The American College of Gastroenterology has named the winners of its nine awards for 2026 during its award ceremony on Oct. 10.
Here are the ACG’s award winners for 2026:
- The Berk/Fise Clinical Achievement Award: Joseph Murray, MD.
- Community Service Award: Jean Fox, MD.
- Distinguished Mentorship and Teaching Award: Guilherme Macedo, MD, PhD, and Kathryn Peterson, MD.
- Distinguished NP/PA Teaching Award: Lenore Lamanna, RN, EdD.
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award: Lubna Kamani, MD.
- International Leadership Award: Anita Afzali, MD, and David Fleischer, MD.
- Master of the American College of Gastroenterology: Maurice Cerulli, MD; Immanuel Ho, MD; Costas Kefalas, MD; Paul Kwo, MD; Satish Rao, MD, PhD; David Rubin, MD; and John Saltzman, MD.
- NP/PA Award for Clinical Excellence: Sandip Sall, DNP.
- Samuel S. Weiss Award: Carol Burke, MD.
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