The SVIN issues awards to recognize the achievements and innovations of individuals who have made a substantial contribution to the field of Vascular and Interventional Neurology. The categories include Innovation, Pioneering, and Distinguished Service. The criteria are as below.
The 2025 Awards Nominations are open, members can submit nominations by clicking here.
Distinguished Service Award (Previously called Honorary Award)
Criteria: Given at the discretion of the Board to those who have provided a sustained and substantial service to the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology.
Process: Each year, the SVIN membership is invited to nominate colleagues within each category. These names are collected and reviewed by the SVIN Exec. The SVIN Board subsequently reviews the list of nominees and votes on an awardee in each category. An individual cannot receive the same award twice.
In 2024, the SVIN board voted that Officers of the Board (i.e. Past-President, President, President-Elect, Treasurer, Secretary) are not eligible for any of the awards during their year of service due to conflict of interest.
2024 – Ashutosh Jadhav MD, Ph.D., FSVIN, FAHA
2023 – Fawaz Al-Mufi, MD
2022 – Santiago Ortega-Gutierrez, MD, FSVIN
2021 – David Liebeskind, MD, FSVIN
2020 – No Ceremony (due to the pandemic)
2019 – Ameer Hassan, DO, FAHA, FSVIN
2018 – Thanh Nguyen, MD, FSVIN
2017 – Raul Nogueira, MD, FSVIN
2016 – Tudor Jovin, MD, FSVIN
2015 – Alex Abou-Chebl, MD, FSVIN
2014 – Dileep Yavagal, MD, FSVIN
2013 – Stanley Barnwell, MD
2013 – Robin Novakovic, MD, FSVIN
2012 – Jeffrey Saver, MD
2012 – Italo Linfante, MD, FSVIN, FAHA
SVIN Pioneering Award
Neurointerventional Pioneering Award
Criteria: Given to a senior Neurointerventionalist who has made an outstanding contribution to training and mentoring Interventional Neurologists. Neurologist Pioneering Award Criteria: Given to a senior Neurologist who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of Vascular or Interventional Neurology.
Neurologist Pioneering Award
Criteria: Given to a senior Neurologist who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of Vascular or Interventional Neurology.
2024 – Neurology – Patrick Lyden, MD
2024 – Neurointerventional – Dileep Yavagal MD, FSVIN, FAHA, FAAN
2023 – Neurology – Urs Fischer, MD
2023 – Neurointerventional– Robin Novakovic-White, MD
2022 – Neurology - Andrei Alexandrov, MD
2022 – Neurointerventional- Mikayel Grigoryan, MD, FSVIN and Wondwossen Tekle, MD
2021 – N/A
2020 – No Ceremony (due to the pandemic)
2019– Neurointerventional - Ossama Mansour, MD, PhD, FSVIN, FNR, EBNRcet
2019– Neurology - Ralph L. Sacco, MD, MS, FAHA, FAAN
2018– Neurology - David Liebeskind, MD, FSVIN
2018 – Neurointerventional - Fernando Vinuela, MD
2017 – Neurology - Anthony Furlan, MD
2017 – Neurointerventional - Adnan Qureshi, MD
2016 – Neurology - Osama Zaidat, MD, MS, FSVIN
2016 – Neurointerventional - Peter Kim Nelson, MD
2015 – Neurointerventional -Tudor Jovin, MD, FSVIN
2015 – Neurology - Michael R. Frankel, MD
2014 – Neurointerventional - Phillip Purdy, MD
2014 – Neurology - Mark Alberts, MD
2013 – James Grotta, MD
2012 – Jeffrey Saver, MD
Innovation Award
Criteria: Given to an innovator in the Interventional Neurology field who has fostered innovation and made a strong impact and contribution to the field. Note that this individual does not need to be an Interventional Neurologist.
2024 – Waleed Brinjikji, MD
2023 – Thomas G. Brott, MD
2022 – Carl Heilman, MD
2022 – Adel Malek, MD, PhD
2021 – Thomas Oxley, MD
2020 – No Ceremony (due to the pandemic)
2019– Vallabh Janardhan, MD, FSVIN, FAHA, FAAN
2018– Raul Nogueira, MD, FSVIN
2017 – Arani Bose, MD, FSVIN
2016 – Y. Pierre Gobin, MD
2015 – Mayank Goyal, MD, FRCPC
2014 – Osama Zaidat, MD, FSVIN
2012 – Ajay Wakhloo, MD
Young Investigator Award
2024 – Aaron Gallagher, MD
2023 – Amir Molaie, MD
2022 – Qasem Alshaer, MD
2021 – Shashvat Desai, MD
2020 – Cynthia Zevallos Mau, MD
2019 – Shashvat Desai, MD
2018– Amin N. Aghaebrahim, MD
2017 – Kunakorn Atchaneeyasakul, MD
2016 – Sanjeev R. Keshary, MD
2015 – Sushrut S. Dharmadhikari, MD
2014 – Daniel Korya, MD
Best Abstract Award
2024 – Dileep Yavagal MD, FSVIN, FAHA, FAAN
2023 – Christopher G. Favilla, MD
2022 – Shahram Majidi, MD
2021 – Alexandra Czap, MD
2020 – James Siegler, MD
2019– Radoslav Raychev, MD
2018– Ossama Mansour, MD, PhD, FSVIN, FINR
2017 – Ashutosh Jadhav, MD, PhD, FSVIN
2016 – Sunil A. Sheth, MD
2015 – Fawaz Al-Mufti, MD
2014 – Yahia Lodi, MD
Pilot Grant Award
2024 – Tatsat Rajendra Patel, PhD, Jane Khalife, MD, MS, and Iman Moeini Naghaniane, MD
2023 – Sajal Akkipeddi, Mahan Shahrivari, MD, Johanna Ospel, MD, PhD, Michael Bounajem, MD, Faheem Sherriff, MD, Daniel Tonetti, MD, MS
2022 – Jaims Lim, MD, Milagros Galecio-Castillo, MD, Fouzi Bala, MD, Stuart Fraiser, MD, Naoki Kaneko, MD
2021 – Hassan Nour, MD, Robert Regenhardt, MD, Alexandra Czap, MD, James Ho, MD, Thanh Nguyen MD, Raul Nogueira, MD
2020 – Shashvat Desai, MD: Transcranial Doppler To Determine Blood Pressure Target Post Thrombectomy (DOPPLER Study)
2020 – Thanh Nguyen, MD, FSVIN: CT for Late Endovascualr Reperfusion
2019 – Ashutosh Jadhav, MD, PhD, FSVIN: ORACLE (Optimally Recording at the Cerebral Local Environment) – A Feasibility Study to Identify Serum Markers in Brain Ischemia
2019 – Edgar Samaniego, MD, MS: Aneurysm Characterization with High-Resolution Vessel Wall Imaging
2018– Diogo Haussen, MD, FSVIN:Preclinical Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke Model: Capybaras (Hydrochoerus Hydrochoeris)
2018 – Nicholas Liaw, MD:Fibrin Targeted Gold nanoparticles for Acute Imaging of Thrombi During Digital Subtraction Angiography
2018– Santiago Ortega-Gutierrez, MD, MSc:Development of a Novel Risk Stratification Score for Patients Presenting with Acute Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
2017 – Eva A. Mistry: Blood Pressure after Endovascular Stroke Therapy
2017 – Radoslav Raychev: SEACOAST 1 randomized phase 2b trial
