Awards
The Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine proudly celebrates outstanding contributions and leadership through its annual awards. From lifetime achievements to impactful scientific research, these honors recognize SASM members who have shaped the field of perioperative sleep medicine and continue to inspire the next generation of clinicians and researchers.
Lifetime Achievement Award
The Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes members who have demonstrated outstanding contributions to, and leadership in, the field of perioperative sleep medicine.
These contributions should span over the course of a career and may be in the form of new discoveries/knowledge, innovations and/or ways to improve the practice of perioperative medicine. The contributions should have had a long-lasting impact on the field.
The Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented annually at the SASM Annual Meeting.
Selection Criteria:
- ZThe Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes the individual's work over the course of their career.
- ZThe nominee should be academically accomplished, whether it be in the form of research, education and/or leadeship.
- ZThe nominee should have an established history of distinguished service to the field.
- ZThe nominee should have exhibited leadership and provided inspirations to others in the field.
- ZThe nominee should be a member of the Society.
- ZThe nominee may only receive the award once.
Presidential Scholar Award
The Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine Presidential Scholar Award recognizes members who have demonstrated outstanding scientific and sustained contributions to perioperative sleep medicine in the last 10 years.
Members are asked to nominate mid-career, qualified academician members of the Society whose research has had or will have meaningful impact on the clinical practice or scientific direction of perioperative sleep medicine.
The Presidential Scholar Award is presented annually at the SASM Annual Meeting.
Selection Criteria:
- ZThe Presidential Scholar Award recognizes the individual's work.
- ZThe nominee should be actively involved in research and be academically accomplished.
- ZThe nominee should have a track record of high impact publication and have built a significant body of work on a topic relevant to perioperative sleep medicine.
- ZThe nominee should be a member of the Society.
- ZThe nominee may only receive the award once.
Past Award Recipients
Lifetime Achievement Award
2023 – Dennis Auckley, MD
2022 – Stavros Memtsoudis, MD, PhD, MBA
2020 – David Hillman, MB, BS, FANZCA
2019 – Frances Chung, MD
2022 – Stavros Memtsoudis, MD, PhD, MBA
2020 – David Hillman, MB, BS, FANZCA
2019 – Frances Chung, MD
Presidential Scholar Award
2023 – Toby Weingarten
2020 – Mandeep Singh, MD
2019 – Crispiana Cozowicz, MD
2020 – Mandeep Singh, MD
2019 – Crispiana Cozowicz, MD