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Support the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Foundation for Children's Health and Nutrition
The William F. Balistreri, MD Prize for Excellence in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
This year we ask your support for a very special initiative. The NASPGHAN Foundation has committed to endow an award recognizing the many contribution s of Dr. William Balistreri, to NASPGHAN and the entire field of academic pediatrics.
Every generation has its exceptional leaders; those individuals who transcend the norm, and make an indelible impact on their profession. Bill Balistreri is such an individual. Bill has stood for excellence in clinical care, education, and research. He has contributed more than 500 scholarly works to our field. The effect he has had in the course of his career has been profound; whether on a local level with his patients and families and the countless numbers of trainees and colleagues whose careers he has influenced, or on a national stage in the leadership roles in which he has shaped the fields of pediatrics, pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition.
For the past six years, Dr. Balistreri has led the NASPGHAN Foundation as its President with the same zeal, passion and wisdom that have defined his career for three decades. He has also served as NASPGHAN President and editor of the Journal of Pediatric Gastorenterology and Nutrition.
In honor of this extraordinary devotion to pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, nutrition, and to NASPGHAN, we are pleased to introduce the William F. Balistreri, MD Prize for Excellence in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. This award will recognize outstanding achievement in an area relevant to our field to be bestowed at the annual NASPGHAN meeting.
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Donate to Support Children's Digestive Health
Your donation will help support the NASPGHAN Foundation and its Digestive Health for Life initiatives. Your support will enable the Foundation to fund research which will provide insights into diagnosis and treatment of pediatric digestive disorders. Public awareness campaigns provide education and information for children and adolescents affected by digestive and nutritional disorders.
Many digestive diseases start in childhood and progress into adulthood. Left untreated, they can cause lifelong problems and major, long-term adverse health consequences. Digestive Health for Life campaigns are aimed at changing adult and pediatric health outcomes by promoting early detection and intervention in childhood.
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To donate by mail, please make the check payable to: NASPGHAN Foundation and mail it to:
NASPGHAN Foundation
PO Box 6, Flourtown, PA, 19031
Please let us know if the donation is in honor of anyone and where acknowledgement should be sent.
Teri Li Award in Education
This $500 award to recognize novel and/or extensive educational efforts in pediatric GI for a junior faculty (within 10 years of fellowship). As a Montessori teacher, Teri’s lifelong passion was education. This has been endorsed by the NASPGHAN leadership.
The clinician-educator pathway is currently the most commonly chosen career track amongst GI fellows and junior faculty. There are currently no recognition awards to support novel or extensive efforts in pediatric GI education. By providing recognition, such an award could help further a young faculty member’s a career as a clinician-educator.
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NASPGHAN Member Donations
as of October 1, 2011Champion ($1000 and up)
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William Balistreri
John and Ellen Barnard
BNY Mellon
George Ferry
Laurie Fishman
B Li
Amy Manela
Anthony Otley
Kathleen Schwarz
Phil Sherman
Mervin Silverberg
Menno and Judith Verhave
Benefactor ($500 - $999)
Margaret Boland
Richard B Colletti
Mitchell B Cohen
George Fuchs
Elizabeth E Gleghorn
Ivor Hill
Lesley Smith
William R Treem
Michael J Wilsey
Partner ($200 - $499)
Stanley Cohen
Harold Conrad
Mark Gilger
Susan Gilmour
Mark E Lowe
Abraham Jelin
Prathiba Nanjundiah
Samuel Nurko
Pediatric Gastroenterology Associates, Miami, FL
David A Piccoli
John Pohl
Leon Julio (Yul) Reinstein
Steve Schwarz
Robert Shulman
Manu Sood
Annie B Terry
Barry Wershil
Gene L Whitington
Nancy U Yokois
Associate ($100 - $199)
Ramalingam Arumugam
Dennis D Black
J Decker Butzner
Robert Cannon
Wallace Crandall
Joseph M Croffie
Amy DeFelice
Aymin Delgado-Borrego
Looi Ee
Alejandro Flores
James Franciosi
Benjamin Gold
Regino Gonzalez Peralta
David Gremse
Janet Harnsberger
Terry Hatch
Leo Heitlinger
Paula Hertel
James Heubi
Marsha Kay
Rohit Kohli
Michael Konikoff
Donald Wayne Laney
Glen Lewis
Jenifer Lightdale
Ying Lu
Ramon Montes Michael Narkewicz
Vicky Ng
Molly O'Gorman
Maria M Oliva-Hemker
Jay Perman
Michael Pettei
John Pohl
Barbara Reid
James Sandberg
Thomas J Sferra
Mitchell Shub
Ronald Sokol
Christopher J Smith
Lawrence F Sorkin
Robert H Squires
John F Thompson
Michael Tyshkov
Miriam B Vos
Barry K Wershil
Dean Yimlamai
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