ACG offers 33 awards in a variety of areas for outstanding abstract submissions. Among these awards, 17 are available only to trainees, while the remaining awards are available to both ACG members and non-members. Each award carries with it a grant of $1,000 and the recipients are encouraged to use the stipend to cover the cost of travel and lodging to present their paper/poster at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting
ACG Auxiliary Awards
These two awards are presented by the Auxiliary to the best scientific papers submitted by physicians-in-training or by a Fellow/Member of the College. The award recipients are selected by the Educational Affairs Committee.
2011 Recipients:
Effect of Vitamin E and Alfa Lipoic Acid (ALA) in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Randomized, Placebo Controlled Open Label Prospective Clinical Trial – VAIN Trial
P. Patrick Basu, MD, FACG, Nethya Krishnaswamy, MD, Thankam Nair, MD, Niraj James Shah, MD, Sakina Farhat, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Forest Hills, NY; Northshore Forest Hills Hospital, Forest Hills, NY
Correlation Between EUS and Histopathology in 50 Patients Undergoing Total Pancreatectomy (TP) with Islet Autotransplantation (IAT) for Minimal Change Chronic Pancreatitis (MCCP)
Jose Vega-Peralta, MD, Carlos Manivel, MD, Rajeev Attam, MD, Mustafa Arain, MD, James Mallery, MD, David Radosevich, RN, PhD, Firas Khamis, MD, Melena Bellin, MD, Srinath Chinnakotla, MD, Ty Dunn, MD, Aasma Shaukat, MD, Gregory Beilman, MD, David Sutherland, MD, Martin Freeman, MD, FACG, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
ACG Governors Awards for Excellence in Clinical Research
These five awards, supported by the ACG Board of Governors, are given to the best papers as determined by the ACG Educational Affairs Committee from all abstracts submitted.
2011 Recipients:
A Prospective Study of Aspirin, Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Use and Risk of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Ashwin Ananthakrishnan, MD, MPH, Leslie Higuchi, MD, MPH, Edward Huang, MD, MPH, Hamed Khalili, MD, James Richter, MD, Charles Fuchs, MD, MPH, Andrew Chan, MD, MPH, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Diagnostic Utility of Major Basic Protein and Eotaxin-3 Staining in the Esophageal Epithelium for Differentiation of Eosinophilic Esophagitis from Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Evan Dellon, MD, MPH, Xiaoxin Chen, MD, PhD, C. Miller, MD, PhD, John Woosley, MD, PhD, Nicholas Shaheen, MD, FACG, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC
Long Term Follow-up of Colonoscopic Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT) for Recurrent C. difficile Infection (RCDI)
Mark Mellow, MD, Amy Kanatzar, MD, Lawrence Brandt, MD, MACG, Olga Aroniadis, MD, Colleen Kelly, MD, Tina Park, MD, Neil Stollman, MD, Faith Rohlke, MD, Christina Surawicz, MD, FACG, INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK; Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Brown University, Providence, RI; Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Oakland, CA; University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Novel Diagnostic Strategies for the Evaluation of Helicobacter pylori and Functional Dyspepsia Using Multiplex PCR Testing
Rudra Rai, MD, FACG, Metul Shah, MD, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD; Gastro Center of Maryland, Columbia, MD
Clinical Features and Survival in Refractory Celiac Disease: Preliminary Report from a Multinational Collaborative Study
Alberto Rubio-Tapia, MD, Georgia Malamut, MD, Wieke Verbeek, MD, PhD, Daniel Leffler, MD, Sonia Niveloni, MD, Carolina Arguelles-Grande, MD, Joseph Murray, MD, Ciaran Kelly, MD, Julio Bai, MD, Peter Green, MD, Severin Daum, MD, Chris Mulder, MD, Christophe Cellier, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France; VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA; Hospital Dr. Carlos Bonorino Udaondo, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; Charite University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
ACG IBD Awards
These five awards are given to the best papers by fellows in the Inflammatory Bowel Disease category as determined by the ACG Educational Affairs Committee from all abstracts submitted for the ACG Annual Meeting.
