Above and Beyond Award
This award is to acknowledge an AHS member or other individual(s) who have provided significant service during the past 1-2 years. This award may be given to one or more persons and is presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting each year.
Congratulations to the 2026 recipients!
Amynah Pradhan, PhD, FAHS
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
Nina Riggins, MD, PhD, FAHS
Headache Center of Excellence
Palo Alto, California
Past Recipients
2025
- Sarah M. Bobker, BA, MD
- Mark J. Burish, MD, PhD, FAHS
- Amy Gelfand, MD, MAS, FAHS
- Christina L. Szperka, MD, MS, FAHS
2024
- Elizabeth K. Seng, PhD, FAHS
- Niushen Zhang, MD, FAHS
2023
- Cynthia E. Armand, MD
- Clairmar Borrero-Mejias, MD
- Rebecca E. Wells, MD, MPH, FAHS
2022
- Stephanie J. Nahas, MD, MSEd, FAHS
- Duren Michael Ready, MD, FAHS
- Adam Sprouse Blum, MD
2021
- Jessica Ailani, MD, FAHS
2020
- Dawn C. Buse, PhD, FAHS
- Stewart Tepper, MD, FAHS
2019
- Christine L. Lay, MD, FAHS
- Noah Rosen, MD, FAHS
2018
- Rashmi B. Halker Singh, MD, FAHS
- David B. Watson, MD, FAHS
2017
- Deborah I. Friedman, MD, MPH, FAHS
- Jason Roberts, PhD
2016
- Matthew S. Robbins, MD, FAHS
- Amaal Starling, MD, FAHS
2015
- Sheena Aurora, MD, FAHS
- Neil Parikh, MD, MBA
- Paul Winner, DO, FAHS
2014
- Robert A. Shapiro, MD, PhD, FAHS
- William Young, MD, FAHS
2013
- Robert A. Nicholson, PhD, FAHS
- Todd J. Schwedt, MD, MSCI, FAHS
- Bert B. Vargas, MD, FAHS