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WSAVA Awards 2002
WSAVA WALTHAM International Scientific and Service Awards The WSAVA is delighted to inform you that the following Veterinary Surgeons have been chosen by the Awards Committees to receive the WSAVA WALTHAM Awards during the Opening Ceremony of the WSAVA World Congress 2002 in Granada. WSAVA WALTHAM International Award for Scientific Achievement- Urs Giger WSAVA WALTHAM International Award for Service to the Profession
Our congratulations to two worthy recipients. We will look forward also to ________________________________ WSAVA Hills Excellence in Veterinary Healthcare Award The WSAVA is very pleased to announce that the Award committee has named Greg Ogilvie We offer our heartiest congratulations and will look forward to the Award ________________________________ WSAVA / IAMS Paatsama Award for Orthopaedic Medicine and Surgery The WSAVA is delighted to inform you that the WSAVA and IAMS have entered into a sponsorship partnership for this award which will be presented during the The recipient of the WSAVA IAMS Paatsama Award for Orthopaedic Medicine and Surgery, 2002 selected by the WSAVA Award committee is Don. Piermattei Our Congratulations to a worthy recipient and we will look forward with interest to his lecture during the Congress. ____________________________ The WSAVA Waltham International Award for Scientific Achievement Urs Giger The WSAVA Waltham International Award for Scientific Achievement is given to a veterinary surgeon who has had a significant impact on the advancement of knowledge concerning the causes, detection, cure or control of companion animal disorders. This year the recipient is Professor Urs Giger from the School of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, where he is Chief of Medical Genetics. Professor Giger also has a faculty position at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School and is a professor at the Veterinary School of the University of Z�rich. He is a diplomate of both the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Internal Medicine and heads the Pediatrics and Genetics Clinic, the Josephine Deubler Genetic Disease Testing Laboratory, and the Transfusion Medicine Program at the University of Pennsylvania, thereby providing unique veterinary services. His research expertise and interests are in two areas: firstly, the characterisation of hereditary disorders of small animals, from clinical signs to the molecular genetic defect, and the development of laboratory tests to identify disease-causing mutations; secondly, new methods for diagnosis of haematologic disorders, and their management particularly with transfusion therapy. Professor Giger's research studies have been published in over 200 original and review papers. The WSAVA is honoured to have Professor Giger as a member of the association's Hereditary Defects Committee, and delighted to recognise his achievements with this Award. ________________________________ The WSAVA Waltham International Award for Service to the Profession
The WSAVA Waltham International Award for Service to the Profession is given to a veterinarian for outstanding service in the promotion and enhancement of the exchange of scientific and cultural ideas in the world of small animals. It is no surprise that this year's recipient is Dr Roger Clarke from Australia. Dr Clarke has had a long career in private veterinary practice as a surgical specialist, and is a director of a 14 person veterinary group with four hospitals, a 24-hour emergency centre and surgical referral practice. Roger has served as President of the Australian Veterinary Association, the Australian Small Animal Veterinary Association, the Australian Association of Registered Veterinary Specialists and the International Veterinary Ear Nose and Throat Association. He is a member of the American Animal Hospital Association's Council of 100 and the its Australian International liaison officer. For many years Dr Clarke has served as his country's representative to the WSAVA Assembly. He chairs both the WSAVA Animal Welfare Committee and the WSAVA Committee for Continuing Education in Asia, where his enterprising and tireless work has led to major advances in two of the major aims of the association. Roger is a Churchill Fellow, a Fellow of the Australian Veterinary Association, and a Fellow of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists in Small Animal Surgery. The WSAVA Award is a further recognition of his dedication to the profession. ____________________________________ The WSAVA Hill's Excellence in Veterinary Healthcare Award Greg Ogilvie The WSAVA Hill's Excellence in Veterinary Healthcare Award recognises the outstanding work of a veterinarian in promoting companion animal healthcare and the Family-Pet-Veterinary bond, through leading-edge clinical nutrition and advanced medical and surgical techniques, aimed at enriching and lengthening the special relationships between people and their pets. Dr Greg Ogilvie, head of medical oncology and director of the Animal Cancer Center at Colorado State University, will receive the 2002 Award. Dr Ogilvie is a specialist in both internal medicine and _________________________________ The WSAVA Iams Saki Paatsama Award Donald Pieirmattei Finally, the WSAVA Iams Saki Paatsama Award is given to a clinical researcher for excellence in the field of veterinary orthopaedic medicine and surgery. The 2002 recipient is Dr. Donald Pieirmattei. Dr. Piermattei was involved in experimental surgery, teaching and surgical referral practice for many years. He retired from full-time teaching at Colorado State University in 1992 and now maintains a part-time private surgical practice. Dr. Piermattei is a prolific author of scientific articles and book contributions, and is perhaps best known to many companion animal practitioners for his textbook 'Atlas of Surgical Approaches to the Bones of the Dog and Cat'. WSAVA is pleased to have the opportunity to acknowledge Dr Piermattei's contribution to veterinary orthopaedics over so many years. |
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