Memorial Recognition

Established in 2002, the Memorial Recognition serves as a posthumous tribute to a creative and devoted physician, sonographer, research scientist, or other member or nonmember who has contributed to the field of ultrasound in medicine. Honorees are recognized at the AIUM Annual Meeting.

2022  Khaled Sakhel, MD, FACOG, FACS, FAIUM
2021  Michel Claudon, MD, FAIUM (hon)
2021  Elias Kazam, MD
2021  L. E. Schnitzer, BA, RT, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
2018  William Lindley Diacon, MD, RDMS, FAIUM
2018  LeRoy Kopel, MS
2018  Juergen Karl Willmann, MD

Previous Awardees

Robert Apfel, PhD
Martin Buchalter, PhD
Peter Grannum, MD
Andrew Wayne Helfgott, MD, MHA, CPE
Anna S. Lev-Toaff, MD, FAIUM, FACR
George Ludwig, MD
Stephen M. McLaughlin, BS, RT, RDMS, FSDMS
Arnold Medaris, MD
Carol A. Mittelstaedt, MD, FAIUM
Heidi Patriquin, MD
Bhaskara K. Rao, MD, MS
Harold Schulman, MD

Presidential Recognition Award

Presidential Recognition Awards honor individuals who have worked closely with the AIUM President to further the society’s mission and vision. 

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Honorary Fellow Award

The Honorary Fellow Award bestows an honorary membership upon those individuals who have contributed significantly to the field of ultrasound and in most cases whose primary residence is outside of North America. 

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Memorial Hall of Fame

The Memorial Hall of Fame serves as a posthumous tribute to a creative and devoted physician, sonographer, research scientist, or other individual who has been an active member of the AIUM as an officer, Board of Governors member, award recipient, JUM editor or deputy editor, or committee/COP leader and contributed to the field of ultrasound in medicine. 

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Memorial Recognition

The Memorial Recognition serves as a posthumous tribute to a creative and devoted physician, sonographer, research scientist, or other member or nonmember who has contributed to the field of ultrasound in medicine. 

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