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SSO 2025 Award Recipients
SSO is pleased to offer the following awards to each of the below recipients:Charles M. Balch, MD, Distinguished Service Award
Heidi Nelson, MD, FACS
Emeritus Professor and Chair
Department of Surgery
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
James Ewing Layperson's Award
Tania Stutman
Chairwoman, GIST Cancer Research Fund (GCRF)
Clinical Investigator Award Recipients
SSO Clinical Investigator Award ($50,000/year for two years)
Supported by a grant from the SSO Research and Education Fund
Emily Keung, MD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Lisa Kurtz Luciano Appendix Cancer and Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Clinical Investigator Award ($50,000/year for two years)
Supported by a grant from ACPMP
Oliver Eng, MD
University of California, Irvine
Supported by a grant from ACPMP
Oliver Eng, MD
University of California, Irvine
Young Investigator Award Recipients
SSO Young Investigator Award ($25,000 for one year)
Supported by a grant from the SSO Research and Education Fund
Roheena Panni, MD, MPHS
Washington University in Saint Louis
SSO Young Investigator Award ($25,000 for one year)
Supported by a grant from the SSO Research and Education Fund
Roheena Panni, MD, MPHS
Washington University in Saint Louis
SSO Young Investigator Award-Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei ($25,000 for one year)
Supported by a grant from ACPMP
Kimberly Kopecky, MD, MSCI
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Supported by a grant from ACPMP
Kimberly Kopecky, MD, MSCI
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Harvey Baker Traveling Fellow Award
Mark Antkowiak
Single Cell Transcriptomics Identifies Distinct Gene Expression Programs in SDH-deficient GIST
Dale Han, MD, Memorial Award
Sponsorship from Sentinel Node Oncology Foundation
Sophie E. Orme, MBBS
Surrogate Endpoints for Clinical Trial Design in Early-Stage Primary Cutaneous Melanoma Staged with Sentinel Node Biopsy: an International, Multicenter Cohort Study
Alexandra Gustafson
Adoptive Cell Transfer of Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes for Metastatic Acral Lentiginous Melanoma
Annual Resident/Fellow Essay Awards
Basic Science
Awarded Live during Annual Business Meeting
Clinical Research
Awarded Live during Annual Business Meeting
Mark Antkowiak
Single Cell Transcriptomics Identifies Distinct Gene Expression Programs in SDH-deficient GIST
Dale Han, MD, Memorial Award
Sponsorship from Sentinel Node Oncology Foundation
Sophie E. Orme, MBBS
Surrogate Endpoints for Clinical Trial Design in Early-Stage Primary Cutaneous Melanoma Staged with Sentinel Node Biopsy: an International, Multicenter Cohort Study
Alexandra Gustafson
Adoptive Cell Transfer of Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes for Metastatic Acral Lentiginous Melanoma
Annual Resident/Fellow Essay Awards
Basic Science
Awarded Live during Annual Business Meeting
Clinical Research
Awarded Live during Annual Business Meeting
SSO Top-Rated Podium Awards
Javier Bravo
Visualization of primary and metastatic medullary thyroid cancer in an orthotopic mouse model using a fluorescent humanized anti-CEA antibody
Massimo Ferrucci, MD, PhD
Clinical Management and Oncological Outcomes of Pure Pleomorphic and Florid Lobular Carcinoma in Situ of the Breast: Results from the MultiLCIS Study
Amudhan Kannan, MD
Incorporating Cyst Fluid Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) into the Management Algorithm is the More Cost-Effective Strategy Compared to the Kyoto Guidelines in Predicting Advanced IPMNs in Patients with Worrisome Features
Carolina M. Larrain, MD
Mutational landscape of gastric cancer in Black patients
Garrett M. Nash, MD
Appendiceal Cohort analysis from the Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy After Cytoreductive Surgery for Peritoneal Metastasis (ICARuS) clinical trial
Arsha Ostowari
International Multi-Institutional Validation Study of Novel Deep Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Model to Predict Risk of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis in Gastric Cancer
Shaina Sedighim
Deep Machine Learning Model for Accurate Quantification of Treatment Response in Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
Neha Shafique, MD
Single-dose Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab in Resectable Metastatic Melanoma
Beatrice J. Sun, MD
