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The AwardThe Eugene J. Van Scott Award for Innovative Therapy of the Skin and Phillip Frost Leadership Lecture was created in 2007 through a generous contribution from Phillip Frost, MD, FAAD. This award recognizes outstanding contributions in the treatment of skin diseases and conditions. The selected recipient receives a cash award in the amount of $15,000 and an additional $10,000 for the Phillip Frost Leadership Lecture which they will present during the Plenary Session at the Academy's 2011 Annual Meeting in New Orleans. View Call for Nominations. The nomination/application deadline has passed. |
About Phillip Frost, MD, FAAD
A generous gift to the American Academy of Dermatology by noted dermatologist Phillip Frost, MD, FAAD, has made possible the Eugene J. Van Scott Award for Innovative Therapy of the Skin and Phillip Frost Leadership Lecture.
Born in Philadelphia, Dr. Frost received his Bachelors degree in French literature from the University of Pennsylvania in 1957. Upon graduation, Frost went on to New York's Albert Einstein College of Medicine on a scholarship, completing his medical studies in 1961. After medical school, Frost began his residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and finished his training at the University of Miami, where he later went on to to become faculty.
Throughout his career, Frost made his stamp on the specialty in a number of ways. In 1972, Dr. Frost founded the dermatology department at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, FL, where he served as chairman for eighteen years. At present, Dr. Frost is an Emeritus Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the University of Miami.
Early on in his career, Dr. Frost was a clinical associate at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). It is there he met his lifelong mentor, Eugene J. Van Scott, MD, FAAD, who was the Chief of the Dermatology Branch at that time.
Dr. Frost is not only a prominent dermatologist, and philanthropist, but has also carried an entrepreneurial spirit through business affairs and investing, most notably the purchase and acquisition of several pharmaceutical manufacturing, marketing and distribution companies, including Key Pharmaceuticals, IVAX Corporation, Teva Pharmaceuticals, and Opko Health.
About Eugene J. Van Scott, MD, FAAD
Dr. Van Scott's distinction in dermatology is celebrated by over 50 years of significant and noteworthy achievements. After completing his Bachelors and Medical degrees at the University of Chicago, Van Scott joined the faculty of Temple University, and later Hahnemann University in Philadelphia.
For more than 15 years, Dr. Van Scott served as the Branch Chief for Dermatology at NCI, where he influenced Dr. Frost so greatly that Frost chose to recognize him through this honored award. Dr. Frost comments, "Dr. Van Scott was one of my early mentors at the National Institutes of Health and I always respected him greatly as a man of creativity, integrity and hard work."
Dr. Van Scott served on the Academy's Board of Directors twice and helped to form several other dermatological groups including the National Psoriasis Foundation, the Dermatology Foundation and the Foundation for lchthyosis and Related Skin Types. Dr. Van Scott was honored in 1972 with the prestigious Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award for research in cancer chemotherapy.
Criteria
- The recipient should have made significant contributions toward an innovative therapy of the skin with greater emphasis within the most recent five year period.
- The recipient will present the Phillip Frost Leadership Lecture at the Plenary Session on Sunday, February 6th, 2011, in conjunction with the Academy's 69th Annual Meeting.
Selection Process
AAD members and others are encouraged to submit nominations and/or applications. The recipient will be selected by an Academy Selection Panel and presented to the AAD Board of Directors for approval at their 2010 Spring Board meeting. The winner will be notified following the meeting.
Previous Award Recipients
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Nominate / Apply
The application deadline for the 2011 Eugene J. Van Scott Award for Innovative Therapy of the Skin and Phillip Frost Leadership Lecture is Friday, December 4, 2009. Completed applications and supporting documentation must be received on or before the deadline. Nominations should be made far enough in advance to ensure that the application process can be completed prior to the deadline.
| Year: | 2011 |
| Description: | Eugene J. Van Scott Award for Innovative Therapy of the Skin and Phillip Frost Leadership Lecture |
| Questions: | Valerie Thompson, Development Manager Phone: (847) 240-1427 Fax: (847) 240-1916 Email: vthompson@aad.org |
| Apply: | The nomination/application deadline has passed. |
