicine through teaching, research, or publications. The recipient of the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award has checked all of these boxes over her more than 30 years of service. Janice M. Massey, MD is the second woman in history to receive this prestigious award. She currently serves as the Executive Vice Chair in the Department of Neurology at Duke University Medical Center.
 

Dr. Wertsch Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

    7/16/2020
The Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest honor bestowed by the AANEM. It is given to members who are recognized as major contributors in the fields of NM and EDX medicine through their efforts in teaching, research, and scholarly
publications.