The ASA Nicholas Greene, MD Award for Outstanding Humanitarian Contribution will be awarded annually to the ASA member who meets one or more of the criteria, is nominated by a peer or colleague and selected by the Committee on Global Health.
Award Criteria
Award Process
Any member of the ASA meeting the above criteria may be nominated by filling out the nomination form. Self-nominations are also accepted. All nominations are due by April 30th, 2024. If you have any questions, please contact Angelica Batha at [email protected].
All NMG award applications will be reviewed by the Committee on Global Health and the years recipient informed well in advance of the ASA annual meeting.
The Humanitarian Award will be presented each year at the annual meeting in the form of a certificate/plaque consistent with other awards, signed by the ASA president and chair of the ASA GHO Committee.
Past Award Winners:
2023 Nicholas Greene MD Humanitarian Award winner Berend Mets, MB, ChB, PhD, MFA, FRCA, FFA(SA)
2022 Nicholas Greene MD Humanitarian Award winner Faye M. Evans, MD
2021 Nicholas Greene MD Humanitarian Award winner Edward C. Clune, MD
2020 Nicholas Greene MD Humanitarian Award winner Elizabeth T. Drum, MD, FAAP, FCPP, FASA
2019 Nicholas Greene MD Humanitarian Award winner Elizabeth Frost, MD
2018 Nicholas Greene, M.D. Humanitarian Award winner Patrick M. McQuillan, MD
2017 Nicholas Greene, M.D. Humanitarian Award winner Kelly McQueen, MD, MPH
2016 Award Winner: Mark W. Newton, MD
The following is an excerpt from one of Dr. Newton’s letters of support:
"Dr. Newton and his family moved to East Africa in 1997, and he has lived within walking distance of Kijabe Hospital in Kenya full-time for over 18 years…In Kenya, through a partnership with the Kenya Ministry of Health, Dr. Newton has organized a program of anesthesia education and training for local anesthesia providers. This program has graduated providers, up to 20 students per class, who are qualified in basic general and regional anesthesia techniques, and who have remained in the rural areas of Kenya, providing safe anesthesia care. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of Dr. Newton's 'teach a man to fish' approach to anesthesia in Kenya."
2015 Award Winner: Medge M. Owen, MD
“Dr. Owen’s major focus every day is the success of Kybele. (Kybele is a humanitarian organization dedicated to improving childbirth safety worldwide through educational partnerships.) Sacrifice of her personal treasure, giving of heroic amounts of her time, and dedicated focused leadership to achieve impressive results is the best characterization of her achievements.”
2013 Award Winner: George A. Gregory, MD
"George Gregory, M.D. has worked for more than 20 years as a volunteer for Interplast. He pioneered and established teaching conferences and educational programs in Asia, South America and Africa. Dr. Gregory initiated an “e-book” on anesthesiology for practitioners in the developing world."
2012 Award Winner: Angela Enright. OC, MB, FRCPC
2011 Award Winner: Phillip O. Bridenbaugh, MD
“Dr. Bridenbaugh distinguished himself as an educator, leader and mentor to countless physicians and anesthesiologists. During his outstanding academic career, his innovative thinking and research advanced the science of anesthesiology.” He “continues to make significant contributions to the international anesthesiology community through his dedicated work.”
2023 Outstanding Humanitarian Contribution Award winner is Berend Mets, MB, ChB, PhD, MFA, FRCA, FFA(SA), Past Chair and Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Date of last update: November 14, 2023