Society Citation Award
The Society Citation is a discretionary award given in recognition of exemplary contribution to IDSA, an outstanding discovery in the field of infectious diseases or a lifetime of outstanding achievement. More than one award may be given each year.
Awardees
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Christopher D. Busky, CAE
Christopher D. Busky, CAE, the chief executive officer of IDSA and the IDSA Foundation, has played a transformative role in guiding the Society through pivotal and challenging times over the course of his nine-year tenure. Busky recently announced that he will be stepping down, effective Jan. 2, 2026, to spend more time with his family.
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Jay Butler, MD, FIDSA
Jay Butler, MD, FIDSA, is an infectious diseases physician, epidemiologist and public health leader whose collaborative approach during public health emergencies has been instrumental in formulating effective responses during challenging times.
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Ravi Jhaveri, MD, FIDSA
Ravi Jhaveri, MD, FIDSA, has played a critical role in building and developing the IDSA Leadership Institute, a program that empowers infectious diseases and HIV practitioners to develop into future leaders.
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Florence Momplaisir, MD, MSHP
Florence Momplaisir, MD, MSHP, is a compassionate, influential physician, researcher, mentor and advocate whose work in health equity, particularly in HIV and COVID-19, has significantly impacted underserved communities. She has dedicated her career to addressing health disparities and ensuring equitable care through innovative approaches.
Past Society Citation awardees
2024
Michelle D. Collins-Ogle, MD, FAAP, FPIDS
Kimberly E. Hanson, MD, MHS, FIDSA
William G. Powderly, MD, FIDSA
2023
Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, MD, ScD, FIDSA
Robert T. Schooley, MD, FIDSA
2022
John Brooks, MD
Martin S. Hirsch, MD, FIDSA
Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH
H. Clifford Lane, MD, FIDSA
2021
Dial Hewlett Jr., MD, FIDSA
Suzanne F. Bradley, MD, FIDSA
Henry Masur, MD, FIDSA
Tina Tan, MD, FIDSA
2020
Adarsh Bhimraj, MD, FIDSA
Christopher A. Ohl, MD, FIDSA
2019
Brian S. Schwartz, MD
Steven K. Schmitt, MD, FIDSA
2018
Louis D. Saravolatz, MD, FIDSA
2017
Wendy S. Armstrong, MD, FIDSA
Patrick Joseph, MD, FIDSA
Dean L. Winslow, MD, FIDSA
2016
Mark A. Leasure
Bruce G. Gellin, MD, MPH, FIDSA
Martin G. Myers, MD, FIDSA, FPIDS
2015
Helen W. Boucher, MD, FIDSA
2014
David L. Thomas MD, MPH, FIDSA
2013
Marguerite A. Neill, MD
Catherine M. Wilfert, MD
2012
Myron S. Cohen, MD, FIDSA
N. Cary Engleberg, MD, FIDSA
Alan D. Tice, MD, FIDSA, FSHEA
2011
Carol J. Baker, MD, FIDSA
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA, FIDSA
2010
John G. Bartlett, MD, FIDSA
Theodore C. Eickhoff, MD, FIDSA
2009
Warren D. Johnson Jr., MD, FIDSA
2008
Russell Petrak, MD
2007
Gary P. Wormser, MD, FIDSA
Eduardo Gotuzzo, MD, FIDSA
2006
Larry J. Strausbaugh, MD, FIDSA
2005
George G. Jackson, MD
Lawrence P. Martinelli, MD
2004
Stanley Falkow, PhD
Walter T. Hughes Jr., MD
Emanuel Wolinsky, MD
2003
Morton N. Swartz, MD
Julie Gerberding, MD, on behalf of CDC staff
2002
Marvin Turck, MD
C. Douglas Webb, PhD
2001
George W. Counts, MD
2000
Dennis George Maki, MD
Dennis L. Stevens, MD, PhD
1999
Sydney Finegold, MD
1998
Porter Anderson, PhD
John Robbins, MD
Rachel Schneerson, MD
David Smith, MD
1997
Johan Septimus Bakken, MD
1996
Donald A. Henderson, MD
1995
King Holmes, MD, PhD
1994
David Rogers, MD
Edward Hook III, MD
1993
Dorothy Horstmann, MD
Samuel Katz, MD
Harold Neu, MD
1992
Robert Austrian, MD
Jay Sanford, MD
1988
Martha Yow, MD
1987
Margaret Pittman, PhD, MS
1986
Victor Nussenzweig, MD
1985
Robert Gallo, MD
Luc Montagnier, CNRS
Sheldon Wolff, MD
1984
Allen Steere, MD
1983
Maurice Hilleman, PhD
Saul Krugman, MD
1982
James Todd, MD
1981
Don Brenner, MS, PhD
William Cherry MS, PhD, and colleagues
James Freeley, PhD
Joseph McDade, PhD
1977
Edward Kass, MD, PhD