2011 Recipients:
Genetic Predictors of Crohn’s Disease of the Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis
Bassel Al-Lahham, MD, Jean-Paul Achkar, MD, FACG, Rocio Lopez, MS, MPH, Nancy Rebert, BS, Keyonna Smith, BS, Bret Lashner, MD, MPH, FACG, Bo Shen, MD, FACG, Digestive Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Long Term Effectiveness and Tolerability of Allopurinol and Thiopurine Combination Therapy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Frank Hoentjen, MD, PhD, Margien Seinen, MD, David Rubin, MD, FACG, Nanne de Boer, MD, PhD, Laura Harrell, MD, Gerd Bouma, MD, PhD, Chris Mulder, MD, PhD, Adriaan van Bodegraven, MD, PhD, Stephen Hanauer, MD, FACG, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Prognostic Factors for Post-Surgical Complications in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Novel Predictive Score
Andres Yarur, MD, Daniel Sussman, MD, MSPH, Amar Deshpande, MD, Steven Rueda, BS, Mark Salem, BS, Mario Rueda, MD, David Pechman, BS, Maria Abreu, MD, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL; University of Arkansas Medical Science, Little Rock, AR
Pouchitis and Other Pouch Dysfunction Syndromes after Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis for Ulcerative Colitis or Indeterminate Colitis: A Population-Based Study
Rohit Singhania, MBBS, SM, Darrell Pardi, MD, William Tremaine, MD, Sunanda Kane, MD, David Bruining, MD, William Sandborn, MD, Patricia Kammer, CCRP, W. Scott Harmsen, MS, Alan Zinsmeister, PhD, Edward Loftus, MD, St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Geographic Variations and Risk of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Results from Two Large Prospective Cohorts
Hamed Khalili, MD, Leslie Higuchi, MD, MPH, Edward Huang, MD, MPH, Ashwin Ananthakrishnan, MD, MPH, James Richter, MD, Charles Fuchs, MD, MPH, Andrew Chan, MD, MPH, Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
ACG International Award
The ACG International Award is presented to one recipient selected from oral papers on the basis of abstracts submitted in any category. The primary author must not be based in or be a citizen of the U.S. or Canada and all work must have been performed outside the U.S. and Canada. The award recipient is chosen by the ACG Educational Affairs Committee.
2011 Recipient:
A Retrograde-Viewing Device Improves Adenoma Detection Rate in Colonoscopies for Surveillance and Diagnostic Workup
Peter Siersema, MD, PhD, FACG, Amit Rastogi, MD, Anke Leufkens, MD, Paul Akerman, MD, FACG, Kassem Azzouzi, MD, Richard Rothstein, MD, FACG, Frank Vleggaar, MD, Alessandro Repici, MD, Giacomo Rando, MD, Patrick Okolo, MD, MPH, Olivier Dewit, MD, Ana Ignjatovic, MD, Elizabeth Odstrcil, MD, James East, MD, Pierre Deprez, MD, PhD, Brian Saunders, MD, MB, Anthony Kalloo, MD, FACG, Bradley Creel, MD, Vikas Singh, MD, Anne Marie Lennon, MD, PhD, Daniel DeMarco, MD, FACG, University Medical Center, Utrecht, Netherlands; Kansas City VAMC, Kansas City, MO; Bayside Endoscopy Center, Providence, RI; Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium; Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH; Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Milan, Italy; Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; St. Mark’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
ACG Lawlor Resident Award
The ACG Lawlor Resident Award is presented annually in memory of the late Edward Lawlor, an executive of SmithKline & French, who had a distinguished career of outstanding contributions to the ACG and the gastroenterology community at large. The recipient is selected on the basis of abstracts submitted by residents-in-training. Abstracts should relate to clinical or research oriented work in the field of gastroenterology. The recipient is chosen by the Educational Affairs Committee subject to approval by the Board of Trustees.
