In 2007, the Society of Neurological Surgeons established the H. Richard Winn, M.D. Prize. The purpose of this international award is to encourage research in the neurosciences and to recognize outstanding, continuous commitment to research in the neurosciences by a neurological surgeon.
Since its inception, each year a distinguished neurosurgical clinician investigator has been recognized, and asked to give the Winn Prize Lecture, summarizing their work during the annual meeting of the SNS. A cash prize, a bound edition of the winner’s published scientific papers, and a gold medal are presented to the award recipient. The award is the highest scientific honor the SNS can bestow on a neurosurgeon. Dr. Winn’s family, friends, former patients, and neurosurgical colleagues initiated development of the endowment corpus for this award.
| 2008 |
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Tae Sung Park, MD - Cerebral Microvascular Injury in the Neonate and Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy for Spastic Cerebral Palsy |
| 2009 |
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Mitchel S. Berger, MD - Impacting Outcome for Patients with Gliomas: A Convergence of Thoughts and Practice |
| 2010 |
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Andres M. Lozano, MD, PhD - Tuning the Circuits in the Brain to Improve Function |
| 2011 |
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J. Marc Simard, MD, PhD - SUR1—Promising Molecular Target in CNS Ischemia and Trauma |
| 2012 |
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Robert M. Friedlander, MD - Role of Caspase Cell Death Pathways in Neurological Diseases |
| 2013 |
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Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD - Repair and Regeneration of the Injured Spinal Cord: From Molecule to Man |
| 2014 |
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Matthew A. Howard, III, MD - Neurosurgery Research: Creativity, Adaptability, and Survival |
| 2015 |
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Ian Pollack, MD - Molecular Markers and Molecularly Targeted Therapies for Childhood Brain Tumors |
| 2016 |
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E. Sander Connolly, Jr. MD - Neuroinflamination and the evolving pharmacotherapy of acute stroke. |
| 2017 |
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Gary K. Steinberg, MD, Phd - A Lifelong Quest to Understand and treat cerebrovascular disease |
| 2018 |
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John Sampson, MD - Brain Tumor Immunotherapy: Turning Money into Knowledge and Knowledge to Money |
| 2019 |
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Michael D. Taylor, MD - Pediatric Brain tumors in the Molecular Era |
| 2020-2021 |
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Murat Gunel, MD |
| 2022 |
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Frederick F. Lang, MD - Evolution of Biological Therapies in the Pursuit of the Elusive Cure for Glioblastoma |
| 2023 |
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Edward F. Chang, MD, - Deciphering the Neural Code of Speech |
| 2024 |
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Linda M. Liau, MD, PhD, MBA - Brain Tumor Immunotherapy: From Discovery Science to Clinical Translation |