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2025 Award Winners

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ASPEN congratulates our 2025 award winners!

ASPEN recognizes and presents awards to members who have contributed to the field by showcasing exceptional expertise in clinical practice, education, and advocacy. The accomplishments of those selected for an award improved the quality and efficacy of the profession and their actions provide a positive example for healthcare professionals. Each award is given annually and recipients are recognized at the ASPEN Nutrition Science & Practice Conference.

See Travel Award and Abstract Winners

ASPEN Champion Award

Gil Hardy PhD, FRSC, FASPEN

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ASPEN Fellows

Ruba A. Abdelhadi MD, CPNS, FASPEN

Phil Ayers BS, PharmD, BCNSP, FASHP, FASPEN

Patricia J. Becker MS, RDN, CSP, FAND, FASPEN

Sara Bonnes MD, FACP, FASPEN

Patricia M. Byers MD, FACS, FASPEN

Sarah Cogle PharmD, BCCCP, BCNSP, FCCM, FASPEN

Hassan S. Dashti PhD, RD, FASPEN

Diana Mager PhD, MSc, RD, FASPEN

Carolyn Newberry MD, PNS, FASPEN

Laurie Reyen RN, MN, CNSC, FASPEN

Specialty Awards

Patricia M. Byers MD, FACS, FASPEN

Barney Sellers Public Policy & Advocacy Award

Kristen M. Roberts PhD, RD, CNSC, FASPEN, FAND

Excellence in Nutrition Support Education Award

Tom Jaksic MD, PhD, FASPEN

George Blackburn Research Mentorship Award

Douglas G. Burrin PhD

Jonathan E. Rhoads Lecturer Award

Jayme Scali

Lyn Howard Nutrition Support Consumer Advocacy Award

Carla Prado PhD, RD, FCAHS

Stanley J. Dudrick Research Scholar Award

Gail A.M. Cresci PhD, MS, RD, LD, FASPEN

Peggi Guenter Excellence in Clinical Practice Award

Paul Wischmeyer MD, FASPEN, FCCM

Bruce R. Bistrian Nutrition Mentorship Award

Angela L. Bingham PharmD, BCPS, BCNSP, BCCCP, FASPEN, FCCP, FASHP, FCCM

Stanley Serlick Award

Children’s Mercy Kansas City Intestinal Rehabilitation Team

Clinical Nutrition Team of Distinction Award

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Option Care Health

Clinical Nutrition Team of Distinction Award

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Distinguished Nutrition Support Awards

Christan Bury MS, RD, LD, CNSC

Distinguished Nutrition Support Dietitian Service Award

Mary S. McCarthy PhD, RN, CNSC, FASPEN, FAAN

Distinguished Nutrition Support Nurse Service Award

Ruba A. Abdelhadi MD, CPNS, FASPEN

Distinguished Nutrition Support Physician Service Award

Eliza Mei Perez Francisco MD, FPAFP, FPCMNP, FASPEN

Distinguished Nutrition Support International Service Award

Renee Walker MS, RD, LD, CNSC, FAND, FASPEN

Distinguished Nutrition Support Clinician, Advanced Clinical Practice Award

New Practitioner Awards

Michael Owen-Michaane MD, MA, CNSC

Medical Practice Section

Elena Stoyanova MSN, RN

Nutrition Support Nurses Section

Trainee Awards

Raheema Damani

Tomonori Narita MD

Gulisudumu Maitiabula PhD

Patricia Anthony Future Leaders Award

Matthew Ewy MD, RD, CNSC

Foundation Grant Recipients

Richard Jacobson MD

$25,000 Baxter Grant for Parenteral Nutrition Research

Ting Ting Fu MD

$25,000 Abbott Nutrition Research Grant

Brandon M. Kistler PhD, RD

$25,000 Nestle Nutrition Institute, Maurice Shils Enteral Nutrition Grant

Melissa K. Thoene MS, PhD, RD

$25,000 Mead Johnson Nutrition Research Grant

Sung-Min Cho DO, MHS

$20,000 C. Richard Fleming Grant/Daniel H. Teitelbaum Grant

Harry M. Vars Award Candidates

Daffne B. Baldwin MNC

Kaitlyn Daff MA, RD, LDN

Promising Investigator Award Recipient

Gabriela de Oliveira Lemos MD

Mirielle L. Pauline PhD, BSc

Promising Investigator Award Recipient

Lizl Veldsman RD, M Nutr, BSc Dietetics

Harry M. Vars Award Recipient

Global PN Fellowship

Sponsored by

Anam Bashir MD

Kanokkarn Chupisanyarote MD

Prusha Mohammed Salih MD, MSc, PhD

Dylan R. Sherry MD

Leanna Tsang MD, FRCPC

Nestlé Nutrition Institute Clinical Nutrition Fellows

Sponsored by

Nestle Health Science

Jason DuBroff, MD, MPH
Zoe Memel, MD
Alicia Muratore, MD, MBA
Lieutenant Kyle Stephens, MD
Jessica Stout, DO
Prabhav Vasistha, MBBS, BD

See 2025 Travel Award and Abstract Winners