Using Circulating Tumor DNA to Monitor Sarcoma Treatment and Recurrence
Javier Bravo
Visualization of primary and metastatic medullary thyroid cancer in an orthotopic mouse model using a fluorescent humanized anti-CEA antibody
Massimo Ferrucci, MD, PhD
Clinical Management and Oncological Outcomes of Pure Pleomorphic and Florid Lobular Carcinoma in Situ of the Breast: Results from the MultiLCIS Study
Amudhan Kannan, MD
Incorporating Cyst Fluid Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) into the Management Algorithm is the More Cost-Effective Strategy Compared to the Kyoto Guidelines in Predicting Advanced IPMNs in Patients with Worrisome Features
Carolina M. Larrain, MD
Mutational landscape of gastric cancer in Black patients
Garrett M. Nash, MD
Appendiceal Cohort analysis from the Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy After Cytoreductive Surgery for Peritoneal Metastasis (ICARuS) clinical trial
Arsha Ostowari
International Multi-Institutional Validation Study of Novel Deep Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Model to Predict Risk of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis in Gastric Cancer
Shaina Sedighim
Deep Machine Learning Model for Accurate Quantification of Treatment Response in Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
Neha Shafique, MD
Single-dose Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab in Resectable Metastatic Melanoma
Beatrice J. Sun, MD
Using Circulating Tumor DNA to Monitor Sarcoma Treatment and Recurrence
SSO Top-Rated Poster Awards
Emma Bradley, MD
Health Literacy and Surgical Treatment of Breast Cancer
Natalie Gaughan, MD
Closing the Gap: A longitudinal review of the trends of gender representation in the Society of Surgical Oncology committee membership and annual meeting presenters from 2010 to 2023
Leah Hendrick, MD
Investigation of patient-derived organoid models as a system to study individualized therapy for colorectal cancer
Faisal S. Jehan, MD, FICS
Mediastinalization of the Gastric Conduit by Pleural Closure in Robotic Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy: Short-Term Quality of Life Assessment
Marc D. Moncrieff, MD, FRCS(Plast.)
Impact of Timing of Sentinel Node Biopsy After Diagnosis on Disease Progression, Metastatic Tumor Burden and Survival Outcomes in Melanoma: Implications for Adjuvant Systemic Therapy
Tiago Ribeiro, MD
Predicting days at home after gastrointestinal cancer surgery: Model development and internal validation
Christopher Sherry, DO
Neutrophil Infiltration in the Peritoneal Tissue Microenvironment in Carcinomatosis
Grace Thompson, MD
Age-Associated Alterations in Cytokine and Extracellular Matrix Remodeling in the Papillary Thyroid Cancer Tumor Microenvironment
Aparna Vancheswaran, MD
Defining the Role of Systemic Immunotherapy for Clear Cell Sarcoma
Gregor Werba, MD
Genome-Derived Classification Signature of Pancreatic Acinar Cell Carcinoma Reveals Association with KRAS Wildtype Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Emma Bradley, MD
Health Literacy and Surgical Treatment of Breast Cancer
Natalie Gaughan, MD
Closing the Gap: A longitudinal review of the trends of gender representation in the Society of Surgical Oncology committee membership and annual meeting presenters from 2010 to 2023
Leah Hendrick, MD
Investigation of patient-derived organoid models as a system to study individualized therapy for colorectal cancer
Faisal S. Jehan, MD, FICS
Mediastinalization of the Gastric Conduit by Pleural Closure in Robotic Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy: Short-Term Quality of Life Assessment
Marc D. Moncrieff, MD, FRCS(Plast.)
Impact of Timing of Sentinel Node Biopsy After Diagnosis on Disease Progression, Metastatic Tumor Burden and Survival Outcomes in Melanoma: Implications for Adjuvant Systemic Therapy
Tiago Ribeiro, MD
Predicting days at home after gastrointestinal cancer surgery: Model development and internal validation
Christopher Sherry, DO
Neutrophil Infiltration in the Peritoneal Tissue Microenvironment in Carcinomatosis
Grace Thompson, MD
Age-Associated Alterations in Cytokine and Extracellular Matrix Remodeling in the Papillary Thyroid Cancer Tumor Microenvironment
Aparna Vancheswaran, MD
Defining the Role of Systemic Immunotherapy for Clear Cell Sarcoma
Gregor Werba, MD
Genome-Derived Classification Signature of Pancreatic Acinar Cell Carcinoma Reveals Association with KRAS Wildtype Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma