Foundation Awards

The AAFPRS Foundation Awards Program was instituted to recognize research completed and previously presented at an Academy meeting and members who have contributed to the Academy and to their communities.  The Foundation awards are coordinated by the Awards Committee of the AAFPRS Foundation. 

Residency Travel Award

Two Residency Travel Awards of $500 each may be awarded to the most outstanding paper in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery primarily authored by a member resident or medical student in training. The abstract must be submitted by March 31 for consideration, and to be presented at the year’s Fall Meeting.

To apply for the above award, please complete and return the Foundation Awards Entry Form

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Community Service Award

This award may be presented each year to an AAFPRS member who has distinguished himself/herself by providing and/or making possible free medical service to the poor in his/her community.

Efrain Davalos Award*

The Efrain Davalos Award is an international award which may be presented every four or five years in conjunction with the Foundation’s International Symposia. The award recognizes those outside the U.S. and Canada who have made a significant contribution to facial plastic surgery.

F. Mark Rafaty Memorial Award

This award may be presented each year to any AAFPRS member who has made outstanding contributions to facial plastic and reconstructive surgery

John Dickinson Teacher of the Year Award

This award honors an AAFPRS Fellow or Member for sharing knowledge about facial plastic surgery with the effective use of audiovisuals in any one year.  The Awards Committee seeks nominations from the Electronic Media Subcommittee each year.

John Orlando Roe Award*

This award, named for John Orlando Roe, the surgeon who accomplished the first rhinoplasty in 1887, includes a certificate and recognition along with 2 hours of research mentoring time to the graduate fellow who submits the best clinical research paper written during fellowship.

Sir Harold Delf Gillies Award**

This award is named for Sir Harold Delf Gillies, a British otolaryngologist who in September 1917 described the tubed pedicle flap. Dr. Gillies frequently visited the U.S. and lectured widely to surgeons of various specialties and was given the title “Father of Plastic Surgery.” A certificate and recognition is provided along with 2 hours of research mentoring time to the graduate fellow who submits the best science research paper written during fellowship.

William Wright Award

This award may be presented each year to an AAFPRS member who has made outstanding contributions to facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.

To apply for one of the above awards, please complete and return the Foundation Awards Nomination Form

*Coordinated by the International Symposium Committee and the AAFPRS Foundation Board of Directors.
**The Roe and Gillies Awards are automatically selected from papers submitted by Academy fellows during their fellowship year. Paper should not be published prior to review.