Practitioner of the Year

Awarded each year to an individual for exemplary service as a practitioner of dermatology.

1977  Sam Aakon, MD
1978  Albert Slepyan, MD*
1979  Theodor Combleet, MD
1980  Irene Neuhauser, MD
1981  Louis Rugin, MD
1982  Sidney Kaplan, MD
1983  Silas Wallk, MD
1984  Milton Robin, MD
1985  Alex Bucholz, MD
1986  Hyman Burstein, MD
1987  Eugene Lorant, MD
1988  Frank Dunlap, MD
1989  Irving Distelheim, MD
1990  Alan E. Lasser, MD
1991  James Ertle, MD
1992  John Weiss, MD
1993  Paul Lazar, MD+
1994  Roland S. Medansky, MD
1995  Emanuel C. Liss, MD
1996  Samuel S. Solomon, MD
1997  Raymond M. Handler, MD
1998  Morton D. Barnett, MD
1999  Thomas Andrews, MD
2000  Nancy O. Furey, MD
2001  George H. Engle, MD
2002  Mark Gordon, MD
2003  David Lorber, MD
2004  Arthur Altman, MD
2005  Elizabeth LaVoo, MD
2006  Arnold Gombiner, MD
2007  Marjorie Mintz Rosenbaum, MD
2008  Harry M. Goldin, MD
2009  Carl W. Soderstrom, MD

*  Also received National Practitioner of the year

+ Received the Clark W. Finnerud Award from the Dermatology Foundation

Founders Award

Awarded each year to an individual who has devoted extraordinary time and talent as a part-time teacher and clinician.

1982  Edward Peterka, MD
1983  Sidney Barsky, MD
1984  Samuel Bluefarb, MD
1985  Stefan Bielinski, MD
1986  Melville Hartman, MD
1987  Frederick Szymanski, MD
1988  Stanley Huff, MD
1989  Arthur Shapiro, MD
1990  M. Barry Kirschenbaum, MD
1991  Fred Levit, MD
1992  William Caro, MD
1993  David F. Fretzin, MD
1994  Marshall L. Blankenship, MD*
1995  Marianne O’Donoghue, MD
1996  James B. Pinski, MD
1997  Mark D. Gendleman, MD
1998  Ana M. Eng, MD
1999  Salve Ronan, MD
2000  Taraneh S. Firoozi, MD
2001  Maria Medinica, MD
2003  Bruce Bennin, MD
2003  Keyoumars Soltani, MD
2004  Virginia Fiedler, MD
2005  Sophie Worobec, MD
2006  James Ertle, MD
2007  Tony S. Fu, MD
2008  Jerome M. Garden, MD
2009  Neill T. Peters, MD

Gold Medal Award

Awarded for outstanding service and academic excellence.

1990  Allan L. Lorincz, MD
1992  Frederick Malkinson, MD
1997  Lawrence Solomon, MD
2001  Marshall Blakenship, MD*
2002  Sidney Barsky, MD