Honorary Award Recipients
The Honorary Award is the highest honor that the Association bestows. It is awarded annually to recognize outstanding contributions in either the humanities or sciences related to medicine and surgery and appropriate for recognition by the specialty of plastic surgery. The living recipient need not be a plastic surgeon or even a physician.
| 2020 Phillip G. Arnold, M.D. |
2019 Burton D. Brent, MD |
2018 Luis O. Vasconez, M.D. |
2017 Carolyn L. Kerrigan, M.D. |
| 2016 Fu Chan Wei, M.D. |
2015 Melvin Spira, M.D. |
2014 William P. Magee, Jr., M.D. |
2013 R. Barrett Noone, M.D. |
| 2012 Professor Jean-Michel Dubernard |
2011 Donald R. Laub, M.D. |
2010 Paul N. Manson, M.D. |
2009 Elvin G. Zook, M.D. |
| 2008 John F. Burke, M.D. |
2007 Stephen J. Mathes, M.D. |
2006 H. Bruce Williams, M.D. |
2005 Joseph G. McCarthy, M.D. |
| 2004 Robert Goldwyn, M.D. |
2003 Paul M. Weeks, M.D. |
2002 Greg Ganske, M.D. |
2001 Milton T. Edgerton, M.D. |
| 2000 Thomas E. Starzl, M.D. |
1999 Ian T. Jackson, M.D. |
1998 Carl R. Hartrampf, Jr., M.D. |
1997 Fernando Ortiz-Monasterio, M.D. |
| 1996 Robert A. Chase, M.D. |
1995 William K. Lindsay, M.D. |
1994 Maurice J. Jurkiewicz, M.D. |
1993 Judah Folkman, M.D. |
| 1992 N. Scott Adzick, M.D. |
1991 G. Ian Taylor, F.R.A.C.S., F.R.C.S. |
1989 Paul Tessier, M.D. |
1988 Robert M. McCormack, M.D. |
| 1984 Reed O. Dingman, M.D. |
1987 Ian A. McGregor, F.R.C.S. |
1986 J. William Littler, M.D. |
1985 Thomas Gibson, D.Sc., F.R.C.S. (Ed), F.R.C.S. (Glasg.) |
| 1983 Norman E. Shumway, M.D., Ph.D. |
1982 David W. Robinson, M.D. |
1981 D. Ralph Millard, Jr., M.D. |
1980 Harold E. Kleinert, M.D. |
| 1979 Harry J. Buncke, Jr., M.D. |
1978 Frank McDowell, M.D. |
1975 R. Clarke Fraser, Ph.D., M.D.C.M., F.R.C.S. |
1974 Truman G. Blocker, M.D. |
| 1973 Hayes E. Martin, M.D. |
1972 Jerome P. Webster, M.D. |
1971 Robert H. Ivy, M.D., D.D.S. |
1969 Joseph Edward Murray, M.D. |
| 1968 Sumner L. Koch, M.D. |
1967 James Barrett Brown, M.D. |
1966 Paul W. Brand, O.B.E., F.R.C.S. |
1965 Sir Ivan W. Magill, C.V.C., S.F.A.R.C.S. |
| 1964 Prof. Rupert E. Billingham, D.Sc., F.R.S. |
1962 Joseph Warkany, M.D. |
1960 Claude G. Guthrie, M.D. |
1959 Varaztad H. Kazanjian, D.M.D., M.D., C.M.G., D.SC. (Hon.) |
