Awards

2026 Distinguished Surgeon Award Winner Pamela Moalli, MD

The Distinguished Surgeon Award is given annually to one SGS Active or Lifetime Member in good standing who has made outstanding contributions to or an outstanding mark in gynecologic surgery. The Award can incorporate many aspects of the Society’s mission including education. This award is supported by the Donald G. Gallup Fund.

Distinguished Surgeon Award Winners:

• Pamela Moalli, PhD, MD 2026
• Marlene Corton, MD 2025
• John Gebhart, MD 2024
• Dee Fenner, MD 2023
• Jeffrey Cornella, MD 2022
• Vincent Lucente, MD 2021
• Jon Einarsson, MD 2020
• Holly E. Richter, PhD, MD 2019
• Dionysios K. Veronikis, MD 2018
• Deborah Myers, MD 2017
• Javier Magrina, MD 2016
• John O. L. DeLancey, MD 2015
• Catherine Hamlin, MD 2014
• W. Glenn Hurt, MD 2013
• Karl Podratz, MD 2012
• Stephen B. Young, MD 2011
• Michael P. Aronson, MD 2010
• Donald G. Gallup, MD 2009
• G. Rodney Meeks, MD 2008
• A. Cullen Richardson, MD 2007 (posthumous award)
• William J. Hoskins, MD 2006
• Sheldon Weinstein, MD 2005
• Bob Shull, MD 2004
• Robert F. Porges, MD 2003
• Caterina A. Gregori, MD 2002
• Marvin H. Terry Grody, MD 2001
• Robert C. Park, MD 2000
• Winfred L. Wiser, MD 1999
• James L. Breen, MD 1998
• M. Leon Tancer, MD 1997
• Raymond A. Lee, MD 1996
• George W. Morley, MD 1995
• John D. Thompson, MD 1994
• David H. Nichols, MD 1993
• Abe Mickal, MD 1992
• Roy T. Parker, MD 1990
• John I. Brewer, MD 1989
• C. Paul Hodgkinson, MD 1988
• Howard Ulfelder, MD 1987
• Joseph H. Pratt, MD 1986
• Richard E. Symmonds, MD 1985

2026 President’s Award Winner Cheryl B. Iglesia, MD, FACOG, FACS

The SGS President’s Award is presented annually to an Active SGS member in good standing who has provided long-term contributions to SGS.

The Award recognizes contributions to the Society’s mission, including mentorship.

Past President’s Award Recipients:

Cheryl B. Iglesia, MD, FACOG, FACS
Vivian Sung, MD 2025
Maureen Phipps, MD, MPH 2024
Beri Ridgeway, MD 2023
Marta Crispens, MD, MBA 2022
Mark D. Walters, MD 2021

2026 Distinguished Service Award Winner Annetta M. Madsen, MD

The SGS Distinguished Service Award is presented annually to an SGS member in good standing who has provided important contributions to the Society.

The selection is made by the Board of Directors and is based on scientific leadership, organizational or society service, and contributions to SGS, gynecologic surgery and/or surgical patient care.

This award is supported by the Thomas E. Nolan Fund.

Past Distinguished Service Award Recipients:

2026 – Annetta M. Madsen, MD
2025 – Kate Meriwether, MD
2024 – Dobie Giles, MD
2023 – Michael Heit, MD
2022 – Rebecca Rogers, MD
2021 – Cara Grimes, MD
2020 – Andrew Cassidenti, MD
2019 – Robert Gutman, MD
2018 – Kris Strohbehn, MD
2017 – Peter Jeppson, MD
2016 – B. Star Hampton, MD

2026 Rising Star Award Winner Nancy E. Ringel, MD

The SGS Rising Star Award is presented annually to an SGS Associate Member Post Fellowship in good standing to increase focus on associate members transitioning to full membership.

This award recognizes young talent and commitment to SGS during fellowship and post fellowship and highlights the important role of associate members as a pipeline for future SGS Active Membership.

Past Rising Star Award Recipients:

2026 – Nancy E. Ringel, MD
2025 – Julia Shinnick, MD
2024 – Jocelyn Fitzgerald, MD
2023 – Ankita Gupta, MD
2022 – Anne Sammarco, MD
2021 – Whitney Ross, MD
2020 – James Casey, MD
2019 – Annetta Madsen, MD

2026 Travel Award for Best Health Disparity Paper Winner Stephanie Asdell, MD

This award recognizes excellence in a manuscript that frames a health equity issue, affected populations, and how social, structural, or environmental mechanisms contribute to inequities, and offers insight that can advance health equity, inform interventions, guide future research, or otherwise contribute to improving outcomes for marginalized populations.

This award recognizes the first author of the most highly cited paper from an SGS Research engine or the Pelvic Anatomy Group (PAG) identified from publications over a one-year period using the number of citations reported by Scopus.