Bernard G. Sarnat, MD, Excellence in Grant Writing Award

The Bernard G. Sarnat, MD, Excellence in Grant Writing Awards recognize investigators for their excellence in research grant writing for projects submitted to The Plastic Surgery Foundation's grant program.

This award honors the contributions of the late Dr. Bernard G. Sarnat, a pioneer in plastic surgery and founding member of the Plastic Surgery Research Council. Dr. Sarnat studied and made notable contributions to craniofacial development and the biological circumstances that led to deformities of facial structures, especially as they affect surgical procedures. Dr. Sarnat was the author and co-author of more than 220 scientific journal papers and books, and lectured extensively at universities and professional societies throughout the United States and the world.

Latest Award Recipients

Ashley Seigel, MD

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
Basic Science Research
Research Fellowship
Project Title: Pre-Clinical Translation of PPARy Agonism for Treatment of Secondary Lymphedema

Ronnie Shammas, MD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Clinical Research
National Endowment for Plastic Surgery Grant
Project Title: RECONJOINT: A Decision Tool for Patient-Centered Breast Reconstruction Care

Past Award Recipients

2023: Michelle Coriddi, MD (Basic)
2023: Justine Lee, MD, PhD (Clinical)
2022: Alison Snyder-Warwick, MD (Basic)
2022: Joans Nelson, MD, MPH (Clinical)
2021: Kellen Chen, PhD (Basic)
2021: Meera Reghunathan, MD (Clinical)
2020: Paige Fox, MD, PhD (Basic)
2020: Katherine Gast, MD (Clinical)
2019: Daniel Ursu, PhD (Basic)
2019: Michael DeLong, MD (Clinical)
2018: Carrie Kubiak, MD (Basic)
2018: Anne Klassen, PhD (Clinical)
2017: Alison Snyder-Warwick, MD (Basic)
2017: Terence Myckatyn, MD (Clinical)
2016: Benjamin Levi, MD (Basic)
2016: Katie Weichman, MD (Clinical)
2015: Amy M. Moore, MD (Basic)
2015: Christopher Pannucci, MD, MS, FAWM (Clinical)
2014: Amy Moore, MD (Basic)
2014: Erika Sears, MD (Clinical)
2013: Reid A. Maclellan, MD, MMSc (Basic)
2013: Nijaguna Prasad, PhD (Clinical)
2012: Theodore A. Kung, MD (Basic)
2012: Bing Siang Gan, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS (Clinical)