2025 Annual SBAS Awards

Each year SBAS recognizes excellence among its resident and student presenters at its annual meeting. Two awards are presented: Claude H. Organ, Jr., MD Award is presented to residents and the Onye Emmanuel Akwari, MD Award is presented to students.

1^st – Natalie Ailene Moreno, MD · John Hopkins University
Which Bot is Best? Accuracy and Readability of Generative Artificial Intelligence Assistant Responses on Adrenal Nodules

Tied for 2^nd –

Korry T. Wirth, MD · University of Rochester Medical Center
Photodynamic Therapy Is Effective Against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Perforated Appendicitis

Kenneth Williams, MD · Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Optimizing Placement of Accredited Lung Cancer Screening Centers to Improve Access in Under-Resourced Communities in Massachusetts: A Demographic and Social Analysis

1^st – Sophia Udochi Okeke · College of Medicine, University of Ibadan
Evaluating the Impact of Financial Navigation on Financial Catastrophe and Distress for Cancer Care in Nigeria : A Randomized Control Trial- COST-FIN

2^nd – Kadiatou Traore, BS · University of Rochester Medical Center
Impact of UNOS Race-Neutral eGFR Policy Changes on Racial Disparities in Kidney Transplantation

3^rd – Paul Richardson, BA · Massachusetts General Hospital
A Geospatial Look at Lung Cancer Incidence Across States in the United States