Awards & Honors
Clinical Nutrition Team of Distinction Award
National American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · March 2022 American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition award recognizes excellence in interdisciplinary clinical nutrition practice in institutions that meet the highest criteria and compliance with ASPEN national standards, guidelines and values. More about this awardGeorge Blackburn Excellence in Nutrition Research Mentorship Award
International American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · April 2020 The George Blackburn Excellence in Nutrition Research Mentorship Award from the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition elected award recognizes nutrition leaders for their achievements as outstanding research mentors. This is the highest award for mentoring given by ASPEN. More about this awardExcellence in Nutrition Support Education Award – ASPEN Society
International American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · March 2020 Excellence in Nutrition Support Education Award – ASPEN Society. This award recognizes a nutrition support educator’s excellence in the delivery of professional education from American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) More about this awardFaculty of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM) Elected Member
International Society of Critical Care Medicine · January 2020 Faculty of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM) Elected Member. Award is for peer election as FCCM Member of Society of Critical Care Medicine for excellence and contributions in academic critical care medicineSamuel Thompson Rowling Honorary Oration
International Royal College of Anesthesiology · May 2019 More about this awardFASPEN
Scholarly Society The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) · March 2019 The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) has elected Duke Anesthesiology’s Paul Wischmeyer, MD, an honorary fellow. The FASPEN award is one of ASPEN’s highest honors as a society. More about this awardJeffrey Silverstein Award and Memorial Lecture for Humanism in Medicine
National American Delirium Society · June 2016Academy of Mentors, Elected Member
National Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research · 2016 Honor for being exceptional senior mentor in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Field for trainees in research and academic careersBest Doctors in America: Critical Care
National Best Doctors in America - voted by peer physicians · 2014 Award for excellence in critical care medicine as voted by peer physiciansInvited Member of European Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care (ESPEN) Faculty
International ESPEN Society · 2010Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Congress Co-Chairman
National Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) · 2009Stanley Dudrick Honorary Award for Significant Lifetime Contribution to Research in Nutrition
National American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2008Lifetime Achievement Award
National International Parenteral Nutrition Education and Methodology Advancement Society · 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award for Significant Contributions to Advancing Intravenous NutritionAUA Elected Member
National Association of University Anesthesiologists (AUA) · 2006Young Investigator Award of European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ESPEN)
International European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2005John M. Kinney International Award For General Nutrition 2004 (Award for Most Outstanding Work Directly Relevant to Field of General Nutrition
International "Nutrition" Journal · 2004New Inventor of YEar
State University of Colorado School of Medicine · 2003Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award
Department Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado · 2003 Outstanding teacher award as voted by residents, fellows and students in Department of AnesthesiologyShock Society Young Investigator Award Finalist
National Shock Society · 2001Alpha Omega Alpha Medical School Honor Society
School University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine · 1995Student Research Award- Honorable Mention
National American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) · 1992USA Today Academic All-American Team
National USA Today · 1992In the News
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