Hello Thomas45,
In 1952, Dr. Madden received the American Medical Association’s Ludwig
Hektoen gold medal for work illustrating blood vessels.
John L. Madden, M.D.
“During his career, he developed techniques for use in a variety of
surgeries including colorectal procedures and mastectomies; an
innovator in the area of vascular surgery, he advanced the use of
grafting arteries to correct aortic aneurysms. In 1952, Dr. Madden
received the American Medical Association’s Ludwig Hektoen gold medal
for work illustrating blood vessels.”
Holy Cross Magazine
http://www.holycross.edu/departments/publicaffairs/hcm/summer99/memorium.html
This award is given for outstanding scientific research or scientific
investigation. These medals can be gold, silver or bronze.
LUDWIG HEKTOEN, M.D., (1863-1951) was the first to grow blood cultures
from living patients. *Suggested that transfusion reaction could be
avoided when donor and recipient blood groups matched.
Rush Medical College
http://www.rushu.rush.edu/medcol/history.html
Ludvig Hektoen Papers and Biography
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/specialcoll/services/lhsc/ead/LHS-EAD-1b.html
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Other award recipients
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DONNELL F. JOHNS, PH.D.
He was given the "Hektoen Gold Medal" for Outstanding Original
Scientific Investigation presented by the American Medical
Association.
UT Southwestern Medical Center
http://www2.utsouthwestern.edu/plastsurg/Johns.html
http://www.kidsplastsurg.com/dj.html
Meyer Texon M.D.
He was the Hektoen medal by the American Medical Association for his
original research on Atherosclerosis.
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=Hektoen+medal&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=01GTY26EUXBM8WW5T0%40NBRF.Georgetown.Edu&rnum=2
C. WALTON LILLEHEI, M.D., PH.D.
He relieved the Hektoen Gold Medal of the American Medical Association
in 1957 for his contributions to "Direct Vision Intracardiac Surgery."
Source: The Cardiothoracic Surgery Network
http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/3531
KENNETH E. SALYER, M.D.
In 1977 he received the Hektoen Gold Medal for Original Investigation
“Spectrum of Research and Clinical Management of Craniofacial
Anomalies”
Source: International Craniofacial Institute
http://www.craniofacial.net/doctor_area/dr_salyer_cv.doc
Richard John Bing, M.D.
Hektoen Silver Medal - Best Scientific Exhibit,
http://tobaccodocuments.org/ctr/50023888-3918.html
Alan H. Wilde, M.D.,
He received the Hektoen Silver Medal from the American Medical
Association for his exhibit, titled "Geometric II Knee Replacement."
Cleveland Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital
http://www.cosh.org/Dr._Profiles/wilde.htm
Herbert Dardik, MD,
“He was awarded the American Medical Association’s Hektoen Gold Medal
for developing the umbilical vein graft, now used worldwide to salvage
limbs of the lower extremities.”
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
http://www.englewoodhospital.com/Pages1/vascular7.html
William Thomas, Jr., M.D.
AMA Hektoen Bronze Award for Scientific Research, 1970
http://www.finchcms.edu/cms/pathology/Faculty/Thomas/WTCV.HTM
Ibrahim Ibrahim M.D.
Hektoen God Medal, American Medical Association Outstanding Scientific
Award. http://heartandvascularinstituteofnj.com/DrBio/Vascular_bio/ibrahim.htm
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I hope this helps.
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