CHEST 2020 Awards

Lisa Moores, COL, USA, ret., Faculty, Civilian Portrait
Lisa Moores, COL, USA, ret., Faculty, Civilian Portrait

Distinguished Service Award

Lisa Moores, MD, FCCP

This award is conferred to a CHEST Fellow (FCCP) who has held a CHEST leadership position and has led significant achievements and/or has donated time, leadership, and service to CHEST.


Neil MacIntyre, MD, FCCP
Neil MacIntyre, MD, FCCP

College Medalist Award

Neil MacIntyre, MD, FCCP
The College Medalist Award is a long-standing CHEST tradition. This award is given for meritorious service in furthering progress in the field of disease of the chest.


Nancy Collop, MD, FCCP
Nancy Collop, MD, FCCP

Master Fellow Award

Nancy Collop, MD, FCCP
Masters of CHEST are national or international Fellows of CHEST who have distinguished themselves by attaining professional preeminence. Because of their personal character and leadership; extraordinary contributions to medical research, clinical practice, quality improvement, or medical education; and years of enduring and outstanding service to CHEST, they have advanced chest medicine.


Alfred Soffer Award for Editorial Excellence

Barbara Anderson, CHEST Staff
Laura Lipsey, CHEST Staff
This award honors Alfred Soffer, Master FCCP, Editor in Chief of the journal, CHEST®, from 1968 to 1993, and Executive Director of CHEST from 1969 to 1992. Recipients have made significant contributions to CHEST and are often world experts in their fields, have written numerous papers and abstracts, have served as primary investigators, and/or have served as a department editor of CHEST.


Subani Chandra, MD, FCCP
Subani Chandra, MD, FCCP

Early Career Clinician Educator Award

Subani Chandra, MD, FCCP
The Early Career Clinician Educator Award recognizes the achievements of a clinician educator who has already made significant contributions to CHEST educational activities, and is committed to continuing to grow as CHEST faculty.


William Kelly, COL, USA, (ret) Portrai
William Kelly, MD, FCCP
David Schulman, MD, MPH, FCCP
David Schulman, MD, MPH, FCCP

Master Clinician Educator Award

William Kelly, MD, FCCP (left)
David Schulman, MD, MPH, FCCP (right)
The Master Clinician Educator Award recognizes long-term achievements of one clinician educator who has made significant contributions to CHEST activities, and has demonstrated a strong commitment to medical education throughout their career.


Distinguished CHEST Educators (DCE)

The Distinguished CHEST Educators (DCE) recognizes the achievements of members who have made significant and long-term contributions to the design and delivery of CHEST education. The DCE provides national-level recognition of excellence in continuing medical education. Designees will be honored at Sunday’s Opening Session.

Scientific Abstract Awards

Alfred Soffer Research Awards

Presented abstracts will be judged by session moderators and award recipients will be selected for their outstanding original scientific research. Finalists will be evaluated on the basis of their written abstract and the quality of their oral presentation. This award is named in honor of Alfred Soffer, MD, Master FCCP, who was Editor in Chief of the journal, CHEST®, from 1968 to 1993, and Executive Director of CHEST from 1969 to 1992. 


Young Investigator Awards

Investigators who are enrolled in a training or fellowship program or who have completed a fellowship program within five years prior to CHEST 2020 are eligible for Young Investigator Awards. Presenters will be evaluated on the basis of their written abstract and presentation. Recipients will be selected by judges from the Scientific Presentations and Awards Committee for their outstanding original scientific research.


Top 5 Poster Awards

Awards will be granted to the finalists presenting the top scientific research posters. Presenters will be evaluated on the basis of their written abstract, the quality of their research, and their oral presentation. Award recipients will be selected by judges from the Scientific Presentations and Awards Committee for their outstanding original scientific research and receive a ribbon.