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Each year during the conference, ADC acknowledges practitioners who have made significant contributions to the advancement of Peritoneal Dialysis, Hemodialysis, and Nursing. Below are recipients who have been recognized for their contributions to nephrology practice and the advancement of dialytic therapies.

Karl D. Nolph Lifetime Achievement Award in Peritoneal Dialysis

Initially established as Lifetime Achievement Award in Peritoneal Dialysis, this award recognizes significant contributions of the recipients in the field of Peritoneal Dialysis. The award was later named in honor of Karl D. Nolph, a legendary nephrologist of his time, for his major contributions to the physiology, clinical science, care of dialysis patients, and teaching principles and clinical practice of renal replacement therapy. The award recognizes individuals, whose academic achievements exemplifies the academic life of Karl D. Nolph and have contributed to unique and broader understanding and application of renal replacement therapies, including peritoneal dialysis.

1989 Jack W. Moncrief, MD & Robert Popovich, PhD

1990 Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos, MD

1991 Fred Boen, MD

1992 Russel Palmer, MD

1993 John Maher, MD

1994 Rosario Mairoca, MD

1995 Umberto Buoncristiani, MD

1996 Giuseppe La Greca, MD

1997 James Dobbie, MD

1998 Jonas Bergstrom, MD

1999 Raymond Krediet, MD

2000 Lazaro Gotloib, MD

2001 Stephen Vas, MD

2002 Norman Lasker, MD

2003 Ram Gokal, MD

2004 Beth Piraino, MD

2005 Rafael Selgas, MD

2006 Bengt Lindholm, MD

2007 Joel Kopple, MD

2008 Mrinal Dasgupta, MD

2009 Bengt Rippe, MD

2010 50-Year Achievement Award – University of Washington

2011 Andrzej Breborowicz, MD

2012 Claudio Ronco, MD

2013 Michael Flessner, MD

2014 John Burkart, MD

2015 Joanne Bargman, MD

2016 Fredric O. Finkelstein, MD

2017 Steven R. Alexander, MD

2018 Henry Tenckhoff, MD (posthumous)

2019 Bradley Warady, MD

2020 Edwina Brown, MD

2024 Steve S. Guest, MD (posthumous)

2025 Ronald Pisoni, PhD, MS

Zbylut J. Twardowski Lifetime Achievement Award in Hemodialysis

Initially established as Lifetime Achievement Award in Hemodialysis, the recipient is recognized for his/her significant contributions in the field of Hemodialysis. In 2015, this Award was renamed to honor Dr. Zbylut Twardowski, a giant and pioneer in the field of dialysis, for his innovative contributions to the physiology, clinical science, care of dialysis patients and teaching principles and clinical practice of renal replacement therapies. The award recognizes individuals, whose academic achievements have contributed to unique and broader understanding and application of renal replacement therapy, including hemodialysis.

1998 Vittorio Bonomini, MD

1999 Paul E. Teschan, MD

2000 Carl M. Kjellstrand, MD, PhD

2001 Bernard Charra, MD

2002 Belding H, Scribner, MD

2003 Albert L. Babb, PhD

2004 Claudio Ronco, MD

2005 Umberto Buoncristiani, MD

2006 Thomas Depner, MD

2007 Alan Nissenson, MD

2008 John Daguirdas, MD

2009 Yukihito Nose, MD

2010 Christopher Blagg, MD and the University of Washington

2011 Andreas Pierratos, MD

2012 Todd Ing, MD

2013 Nathan Levine, MD

2014 Eli Friedman, MD

Zbylut J. Twardowski Lifetime Achievement Award in HD

2015 Robert Lockridge, MD

2016 Kirpal Singh Chugh, MD

2017 John W M Agar, MBBS

2018 Stephen Ash, MD, FACP

2019 Bernard Canaud, MD

2020 Andrew Davenport, MD

2024 Ravindra Mehta, MD, FACP, FRCP

2025 Peter Kotanko, MD, FASN

Special Recognition Awards in PD and Nephrology Nursing Barbara Prowant Lifetime Achievement Award in Nephrology Nursing

