We were proud to celebrate the recipients at the 2024 AGA Recognition Awards ceremony at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW). On May 19 in Washington, D.C., AGA awarded 10 prizes to honor the recipients’ outstanding contributions and achievements in gastroenterology and hepatology. Read more about our Julius Friedenwald award winner, Bishr Omary, MD, PhD, in Gastroenterology and about all of the awardees.
Join us in wishing additional congratulations to these incredible recipients and check out what their peers had to say.
Congratulations @SophieBalzoraMD @nyulangone for being awarded the AGA Distinguished Service Award for Diversity Equity and Inclusion. Your advocacy inspires all of us. @DDWMeeting #DDW2024 pic.twitter.com/dcJtNo8MBj
— Mark B. Pochapin, MD (@MarkPochapin) May 20, 2024
Thrilled to share this highlight from #DDW2024 – a moment catching up with the incredible Dr. David Katzka. Grateful for his mentorship and honored to witness him receive the well-deserved AGA Distinguished Educator Award! 🌟 #Inspiration #AGAAwards @DDWMeeting pic.twitter.com/Fg3aX4gXKe
— Lizeth Cifuentes (@LizCifuentesMD) May 19, 2024
@barbarahjung recognizing @KHamiltonPhD as recipient of the 2024 Young Investigator Award in Basic Science from @AmerGastroAssn. So well deserved! #DDW2024 pic.twitter.com/8LNab5uX7L
— Dr. Kim E. Barrett (@DrKimEBarrett) May 19, 2024
Making India proud !!!Director @drshivsarin received the prestigious American Gastroenterological association Recognition award as Distinguished Clinician Award in Academic Practice @DDWMeeting 2024,@AmerGastroAssn First Indian to receive the honour. pic.twitter.com/Y4U7oIaKVg
— ILBS_University (@ILBS_India) May 20, 2024
Inspirational night watching two Arab-American leaders in GI receiving the highest awards @AmerGastroAssn (Dr. Omary from Damascus and Dr. El-Serag from Gaza)
— Nabil Noureddin (@NoureddinNabil) May 19, 2024
To the kids of Aleppo, Gaza, Damascus; here are your real role models @SeragHashem pic.twitter.com/HFjIa0KiNT
A moving speech by @KanwalFasiha on the @AmerGastroAssn Distinguished Clinician Scientist award for @SeragHashem – from Gaza City to AGA President & Baylor DOM Chair. Truly a remarkable career 👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/kCVJ2kQuYj
— Shazia Siddique MD MS (@ShaziaMSiddique) May 20, 2024
