Awards

AAPPS Achievement Award

(formerly known as the Clinician of the Year)

Nominees for this award:

  1. The nominee completed fellowship training in pediatric plastic surgery, including craniofacial, pediatric plastic surgery, or hand surgery.
  2. The nominee’s clinical practice has focused on an aspect of pediatric plastic surgery.
  3. Considerations include contributions that advance clinical practice, advocacy for pediatric patients, and leadership in pediatric-focused surgical education.

History of Clinician of the Year Awards

2025
Saturday, October 11

New Orleans
Jack Yu, MD
“Single Suture Craniosynostosis-Indication for Cranial Expansion”
2024
Saturday, September 28

Hilton Bayfront San Diego
Mark Urata, MD, DDS
2023
Saturday, October 28

Hilton Austin, Texas
Bruce S. Bauer, MD, FACS, FAAP
2022
Saturday, October 29

Westin Boston
John Meara, MD
2020–2021
No Meetings
2019
Monday, September 30

Hilton San Diego
William Hoffman, MD
2018
Monday, October 1

Sheraton Grand, Chicago
Arun Gosain, MD
2017
Monday, October 9

Hilton Orlando, Florida
Guest Speaker: Leonard Furlow, MD
2016
Monday, September 26

Marriott Los Angeles at LA Live
John Reinisch, MD
2015 – Monday, October 19, 2015
Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel
Dr. Joseph Upton
2014 – Monday October 13
Sheraton Chicago
Dr. Thomas Naidich
2013 – Monday, October 14
Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel
Michael Bentz, MD
"Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Global Health, and Residency Education"
2012
Monday, October 29

Sheraton New Orleans Hotel
Featured Speakers: Dr. Alexander Campbell and Dr. Carolina Restrepo
Premium Care Plastic Surgery
"Comprehensive Surgical Care in the Developing World: A Reproducible Model for Excellence and Sustainability."
2011
Monday, September 26

Hyatt Regency Denver
Featured Speaker: Dr. Sarah Stein, University of Chicago
"Update on Congenital Nevi, the Pediatric Dermatologist's Perspective"
2010
Saturday, October 2

William Magee, MD
"Overseas Plastic Surgery Missions: Our Legacy."
2009
Saturday, October 24

Seattle, WA
Cassandra Aspinall
"Burden of Care" for the families of children with congenital craniofacial anomalies."
2008
Sunday, November 2

Chicago, IL
Neurodevelopmental Findings in Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis
2007
Sunday, Oct. 28

Baltimore
James B. Thomas
Medtronic
History and Science of rhBMP-2 technology

Best Paper Award

Best Paper Awards

From pediatric papers published in plastic surgery journals, the Executive Committee selected:

2024
Nonsedated Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Visualization of the Velopharynx in the Pediatric Population

Kotlarek KJ, Sitzman TJ, Williams JL, Perry JL.
Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2023;60(2):249–252.
https://doi.org/10.1177/10556656211057361
2023
Poverty and Risk of Cleft Lip and Palate: An Analysis of United States Birth Data

Vu GH et al.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022;149(1):169–182.
https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000008636