1972
Casque and Gauntlet Honor Society, Dartmouth College
1980
Sir Andrew Watt Kay Surgical Fellow, Department of Surgery, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
1983
Surgical Research Training Grant (Dr. Hebert Hechtman), Brigham and Women’s Hospital
1994
Stewart Fellow, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
1994
First prize poster competition for “Very Short Ileocecal Isografts in Enterectomized Rats,” Surgical Section, American Academy of Pediatrics, Dallas, Texas
1994
Merk Fellowship Award for “Very Short Ileocecal Isografts in Enterectomized Rats.” American College of Gastroenterology, 59th Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, California
1996
Chosen by American Health Magazine as one of the “Best Doctors in America.” Published in the March 1996 issue.
2001
Chosen by peers as one of the specialists they’d go to in the article entitled, “Top Docs”, Northeast Ohio Live Magazine, published in the April 2001 issue.
2001
Kingston’s National Registry of Who’s Who, 2002 Edition.
2002
Inclusion in the second edition of America’s Top Doctors, a national guide to outstanding medical specialists throughout the United States.
2003
Inclusion under “Surgery” in the edition of Consumers’ Guide to Top Doctors, a national guide that lists more than 20,000 top-rated doctors by medical specialists in the 50 largest metropolitan areas of the United States.
2003
Inclusion in the third edition of America’s Top Doctors, a national guide to outstanding medical specialists throughout the United States.
2003
Teacher of the Year, 2003. Department of Pediatrics, Fairview General Hospital.
2004
Inclusion in the fourth edition of America’s Top Doctors, a national guide to outstanding medical specialists throughout the United States.
2004
Nominated as “International Health Professional of The Year” by The International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, England
2005
Inclusion in the fifth edition of America’s Top Doctors, a national guide to outstanding medical specialists throughout the United States.
2005
Chosen by peers as one of the specialists they’d go to in the article entitled, “Top Doctors”, Northern Ohio Live, published in the April 2005 issue.
2005-2006
Chosen by peers as one of the specialists in the database entitled, “Best Doctors in America”.
2006
Chosen by peers as one of the specialists they’d go to in the article entitled, “Top Docs”, Northeast Ohio Live Magazine, published in the April 2006 issue.
2006
Inclusion in the sixth edition of America’s Top Doctors, a national guide to outstanding medical specialists throughout the United States.
2007
Chosen as Top Doctor in New York Magazine
2007
Inclusion in the seventh edition of America’s Top Doctors, a national guide to outstanding medical specialists throughout the United States.
2008
Chosen as Top Doctor in New York Magazine
2009
Chosen by peers as one of America’s Top Doctors in Castle Connolly’s American Registry.
2009
Inclusion in “Guide to America’s Top Surgeons” by Consumers’ Research Council of America, 2009 Edition.
2009
Chosen as Top Doctor in New York Magazine
2009-2010
Selected by peers to be included in the Best Doctors in America database.
2009
Inclusion in the fifth edition of Castle Connolly’s America’s Top Doctors for Cancer, an acclaimed guide to the top medical specialists in the nation.
2009
Chosen by patients for the 2009 Patient’s Choice Award in Castle Connolly’s American Registry.
2010
Chosen by peers as one of America’s Top Doctors in Castle Connolly’s American Registry.
2010
Chosen as one of ‘NJ’s Favorite Docs’ by Family Magazine.
2010
Included on “The 2010 List” of NJ’s Favorite Kids’ Docs as featured in New Jersey Family Magazine.
2011
Inclusion in New Jersey: Most Recommended Physicians – as Chosen by their Peers and Point Ranking published by National Consumers Survey.
2011
Selected by peers as one of the Best Doctors in America 2010-2011 database.
2011
Inclusion in excerpt New Jersey Life Health and Beauty Magazine as part of the 2011-2012 Best Doctors’ list as chosen by peer review.
2011
Named one of “Inside Jersey’s 2011 Top Doctors for Children’s Health” by MDAdvantage.
2011-2012
Selected by peers to be included in the Best Doctors in America 2011-2012 database.
2011
Named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor in “Inside Jersey” Magazine.
2011
Named as one of US News and World Report’s Top Doctors.
2011
Named “Top Doctor in Pediatric Surgery” from Healthfirst NJ.
2011
Selected by the American Registry and PatientsChoice.org to be included in the prestigious 2011 Compassionate Doctor Certification.
2012
Named “Jersey Choice Top Doctor” in New Jersey Monthly’s annual survey of NJ doctors.
2012
Awarded Castle Connolly Top Doctor by American Registry for the 10th year in a row.
2012
Named in “America’s Top Doctors For Cancer” by Castle Connolly Medical 8th Edition.
2013 – 2014
Named in “America’s Top Doctors For Cancer” by Castle Connolly Medical 8th Edition.
2013
Named “Jersey Choice Top Doctor” in New Jersey Monthly’s annual survey of NJ doctors.
2013
Awarded Castle Connoly Top Doctor by American Registry
2013
Selected by Vitals for “Most Compassionate Doctor” (©American Registry)
2013
Selected by Vitals for “Patient Choice Award” (©American Registry)
2012 – 2013
New Jersey’s Favorite Kids’ Doc in NJ Family magazine