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Past Distinguished Awardees

Every year at The Liver Meeting®, AASLD recognizes deserving colleagues for their accomplishments and contributions to the liver community through our Distinguished Awards. These are AASLD’s most prestigious awards. Congratulations to all the past Distinguished Awardees!

Distinguished Achievement Award

The Distinguished Achievement Award is given to an individual in honor of his or her sustained scientific contributions to the field of liver disease and the scientific foundations of hepatology. The award honors a sustained contribution rather than a single discovery or major achievement.

2024: George K. Michalopoulos, MD, PhD, FAASLD
2023: Florence Wong, MD, FAASLD
2022: Gianfranco Alpini, PhD, FAASLD
2021: Raymond F. Schinazi, PhD, FAASLD
2020: Russell H. Wiesner, MD, FAASLD
2019: Jordi Bruix, MD
2018: Arun J. Sanyal, MD, FAASLD
2017: Mei-Hwei Chang, MD, FAASLD
2016: Scott L. Friedman, MD, FAASLD
2015: Charles M. Rice, PhD
2014: Jules L. Dienstag, MD
2013: Roger Williams, CBE, MD, FRCP, FRCS, FMedSci
2012: Anna Mae Diehl, MD
2011: Harvey J. Alter, MD
2010: Sum-Ping Lee, MD, PhD
2009: Nelson Fausto, MD
2008: Lawrie W. Powell, MD, PhD
2007: Juan Rodes, MD
2006: Neil Kaplowitz, MD
2005: E Jenny Heathcote, MD

Distinguished Clinician/Educator Mentor Award

The Distinguished Clinician/Educator Mentor Award is given in honor of the sustained service of clinician educators to AASLD or the liver community in general. The award recognizes the skills of outstanding clinicians and educators who have made momentous contributions to hepatology over an extended period.

2024: Federico Villamil, MD, FAASLD
2023: Elizabeth Rand, MD
2022: Mauricio Lisker-Melman, MD, FAASLD
2021: Keith D. Lindor, MD, FAASLD
2020: Michael R. Lucey, MD, FAASLD
2019: K. Rajender Reddy, MD, FAASLD
2018: Patrick S. Kamath, MD
2017: Brian J. McMahon, MD, FAASLD
2016: T. Jake Liang, MD, FAASLD
2015: Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, MD, FAASLD
2014: William M. Lee, MD
2013: Arthur J. McCullough, MD
2012: Nathan M. (Tony) Bass, MD
2011: Ding-Shinn Chen, MD
2010: Norman D. Grace, MD
2009: Laurie Blendis, MD
2008: Albert J. Czaja, MD

Distinguished Service Award

The AASLD Distinguished Service Award is given to an individual in honor of his or her sustained service to AASLD and the field of hepatology. This award recognizes the lifelong commitment and significant contributions researchers, and career-long clinicians have made to the organization and the field. Service goes well above and beyond that provided by many members who serve on the Governing Board and Committees of the AASLD. 

2024: Hugo E. Vargas, MD, FAASLD
2023: Jorge Rakela, MD, FAASLD
2022: Michael H Nathanson, MD, PhD, FAASLD
2021: John M. Vierling, MD, FACP, FAASLD, AGAF
2020: Donald M. Jensen, MD, FAASLD
2019: Adrian Reuben, MBBS, FRCP, FACG, FAASLD
2018: Adrian M. Di Bisceglie, MD, FACP, FAASLD
2017: John R. Senior, MD, FAASLD
2016: Gregory J. Gores, MD, FAASLD
2015: Elizabeth M Brunt, MD, FAASLD
2014: Sherrie H. Cathcart, CAE
2013: Frederick J. Suchy, MD
2012: Thomas D. Boyer, MD
2011: Anna S. Lok, MD
2010: Bruce R. Bacon, MD
2009: Joseph R. Bloomer, MD
2008: Andres T. Blei, MD
2007: William F. Balistreri , MD
2006: Allan W. Wolkoff , MD
2005: Leonard B. Seeff , MD
2004: Eugene R. Schiff, MD
2003: Paul D. Berk, MD
2002: Esteban Mezey, MD
2001: Anthony S Tavill, MD
2000: Willis C. Maddrey, MD
1999: Michael F Sorrell, MD
1998: Kamal G. Ishak, MD
1997: Steven Schenker, MD
1993: Sarah C. Kalser, PhD
1991: Carroll M. Leevy, MD
1990: Kunio Okuda, MD
1989: Herbert Falk, MD
1988: Dame Sheila Sherlock, MD, PhD
1984: Burton Combes, MD
1983: Hans Popper, MD
1981: Leon Schiff, MD

Distinguished Advocacy Award

The AASLD Distinguished Advocacy Award is given to an advocacy organization or individual in honor of sustained service to the liver disease community in general. The award recognizes service provided to the hepatology community over an extended period that raises awareness and garners public and federal legislative support and promotes liver health and quality patient care.

2024: Veronica Miller, PhD
2023: Samuel So, MD
2022: HoChong Gilles, DNP, FNP-BC
2021: Global Liver Institute Founder: Donna R. Cryer, JD
2020: Hepatitis B Foundation
Founders: Timothy Block, PhD and Joan Block, RN