HONORS/AWARDS

1991      Brittenstool Scholar

1991      Gillespie Scholar

1992      Louis and Rachel Rudin Foundation Scholar

1992      Marion Merrill Dow Biomedical Research Prize in Geriatrics

1993      UPMC Vice Presidential Commendation

1994      Research Resident Certificate of Achievement

1995      Plenary Session Presentation. 41st Annual Meeting of the ORS

1996      AOA-Zimmer Award, 1996

1997      Congressional Letter of Commendation, August 28, 1997

              Representative Frank Mascara, 20th District

              Pennsylvania, House Veterans’ Affairs Committee

1997      AOA-Zimmer Award, 1997

1998      Winner: Best Basic Science Research Paper

              Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, UPMC

2004      British Traveling Fellowship, The Hip Society (US)

2005      Medical Honoree Award Recipient, NY Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation

2007      Best Doctors in New York: New York Magazine (voted by peers)

2007      Lawrence D. Dorr, 3rd Annual, Award from AAHKS Most Outstanding Paper

              in Surgical Techniques and Technology           

2009      Best Doctors in New York: New York Magazine (voted by peers)