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Distinguished Career Award

The Distinguished Career Award is presented annually by ASPHO to a senior physician or other professional who during his or her career has had a major impact on the subspecialty through some combination of research, education, patient care, and advocacy.  

2023 Recipient

RITCHEY ARTHUR MDA. Kim Ritchey, MD
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
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Eligibility:

The Distinguished Career Award is presented annually by the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology to a senior physician who during his or her career has had a major impact on the subspecialty, through some combination of research, education, patient care and advocacy. Although award recipients do not necessarily need to be pediatric hematology/oncology specialists, the individual should be willing to personally accept the award during a ceremony at the ASPHO Conference.

ASPHO Awards are open year-round for nomination and application. Applications submitted between September 27, 2022 and September 27, 2023 will be considered for the 2024 awards cycle and presented at the 2024 ASPHO Conference in Seattle, WA.

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Past Recipients

2022 Ching-Hon Pui, MD

2020 Garrett Brodeur, MD

2019 Elliott Vichinsky, MD

2018 Michael Link, MD

2017 Holcombe E. Grier, MD

2016 David Poplack, MD

2015 Winfred C. Wang, MD

2014 Beverly Jane Lange, MD

2013 Gregory H. Reaman, MD

2012 Victor Blanchette, MB Bchir (Cantab) FRCP (C) FRCP

2011 William G. Woods, MD

2010 Sam Lux IV, MD

2009 Sharon Murphy, MD

2008 Laurence Boxer, MD

2007 George R. Buchanan, MD

2006 W. Archie Bleyer, MD

2005 J. Bruce Beckwith, MD

2004 Anna Meadows, MD

2003 William Krivit, MD PhD

2002 Jeanne M. Lusher, MD

2001 Beatrice Lampkin, MD

2000 Elias Schwartz, MD

1999 Alfred G. Knudson, Jr., MD PhD

1998 William (Bill) Hathaway, MD

1997 Mark E. Nesbit Jr., MD

1996 Howard A. Pearson, MD

1995 Audrey E. Evans, MD

1994 Teresa J. Vietti, MD

1993 Frank A. Oski, MD

1992 G. Denman Hammond, MD

1991 David G. Nathan, MD

1990 Mila Pierce Rhoads, MD

1989 Louis K. Diamond MD

1988 Giullo D'Anglo, MD