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Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Emmanuel Heilmann
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Luigi Losco
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi (Salerno), Italy
Award Committee
Dr. Kenneth Pritzker
Chairman
Dr. Miquéias Lopes-Pacheco
Emory University School of Medicine
Dr. José Bragança
ABC-RI, Algarve Biomedical Center Research Institute, 8005–139 Faro, Portugal
Winner
Salvatore Giovanni Vitale
Division of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Italy
Chiara Modica
Department of Surgical Oncological and Stomatological Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Award Committee
Dr. David Rizzieri
Chairman
Novant Health
Dr. Roberto Franceschi
S.Chiara Hospital of Trento
Dr. Kenneth Pritzker
Winner
Jerome Lechien
University Hospital of Brussels - CHU Saint-Pierre