Society Awards
The Gold Medal
The Gold Medal of the Society for Pediatric Radiology is our most distinguished honor. The SPR Gold Medal is awarded to pediatric radiologists and others who have contributed greatly to the SPR and our subspecialty of pediatric radiology as a scientist, teacher, personal mentor, and leader.
Recipient: Peter J. Strouse, MD, FACR, FSPR
Pioneer Honoree
Pioneer Honorees were first acknowledged in 1990 as a means to honor certain physicians who made special contributions to the early development of our specialty. The Pioneer Award now honors individuals who have advanced pediatric radiology through innovation, forethought, and leadership.
Recipients: Beth M. Kline-Fath, MD, FACR, FAIUM, FAAP, FASPNR
Presidential Recognition Award
The Society bestows Presidential Recognition Awards on members or other individuals whose energy and creativity have made a significant impact on the work of the Society and its service to its members.
Recipient: Roy G. K. McCauley, MD
Honorary Members
Since 1998, the Society has extended Honorary membership to any non-SPR member who has made outstanding contributions to the care of children.
Recipients: Akshay Kumar Saxena, MD and Prof. Rick van Rijn, MD, PhD
Singleton-Taybi Award
Edward Singleton-Hooshang Taybi Award for Excellence in Education.
Recipient: Judy Estroff, MD
John Caffey Award Papers (1969-1998)
Caffey Award for Best Basic Science Paper
Winners:
Novel Local-Global Network Architecture in Estimating Migration Percentages from Hip Radiographs in Children with Cerebral Palsy; Andy Tsai
Caffey Award for Best Clinical Science or Education Paper
Winners:
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Children: Observation of Rib Injuries (CAPRICORN) on Behalf of the CAPRICORN Consortium; Sharon W. Gould, Mary P. Harty, Owen Arthurs, Stacy K. Goergen, Sabah Servaes, Peter Strouse, Megan B. Marine, Mitchell Boehnke, Yashavsi Shukla, Padma Rao, Rick R. van Rijn
Caffey Award for Best Non-Clinical Paper
Before 2023, non-clinical work was classified under the Caffey Award for Best Clinical Science or Education Paper category.
Winners:
Malrotation and Malfixation of the Bowel: Standardizing Resident Training for Fluoroscopic Upper GI Examinations Performed on Infants Using 3D Printed Models; Caroline W. Carrico, Sara Janos
Caffey Poster Awards
Winners:
Case Report: Communicating Bronchopulmonary Foregut Malformation (CBPFM); Joseph A. Madden, Yocelin Joya Sosa, Caroline W. Carrico, Joseph Cao
Educational Poster: Pitfalls and Limitations of Ultrasound in the Assessment of Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis; Vanesa Oliva, Diana Veiga-Canuto, Samantha Gerrie
Scientific Poster: Parsimonious Geometry-Based Model Predicts Testicular Torsion in Adolescents, with Special Attention Paid to Testicular Measurements; Forrest Wilke, Marcelo S. Takahashi, Joshua Chen, William W. Pryor
John Kirkpatrick Young Investigator Award
This award is given to the author of the best paper presented at the SPR meeting, who is/was a student, resident, fellow, or someone in a trainee-type role when the work was done and at the time of presentation. Beginning in 1995, the award became known as the John A. Kirkpatrick Young Investigator Award.
Winner: Vishwanatha M. Rao
Honorable Mention: Anna Guan
The Walter E. Berdon/Thomas L. Slovis Awards
The Berdon award recognizes the best Clinical Research paper submitted to the journal of Pediatric Radiology in the year preceding the meeting. This award was established to honor Walter Berdon, who served as the North American Editor of Pediatric Radiology for 30 years and who stepped down as editor on June 30, 2003.
The Slovis award recognizes the best Basic Scientific paper submitted to the journal of Pediatric Radiology in the year preceding the meeting. This award was established to honor Thomas Slovis, who served as the North American Editor of Pediatric Radiology following Dr. Berdon and who stepped down as editor on December 31, 2012.
Winners:
Best Basic Science Paper (Tom Slovis Award): Towards Automated Fetal Brain Biometry Reporting for 3-Dimensional T2-Weighted 0.55-3T Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 20-40 Weeks Gestational Age; Aysha Luis Alena Uus, Jacqueline Matthew, Sophie Arulkumaran, Alexia Egloff Collado, Vanessa Kyriakopoulou, Sara Neves Silva, Jordina Aviles Verdera, Megan Hall, Simi Bansal, Sarah McElroy, Kathleen Colford, Jo Hajnal, Jana Hutter, Lisa Story & Mary Rutherford.
Best Clinical Paper (Walter Berdon Award): Evaluating a Novel MR Imaging Biomarker for Retinal Hemorrhage; Amy K. Linabery, Kyle G. Halvorson, Sachin R. Patel, Victoria N. Nguyen, Katherine M. Ingram, Alicia L. Zagel, W. Keith Engel & Richard J. Patterson.