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We are pleased to announce the winner of the Children 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Award. The Children Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Children. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.
Dr. John Griniatsos Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece Research Interests: abdominal surgery; thoracic surgery; thoracoscopy; stomach; pylorus; acute appendicitis; appendectomy; liver surgery; IBD; appendicitis; splenectomy; laparoscopic splenectomy; hypertrophic pyloric stenosis; laparoscopic surgery; colorectal surgery.
Prizes: – CHF 500; – An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in 2023; – A certificate.
Kind regards, Prof. Dr. Sari A. Acra Editor-in-Chief, Children
Children 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Award
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Robert J. Wellman
University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
Carlos Delgado-Miguel
Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Spain
Award Committee
Prof. Paul Carney
Chairperson
University of North Carolina
Winner
Georgios D. Sideridis
Marie Blackmore
Award Committee
Prof. Paul Carney
Chairperson
University of North Carolina
Winner
Marco Sapienza
Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Sabina Barrios-Fernández
Social Impact and Innovation in Health (InHEALTH) Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain