Awards

This award recognizes a superstar who is new to Clinical Ultrasound. Consider someone who has had early successes, gotten involved in national committees, published research or FOAMed, has had social media impact, or other. Formerly the SCUF Newbie Award.

To qualify the nominee must be a current fellow or within 2 years of completion of their fellowship.

Previous award winners:

• SCUF 2026 — Lachlan Driver, MD
• SCUF 2025 — Brian Makowski, MD
• SCUF 2024 — Zachary Boivin, MD
• SCUF 2023 — David Haidar, MD
• SCUF 2022 — Nicole Duggan, MD
• SCUF 2021 — Lauren Salame, MD
• SCUF 2020 — Matthew Riscinti, MD

Innovations and Impact – This award recognizes someone who has pushed the limits of the Clinical Ultrasound subspecialty either through new teaching methods, high impact social media, FOAMed, peer reviewed research, or other innovation. Formerly the SCUF iAward.

Previous award winners:

• SCUF 2026 — David Suwondo, MD, FPD-AEMUS
• SCUF 2025 — Jessica Schmidt, MD
• SCUF 2024 — Kahra Nix, MD
• SCUF 2023 — Matt Riscinti, MD
• SCUF 2022 — Margaret Lin-Martore, MD
• SCUF 2021 — Jessica Baez, MD
• SCUF 2020 — Ben Smith, MD, FACEP

This award recognizes a Clinical Ultrasound Fellowship Director who has demonstrated exceptional contributions to fellowship education and scholarship. Ideal nominees are those who provide outstanding training and mentorship to their fellows, foster a strong academic and research environment, and advance the field through impactful scholarship. Whether through individual excellence or collaborative efforts that elevate the broader Clinical Ultrasound community, these leaders exemplify dedication, innovation, and influence in fellowship training.

Previous award winners:

• SCUF 2026 — Christina Wilson, MD, FPD-AEMUS
• SCUF 2025 — Creagh Boulger, MD

This award recognizes someone who has made a huge impact for SCUF over a short amount of time. Consider someone who has provided a service to SCUF over the past 1-2 years. Formerly the SCUF Shazam Award.

Previous award winners:

• SCUF 2026 — Jason Arthur, MD
• SCUF 2025 —Nicole Keane, MD; Carrie Walsh, MD
• SCUF 2024 — Leland Perice, MD
• SCUF 2023 — Di Coneybeare, MD MHPE, FPD-AEMUS; E. Liang Liu, MD
• SCUF 2022 — Hani Kuttab, MD
• SCUF 2021 — Judy Lin, MD
• SCUF 2020 — Sara Damewood, MD
• SCUF 2019 — Jeremy Boyd, MD

This award honors someone who has done a tremendous amount of work for the organization without this being obvious to the greater SCUF community.

Previous award winners:

• SCUF 2026 — Robert Lindsay, MD; Alina Mitina, DO; Lauren McCafferty, MD; Leland Perice, MD; Carrie Walsh, MD
• SCUF 2025 — Romolo Gaspari, MD; E. Liang Liu, MD
• SCUF 2024 — Di Coneybeare, MD, MHPE, FPD-AEMUS; Hani Kuttab, MD; E. Liang Liu, MD
• SCUF 2023 — Rachel Liu, MD
• SCUF 2022 — John Bailitz, MD; Resa Lewiss, MD
• SCUF 2021 — Amir Aminlari, MD; Jeremy Boyd, MD; Dasia Esener, MD; Mike Gottlieb, MD; Rachel Liu, MD; Meera Muruganandan, MD; Jason Nomora, MD; Kat Ogle, MD; Nova Panebianco, MD, MPH (EUFAC Document committee)
• SCUF 2020 — Patrick Hunt, MD, MBA, FACEP; Robert Lindsay, MD
• SCUF 2019 — Sara Damewood, MD; Nova Panebianco, MD, MPH; Romolo Gaspari, MD.

This award recognizes a high impact Clinical Ultrasound fellowship program. Consider a Clinical Ultrasound program that contributes to fellowship education or scholarship by generating a lot of research, providing outstanding training to their fellow(s), or contributing as a group to the Clinical Ultrasound community.

Previous award winners:

• SCUF 2026 — Vanderbilt University
• SCUF 2025 — Rush University Medical Center
• SCUF 2024 — NYP-Brookly Methodist Hospital
• SCUF 2023 — Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn POCUS)
• SCUF 2022 — Arizona University 
• SCUF 2021 — Carolinas Medical Center
• SCUF 2020 — MGH