SAGES Education & Research Foundation
To advance laparoscopic, endoscopic and other minimal access surgical methods
SAGES Education & Research Foundation
11300 West Olympic Blvd.
Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: 310.437.0544 x 114
Fax: 310.437.0585
E-mail: foundation@sages.org
Copyright 2007 Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Fourth Annual SAGES Foundation Awards Luncheon
The 2010 Awards Luncheon benefiting the SAGES Education & Research Foundation was a huge success, filling the banquet room with more than 200 guests and some very inspiring moments from the honorees. The 2010 awards luncheon raised $40,000 for surgical research and education! In total, the awards luncheon has helped raise over $130,000 to benefit future minimally invasive research and educational opportunities. For this, we simply cannot thank our supporters enough!
Congratulations once again to the 2010 Award Recipients:
Berci Lifetime Achievement Award- Jacques Marescaux, MD
Distinguished Service Award- Nathaniel Soper, MD
Young Researcher Award- Vivian Strong, MD
Researcher in Training Award- Vivian Strong, MD
Karl Storz/IRCAD Fellowship Award- Basil Yurcisin, MD
Jeffrey L. Ponsky Master Educator Award- Carol Scott-Conner, MD
Gerald Marks Rectal Cancer Award- Bastiaan Klarenbeek, MD
Excellence in Clinical Care Award- Paul Hansen, MD
On behalf of the SAGES Foundation, we would like to thank those companies whp generously supported the 2010
Awards Luncheon:
We hope you enjoyed the luncheon as much as we did and look forward to celebrating the achievements of your colleagues again next year!