This award recognizes a nephrology nurse who has made significant contribution in Peritoneal Dialysis Nursing. In 2011, this was renamed as The Barbara Prowant Lifetime Achievement Award in Nephrology Nursing named in honor of Barbara Prowant, MSN, RN, who was a pioneer in PD Nursing and was one of the original organizers of the Annual Dialysis Conference. Barbara’s contributions to the field of nephrology, especially to peritoneal dialysis, made her one of the most well-known and highly respected nephrology nurses in the world. In her nearly 30 years as a nephrology nurse, she had an enormous impact on patient care, education, and the advancement of knowledge through clinical research. Barbara’s publications, presentations and editing efforts were a credit to her and to the Nephrology Division of the University of Missouri. The award acknowledges the contributions of a nephrology nurse whose work has contributed to the advancement of nephrology nursing practice.

1994 Nancy Gallagher, BSN, RN, CNN

1995 Sharon Izatt, RN

2006 Linda Uttley, RGN, SCN

2007 Judith Bernardini, BSN, RN

2008 Elizabeth Kelman, RN, MEd, ACNP, CNeph(c)

2009 Glenda Payne, MS, RN, CNN

2011 Sally Burrows-Hudson, MSN, RN, CNN

2012 Helen Currier, BSN, RN, CNN

2013 Donna Mapes, PhD, MS, RN

2014 Ana Figueiredo, PhD, RN

2015 Lesley Dinwiddie, MSN, RN, FNP, CNN

2016 Tony Goovaerts, RN

2017 Cynthia Russell, PhD, RN, FAAN

2018 Gillian Brunier, RN, BHScN, CNeph(c)

2019 Mary Gritzmaker Schira, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC

2020 Lisa Koester-Wiedemann, MSN, RN, CS, ANP

ISHD Belding Scribner Trailblazer Award

2004 Karl Nolph, MD and Zbylut Twardowski, MD, PhD

2005 Eli Friedman, MD

2006 Eberhard Ritz, MD

2007 Lee Henderson, MD

2008 James Cimino, MD

2009 Nathan Levine, MD

2010 Christopher Blagg, MD

2011 Hans Polaschegg, MD

2013 Paul Teschan, MD

2014 Carl Kjellstrand, MD

2015 Robert Lindsay, MD

2016 Kirpal Singh Chugh, MD

2017 Suhail Ahmad, MD

Zellerman Award and Lectureship

The Zellerman award and lectureship was established by Lisa Hoffman in honor of her late husband, Gabor Zellerman. Born in Budapest, he survived a Nazi concentration camp and eventually immigrated first to the US and then to Canada, where he collaborated with Dimitrios Oreopoulos in developing equipment for peritoneal dialysis. He also held over 50 patents from a bone biopsy kit to a shunt for hydrocephalus. The lectureship is delivered during the North American Chapter (NAC) of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis Program at ADC.

2005 Dimitrios Oreopoulos, MD (Canada)

2007 Karl D. Nolph, MD (United States)

2009 Raymond Krediet, MD (Netherlands)

2011 Beth Piraino, MD (United States)

2013 Peter Blake, MD (Canada)

2016 Thomas Golper, MD (United States)

2018 Joanne Bargman, MD (Canada)

2022 Simon Davies, MD (United Kingdom)

Tribute and Special Recognition Awards

These awards honor individuals for their outstanding tributes, dedicated service, patient advocacy, and excellence in clinical practice within the dialysis community.

2023

Tribute Christopher Blagg

Tribute Andreas Pierratos

2024

Special Recognition Helen Currier, MA, BSN, CENP, CNN

Special Recognition John Van Stone, MD

Patient Advocacy & Support Mary Beth Barry

Clinical Practice Hemant Dhingra, MD, FASDIN; Joe Ix, MD; Raffi Minasian, MD; Bijal Patel, MD

Service Leonor Ponferrada, BSN, RN, CNN