Brenda Banwell, MD, FRCPC, FAAN
I am extremely pleased and honored to introduce Dr. Brenda Banwell as the winner of the 2025 Bernard Sachs Award. Dr. Banwell is a valued colleague and one of the…
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Elizabeth C. Engle, MD
Dr. Elizabeth Engle is a quintessential child neurologist physician-scientist who single-handedly established a new field of investigation into disorders of cranial nerve development. The impact of her work has been…
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Amy Brooks-Kayal, MD
Dr. Amy Brooks-Kayal is a global leader in epilepsy research, with seminal contributions to our understanding of the cellular and molecular pathways that mediate the development of epilepsy following brain…
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Steven Paul Miller, MDCM, MAS, FRCPC
Steven Miller was born and raised in Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec, a demographically unique proximate suburb of Montreal. After achieving expedited entry into medical school, Steven received his medical degree from…
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Jerry R. Mendell, MD
This year’s Bernard Sachs Lecturer is Jerry R. Mendell, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus, Ohio….
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Solomon Moshé, MD
The Child Neurology Society presents the 2017 Bernard Sachs Award to Solomon L. Moshé, M.D. “Nico” (as he is better known) and his work are well known to all those…
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William B. Dobyns, MD
William B. Dobyns, MD is the 2018 Bernard Sachs Awardee. He is a prolific physician-scientist and mentor with influential contributions to the fields of child neurology, developmental neuroscience, and human…
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Scott Pomeroy, MD
The Bernard Sachs Award honors an outstanding teacher and scholar of international status who has conducted leading research in neuroscience with relevance to the care of children with neurological disorders,…
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Joseph G. Gleeson, MD
Joseph Gerard Gleeson was born in Canoga Park, California, and grew up in Woodland Hills, 22 miles east of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley. He was the oldest…
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Harvey Sarnat, MD
A Chicago native bearing both American and Canadian citizenship, Harvey Sarnat’s natural interest in science was fostered by neurozoological studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana, earning a Bachelor of…
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