2011 Recipient:
T-Cell Lymphomas in the Era of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF-α) Inhibition: A Review of the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FDA AERS). Results of the REFURBISH Study
Parakkal Deepak, MD, Humberto Sifuentes, MD, Muhammed Sherid, MD, Yama Sadozai, MD, Eli Ehrenpreis, MD, University of Chicago (North Shore), Chicago, IL; University of Illinois at Chicago (St. Francis Hospital), Evanston, IL; NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL
ACG Obesity Award
The ACG Obesity Award is given to the best paper related to original clinical or basic science oriented work in the area of obesity as it impacts gastrointestinal diseases or treatments. The recipient is selected by the ACG Educational Affairs Committee from all abstracts submitted.
2011 Recipient:
The Effect of BMI on Common GI Procedures: Preliminary Data of a Large Prospective Observational Study
Manasi Agrawal, MBBS, Rabin Rahmani, MD, Chaya Levine, MS, Ava Anklesaria, MD, Sushma Venugopal, MD, Kiran Nakkala, MD, Ira Mayer, MD, Yuriy Tsirlin, MD, Jianjun Li, MD, Kadirawelpillai Iswara, MD, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
ACG Naomi Nakao Gender-Based Research Award
This award, presented in conjunction with the ACG’s Women in Gastroenterology Committee and supported by Naomi Nakao, MD, ScD, FACG, is given to the best paper related to identifiying gender-based differences in gastrointestinal diseases as determined by the ACG Educational Affairs Committee from all abstracts submitted.
2011 Recipient:
The Prevalence of Elevated Aminotransferases in the United States: NHANES 1999-2008
Steven Scaglione, MD, Guichan Cao, MS, Anjana Pillai, MD, Ramon Durazo, PhD, Amy Luke, PhD, Loyola University Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Maywood, IL, Loyola University Department of Preventive Medicine, Maywood, IL
ACG Radhika Srinivasan Gender-Based Research Award
This award, presented in conjunction with the ACG’s Women in Gastroenterology Committee, is named in honor of Radhika Srinivasan, MD, MACG, and is given to the best paper related to identifiying gender-based differences in gastrointestinal diseases as determined by the ACG Educational Affairs Committee from all abstracts submitted.
2011 Recipient:
Adenoma Detection Rate in Average Risk Women
Sasha Taleban, MD, Wesley Wu, MMS, Nnenna Okpara, MS, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI, Women and Infants Hospital/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
ACG/AstraZeneca Clinical Vignette Awards
These two awards, supported by AstraZeneca, LP, are given to the best posters in the Clinical Vignettes Section as determined by the ACG Educational Affairs Committee from all abstracts submitted for the ACG Annual Meeting.
2011 Recipients:
Donor-derived Malignancy in a Liver Transplant Recipient
Brian Kim, MD, Tinsay Woreta, MD, MPH, Po-Hung Chen, MD, Berkeley Limketkai, MD, Andrew Singer, MD, PhD, Andrew Cameron, MD, PhD, Nabil Dagher, MD, Ahmet Gurakar, MD, Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Microscopic Gastrointestinal Involvement Due to Metastatic Breast Cancer, 18 Years After Mastectomy
Vikram Kotwal, MD, Melchor Demetria, MD, Bashar Attar, MD, FACG, Krzysztof Pierko, MD, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
ACG/AstraZeneca Fellow Awards
The ACG/AstraZeneca Fellow Awards are designated to the 10 best abstracts submitted by fellows-in-training, and are selected based on scientific merit. Winning papers are selected by the Educational Affairs Committee. The American College of Gastroenterology wishes to express its appreciation to AstraZeneca, LP, for its generous support, which makes possible the ACG/AstraZeneca Fellow Awards.
