Many past and present staff of Mayo Clinic Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine have been awarded for their skills, research, and specific work in their fields not only at Mayo Clinic, but across the country and internationally.
Academy of Anesthesiology Citation of Merit Award
The Citation of Merit Award is presented in recognition of career success and notoriety, and for service to the Academy of Anesthesiology.
2013 | Alan D. Sessler, M.D. |
2012 | Harold Michael Marsh, M.D. |
1993 | Emerson A. Moffitt, M.D. |
1983 | John W. Pender, M.D. |
1975 | Charles F. McCuskey, M.D. |
1966 | John S. Lundy, M.D. |
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Distinguished Service Award
The ASA Distinguished Service Award (DSA) is the highest tribute that can be paid to a member. The award is given for outstanding clinical, educational, or scientific achievement, contribution to the specialty and/or exemplary service to the ASA.
| 2020 | Daniel J. Cole, M.D., FASA |
| 2018 | Mark A. Warner, M.D. |
| 2001 | Alan D. Sessler, M.D. |
| 1990 | John “Jack” D. Michenfelder, M.D. |
| 1953 | Charles F. McCuskey, M.D. |
| 1951 | Ralph M. Tovell, M.D. |
| 1948 | John S. Lundy, M.D. |
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Excellence in Education Award
The ASA Excellence in Education Award recognizes ASA members who have made outstanding contributions through demonstrated excellence in teaching, development of new teaching methods, and/or implementation of innovative educational programs in the field of anesthesiology.
2022 | Steven H. Rose, M.D. |
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Excellence in Research Award
The ASA Award for Excellence in Research recognizes individuals for outstanding achievement in research that has or is likely to have an important impact on the practice of anesthesiology.
2022 | David O. Warner, M.D. |
2013 | James C. Eisenach, M.D. |
1994 | Tony L. Yaksh, Ph.D. |
1993 | Kai Rehder, M.D. |
1990 | John D. Michenfelder, M.D. |
American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA) Distinguished Service Award
ASRA Pain Medicine annually recognizes someone who has made important contributions to the specialty through the Distinguished Service Award (DSA). Past recipients of the DSA have made extraordinary contributions to the science, teaching, or practice of regional anesthesia and/or pain medicine and often have had active involvement in ASRA Pain Medicine.
2012 | James “Jim” C. Eisenach, M.D. |
2009 | Terese T. Horlocker, M.D. |
2008 | David L. Brown, M.D. |
2004 | Denise J. Wedel, M.D. |
American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA) Gaston Labat Award
The emphasis of the ASRA Gaston Labat Award is to recognize those who have fostered the art and science of regional anesthesia in the tradition of Louis Gaston Labat by contribution to the performance of research that has furthered the specialty, innovative teaching traditions, organizational contributions, or simply exemplary clinical practice of regional anesthesia that has encouraged its expanded application.
2012 | Denise J. Wedel, M.D. |
2011 | Terese T. Horlocker, M.D. |
2008 | James “Jim” C. Eisenach, M.D. |
2004 | David L. Brown, M.D. |
American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA) John J. Bonica Award
The ASRA John J. Bonica Award is presented annually to an individual for their outstanding contributions to the development, teaching, and practice of pain medicine in the tradition of John J. Bonica, MD.
2005 | James “Jim” C. Eisenach, M.D. |
1989 | Tony L. Yaksh, Ph.D. |
American Society of Regional Anesthesia Nils Lofgren Award
2020 | Denise J. Wedel, M.D. |
American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA) Trailblazer Award
The ASRA Trailblazer Awards were created in 2020 to acknowledge eight trailblazing women in regional anesthesia and pain medicine and to honor them for their achievements and contributions to the field.
2020 | Terese T. Horlocker, M.D. |
Minnesota Society of Anesthesiologists Distinguished Service Award
2022 | David P. Martin, M.D., Ph.D. |
2019 | Mark A. Warner, M.D. |
2016 | Alan D. Sessler, M.D. |
Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA) Distinguished Service Award
2020 | Michael T. Walsh, M.D. |
Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care (SNACC) Distinguished Service Award
The SNACC Distinguished Service Award is reserved for society members who have made outstanding contributions to the field of Neurosciences in Anesthesiology and Critical Care.
| 2014 | William L. Lanier, M.D. |
| 2010 | Adrian W. Gelb, M.B., ChB |
| 2003 | John “Jack” D. Michenfelder, M.D. |
| 2001 | Maurice S. Albin, M.D. |
The Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care (SNACC) John Michenfelder New Investigator Award
The SNACC John Michenfelder New Investigator Award recognizes a resident, fellow, or starting junior faculty whose research exemplifies the Society’s mission of improving the art and science of neurosurgical anesthesia, and the care of the critically ill, neurologically impaired patient.
2002 | Kirstin M. Erickson, M.D. |
The Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care (SNACC) Teacher of the Year Award
The SNACC Teacher of the Year Award recognizes an active SNACC member who exemplifies a career dedicated to teaching and mentoring of health care professionals or basic scientists in the areas of perioperative neurosciences.
| 2021 | Jeffrey J. Pasternak, M.D., M.S. |
| 2011 | William L. Lanier, M.D. |
| 2003 | Adrian W. Gelb, M.B., ChB |
Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists (SOCCA) Lifetime Achievement Award
The SOCCA Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest and most prestigious award given to a member of the society recognized by the broader critical care community as a significant leader in the critical care anesthesiology profession. Selection for this honor recognizes an individual’s outstanding and sustained contributions to the critical care profession and SOCCA, as well as exemplary professional practice and leadership.
2023 | Daniel R. Brown, M.D., Ph.D. |
2005 | Michael J. Murray, M.D. |
| 2003 | Sten G.E. Lindahl, M.D., Ph.D. |
Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) Teachers of the Year Award
The SOAP Teacher of the Year Award recognizes outstanding practitioners of obstetric anesthesiology who have demonstrated superior teaching, primarily of anesthesiology residents and fellows and secondarily of obstetricians, nurses, midwives, and the lay public.
| 2016 | Katherine W. Arendt, M.D. |
| 2013 | Mark Rollins, M.D., Ph.D. |