James E. Cottrell, MD, Presidential Scholar Award

The annual James E. Cottrell, MD, Presidential Scholar Award recognizes colleagues who dedicate their formative careers to research. Anesthesiologists who are within 10 years of their first appointment to a department of anesthesiology, who are Board-certified in their country of practice, who are ASA members, and who are clinically active in anesthesia, intensive care, or pain medicine are eligible for the award.

2026
Michael Mathis, MD

2025
Mark C. Bicket, MD, PhD

2024
Shiqian Shen, MD

2023
Karsten Bartels, MD, PhD, MBA

2022
Kristin L. Schreiber, MD, PhD

2022
Vivianne L. Tawfik, MD, PhD

2021
Alex Proekt, MD, PhD

2020
Robert D. Sanders, BSc, MBBS, PhD, FRCA"

2019
Seun Johnson-Akeju, MD, MMSc

2018
Brian Bateman, MD

2017
Chad Brummett, MD

2016
Hannah Wunsch, MD, MSc

2015
Mark D. Neuman, MD, MSc

2014
Rebecca A. Aslakson, MD

2013
Sachin Kheterpal, MD, MBA

2012
Peter Nagele, MD

2011
George A. Mashour, MD, PhD

2010
Max Kelz, MD, PhD

2009
Mihai Podgoreanu, MD

2008
John H. Eisenach, MD

2007
Marcos F. Vidal Melo, MD, PhD

2005
Zhiyi Zou, MD, PhD

2004
H. Thomas Lee, MD, PhD

2003
Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD