Lifetime Achievement Award
This award is intended to honor a person who has devoted much of their career to the advancement of the science associated with osteoarthritis. It may be in a broad area or may be in a specific area of the disease, but preferably both. For example, the broad advancement may be in the promotion and education about osteoarthritis, leadership in the field, a past leader of the society, repeated innovations that have advanced the field. Examples of a specific arena would be epidemiology, pathology, surgery, cartilage biology, molecular biology, biomechanics.
Some specifics for consideration:
- Time committed to osteoarthritis research: at least 20 years
- Note: Osteoarthritis may not be their only contribution to the medical sciences
- The awardee does not have to be a member of OARSI
- The awardee may not be an active member of the OARSI Board of Directors.
- Previous award winners are not eligible.
- Self-nomination is not possible.
- The awardee is not required to have an MD or PhD.
Submit a statement explaining why your nominee should receive the Lifetime Achievement Award along with CV. Include a summary of accomplishments and examples of leadership in the field of OA research. Email your letter of nomination to OARSI Executive Director Elizabeth Grotos at egrotos@oarsi.org.
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Past Award Recipients:
| Year | Recipient | Year | Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Klaus Kuettner, PhD | 2013 | Marc C. Hochberg, MD, MPH |
| 2004 | Charles Joel Menkes, MD Michel Lequesne, MD |
2014 | Karl A. Rudolphi, PhD, DVM |
| 2005 | David S. Howell, MD Leon Sokoloff, MD |
2015 | David R. Eyre, PhD George Nuki, MD, FRCP |
| 2006 | Anthony Robin Poole, PhD, DSc | 2016 | Linda Sandell, PhD |
| 2007 | Roy D. Altman, MD | 2017 | Stefan Lohmander, MD, PhD |
| 2008 | Roland W. Moskowitz, MD | 2018 | Mary B. Goldring, PhD |
| 2009 | Kenneth D. Brandt, MD Alice Maroudas, PhD |
2019 | Virginia Kraus, MD, PhD |
| 2010 | Paul A. Dieppe, MD | 2020 | Tom Andriacchi, PhD |
| 2011 | Dick Heinegård, MD, PhD | 2021 | Alan Grodzinsky, ScD |
| 2012 | David Felson, MD, MPH | 2022 | |
| 2023 | Jeffrey N. Katz, MD, MSc |