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08/12/2026
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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This award will honor a young person who has made a meaningful impact in advancing children’s rights and/or health through advocacy, community action, peer support, storytelling, public education, or partnership with pediatricians and other professionals.
2025 Zain Memon and Taanvi Arekapudi
The Local Hero Award recognizes pediatricians, including early career pediatricians, that lead community action and advocacy for children in local communities. This award is presented to individuals who epitomize the "community pediatrician”.
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2026 Crystal Shen, MD, MPH, FAAP and Norma Schue Kreilein, MD, FAAP
2025 Érik Fernández y García, MD, MPH, FAAP and Michaela King, DO, MPH, FAAP
2024 Kimberly Montez, MD, MPH, FAAP and Nia Bodrick, MD, MPH, FAAP
2022 Peter Asante, MD, FAAP and Angela Martin, MD, FAAP
2021 Genevieve Daftary MD, MPH, FAAP and Jerusha Lev, MD, FAAP
2020 Shetal Shah, MD, FAAP
2019 Kenya M. Parks, MD, MS, FAAP
2018 Joyce Javier, MD, MPH, MS, FAAP and James Lee, MD, FAAP
The Calvin C.J. Sia Community Pediatrics Medical Home Leadership & Advocacy Award recognizes pediatricians who have advanced the medical home through practice and advocacy, especially for children with special health care needs.
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2026 Priyanka Shekhawat, MD, FAAP
2025 Philip Miller, MD, FAAP
2024 Patricia Notario, MD, FAAP
2023 John I. Takayama, MD, MPH, FAAP
2022 Mary Ann Woodruff, MD, FAAP
2020 Savithri Nageswaran, MD, MBBS, MPH, FAAP
2019 Richard C. Antonelli, MD, MS, FAAP
2018 Patricia Flanagan, MD, FAAP and Elizabeth Lange, MD, FAAP
The Job Lewis Smith Award is presented to a pediatrician with a history of significant career achievements in community pediatrics.
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2026 Ann E. Burke, MD, MBA, FAAP
2025 Andrea Green, MD, FAAP
2024 Barbara Zind, MD, FAAP
2023 David M. Keller, MD, FAAP
2022 Teresa Holtrop, MD, FAAP
2020 Veronnie Faye Jones, MD, PhD, MSPH, FAAP
2019 Katie Plax, M.D., FAAP
08/12/2026
American Academy of Pediatrics