2011 Recipients:
Chronic Vestibular Dysfunction: An Unappreciated Cause of Chronic Nausea and Vomiting
Tanya Evans, MD, Lawrence Schiller, MD, FACG, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Quality of Colonoscopy Depends on the Quality of the Endoscopist
Erin Thackeray, MD, Jithinraj Edakkanambeth Varayil, MD, Michael Szewczynski, BA, Felicity Enders, MD, Wallapak Tavanapong, MD, Jung Hwan Oh, MD, Johnny Wong, MD, Petrus de Groen, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Iowa State University, Ames, IA; University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Is Ablation Needed after Endoscopic Mucosal Resection in Short Segment Barrett’s Esophagus
Jianmin Tian, MD, MSPH, Gang Sun, MD, Emmanuel Gorospe, MD, MPH, Ganapathy Prasad, MD, MS, Lori Lutzke, RN, Kenneth Wang, MD, FACG, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
Natural History of Children with Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) Transitioning to Adulthood
Paul Menard-Katcher, MD, Katie Marks, MD, Chris Liacouras, MD, Jonathan Spergel, MD, Yu-Xiao Yang, MD, Gary Falk, MD, FACG, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Higher Prevalence and More Severe Coronary Artery Disease in HCV Infected Patients: A Case Control Study
Sanjaya Satapathy, MD, Yun Kim, MD, Ashish Kataria, MD, Arash Shifteh, MD, Rohan Bhansali, MD, Maurice Cerulli, MD, David Bernstein, MD, Hofstra North Shore – LIJ School of Medicine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY; Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY
Indwelling Peritoneal Drains Increase the Risk of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) in Cirrhotic Patients with Refractory Ascites
Arvin Bhatia, MD, Priya Kathpalia, MD, Suzanne Robertazzi, APN, Gregory Lam, MD, Joseph Ahn, MD, Stanley Martin Cohen, MD, Amy Luke, PhD, Anjana Pillai, MD, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
Evaluation of Capsule Endoscopy Referrals for Anemia: Is the Diagnosis of Iron Deficiency Anemia Correctly Made?
Heather Figurelli, DO, Igor Naryzhyny, DO, Mahreen Majid, MD, Hymie Kavin, MD, FACG, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
Increasing Hospitalizations from Ischemic Colitis for the Years 2001-2009: A Nationwide Analysis
Maneesh Dave, MBBS, MPH, Rupa Thacker, MBBS, Sonia Sharma, BSc, Ankit Rathod, MBBS, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, Childrens Hospital of Michigan, DMC, Detroit, MI, Kasturba Medical College International Center, Manipal, Karnatka, India
A Prospective Study Evaluating the Effect of BMI on Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy
Ava Anklesaria, MD, Sushma Venugopal, MD, Chaya Levine, BS, Murali Pagala, Phd, Manasi Agrawal, MBBS, Jianjun Li, MD, Kadirawelpillai Iswara, MD, Rabin Rahmani, MD, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
Mathematical Modeling Results in Improved Diagnosis of Gastric Emptying Abnormalities
Humberto Sifuentes, MD, Deepak Parakkal, MD, Eli Ehrenpreis, MD, Gastroenterology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Highland Park, IL
ACG/Olympus CRC Prevention Awards
As part of the ACG Colorectal Cancer Action Plan, the abstract submission category of “Colorectal Cancer Prevention” was added for presentation at the Annual Meeting. The winners of this award were judged by the Educational Affairs Committee, with input from the Colorectal Cancer Prevention Scoring Subcommittee, as the top four submissions in this category. These awards are supported by Olympus.
2011 Recipients:
Colorectal Cancer Trends in Arkansas Over 10 Years: 1998-2007
Abhishek Agarwal, MD, Shyam Dang, MD, Meghana Bansal, MD, Farshad Aduli, MD, Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Endoscopic Quality Improvement Program (EQUIP) Results in Improved Detection of Colorectal Adenomas
Susan Coe, MD, Colleen Thomas, MS, Nancy Diehl, BS, Michael Wallace, MD, MPH, FACG, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Decreased Risk of Colorectal Cancer after Colonoscopy Compared with Flexible Sigmoidosocpy or No Lower Endoscopy Among Older Patients in United States, 1998-2005
Yize Wang, MD, John Cangemi, MD, FACG, Edward Loftus, MD, FACG, Michael Picco, MD, FACG, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Increased Frequency of Proximal Colon Cancer Among Non-Hispanic Black, Females, and Patients Over Age 60 and Older
Micheal Tadros, MD, MPH, Helen Swede, PhD, Joseph Anderson, MD, Jane Ungemack, MD, PhD, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT
