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James Riviello, MD

Dr. James “Jim” Riviello was born in Philadelphia and grew up in the Philadelphia suburb of Cherry Hill, N.J. His father was a general medical practitioner and his mother an…

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Robert Greenwood, MD

Two score and ten years ago, a young Chief Military Pediatrician at Walter Reed Army Medical Center completed military service, received an Army Commendation medal for setting up a child…

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Radha Giridharan, MD

Throughout her illustrious career, Radha Giridharan, MD (“Dr. Giri”) has combined clinical expertise, excellence in teaching and a humanistic approach to the care of patients. Her clinical skills were honed…

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Michael J. Noetzel, MD

Michael Justin Noetzel, MD was born on April 3, 1951, and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. He died on February 20, 2022, just six weeks before his 71st birthday, and just…

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Jeffrey Buchhalter, MD, PhD

It would be typical in biographical statements written for the occasion of one of our colleagues being given an august award for some manner of achievement that we march through…

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Roger B. Larson, CAE

Most deserving of a CNS Lifetime Achievement Award, the first ever bestowed on a non-physician, is Roger Larson: historian, editor, literary critic, author and, as of this conference, recently retired…

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Sidney Gospe, Jr. MD

Sidney M. Gospe, Jr. MD

Sidney (Sid) M. Gospe, Jr, MD, PhD, was born in San Francisco, California and spent his childhood and early school days in the City by the Bay. An avid fan…

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Robert J. Baumann, MD

Robert J. Baumann, MD

Bob Baumann earned his undergraduate degree from Tufts University and his MD from Western Reserve University. He then completed internship and residency in Pediatrics followed by residency in Child Neurology…

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Abe Chutorian, MD

Abe Chutorian, MD

Dr. Abe Chutorian, then a Canadian citizen, received his M.D. degree from the University of Manitoba in 1957. Following a year of internship at the University’s teaching hospital, he received…

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DONALD SHIELDS, MD

W. Donald Sheilds, MD

Dr. Donald Shields (Don) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1941. His father was a coal miner in Utah, and was part of the broad war effort during…

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