AWS Foundation Awards Dinner & Gala
Sunday, October 5, 2025 | 7:30pm - 10:00pm
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Chicago

Mark your calendars for our most highly-anticipated event of the year: The AWS Foundation Awards Dinner & Gala! Taking place on Sunday, October 5 from 7:30-10:00pm at the beautiful Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Chicago, this spectacular evening will recognize the outstanding contributions that surgeons, surgeons-in-training, mentors, and allies have made to the advancement of women in surgery. 

Gala Tickets & Tables - Reserve Your Seat! 

  • Individual Ticket: $325
  • Half Table (Early Bird Rate): $2000 
  • Full Table (Early Bird Rate): $4000

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2025 AWS Foundation Award Recipients

The AWS Foundation has a variety of awards and career development opportunities that are presented on an annual basis.  The 2025 Award Recipients are:

 

Thank You to 2025 AWSF Gala Table Sponsors

 

Full Tables

Nancy Gantt, MD, FACS
Patricia J. Numann, MD, FACS
Atrium Health-Carolinas Medical Center: David Jacobs, MD, FACS
George Washington University: Barbara Bass, MD, FACS
The Society of Black Academic Surgeons: John Stewart, MD, FACS
The University of Toledo Medical Center: Jason Schroeder, MD, FAANS, FACS
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences: Annesley "AJ" Copeland, MD, FACS
University of Chicago: Jeffrey B. Matthews, MD, FACS
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Timothy Billiar, MD, FACS
University of Rochester, Department of Surgery: Walter Pegoli, Jr., MD
University of Texas Medical Branch: V. Suzanne Klimberg, MD, PhD, MSHCT, FACS, MAMSE
University of Utah Health: Fiemu Nwariaku, MD, FACS
University of Washington: Doug Wood, MD, FACS, FRCSEd
Weill Cornell Medicine: Fabrizio Michelassi, MD, FACS

Half Tables

Simone Betchen, MD, MBA, FACS
Gayle DiLalla, MD, FACS
Christine Laronga, MD, FACS
Susan Pories, MD, FACS
Case Western Reserve University MetroHealth: Marie Crandall, MD, MPH, FACS
Stanford University School of Medicine: Mary Hawn, MD, FACS
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center: Celeste Hollands, MD, FACS, FAAP
The University of New Mexico School of Medicine: Sharmila Dissanaike, MD, FACS, FCCM
University of California - Davis School of Medicine: Diana Farmer, MD, FACS, FRCS
University of California, San Francisco: Lucy Kornblith, MD, FACS
University of Cincinnati: Elizabeth Shaughnessy, MD, PhD, FACS 

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The AWS Foundation Awards are made possible through the generous support of donors. Please consider contributing to the future of the awards program by making a donation to the Foundation today. AWSF is grateful for all supporters who make our programming possible!

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