Dr. John Fung (left) received the 2009 CAMS Scientific Award from CAMS past president Dr. Pak Chung

Annual Scientific Award Recipients (1973-2008):

2009 John Fung, M.D., Ph.D.
Chairman, Department of Surgery, Director of the Transplant Center & Chairman of the Department of Hepato-pancreato-bilary & Transplant Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
Liver Transplants Can’t Wait

2008 Tzyy Choou Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Pathology, Oncology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Vaccines for Cervical Cancer

2007 Arthur P. Liang, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Director for Food Borne Diseases, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia
Food Borne Diseases

2006 Ren-Ke Li, M.D., Ph.D.
Stem Cell Research
Myocardial Recovery

2005 Chun K. Yip, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Columbia University
A New Approach to the Vanishing Lung

2004 Yuman Fong, M.D.
Chief, Gastric & Mixed Tumor Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Hepatic Carcinoma

2003 John C. L. Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University; Senior Member, Rogosin Institute
Nephrology: Back to the Basics

2002 Ray C. J. Chiu, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, McGill University
Comparative History of Chinese and Western Medicine

2001 David T. W. Chiu, M.D.
Professor of Plastic Surgery, New York University School of Medicine; Director, Center for Restorative Surgery
Progression through Reduction: A Salient Principle in Reconstructive Surgery

2000 Savio L. C. Woo, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Institute for Gene Therapy and Molecular Medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Perspectives on Gene Therapy as a Novel Treatment for Genetic and Acquired Disorders

1999 Stanley Chang, M.D.
Edward S. Harkness Professor, Chairman of Ophthalmology, Columbia University
Recent Advances in Vitreous Surgery.

1998 Frederick P. Li, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Professor of Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Dana Farber Cancer Center
Cancers in Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: Migrant Studies

1997 Chiu-Chen Wang, M.D.
Professor of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School; Head of Clinical Services, Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital
New Developments in Radiation Therapy of Carcinomas of Oral Cavity

1996 Lan Bo Chen, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
Probing Mitochondria in Living Cells

1995 Victor J. Dzau, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Chief of Medical Services, Stanford University School of Medicine
Future Molecular Approaches in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases - Gene Therapy

1994 David D. Ho, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Virology, New York University School of Medicine; Director, Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center
Drug Therapy in AIDS

1993
C. Clifton Ling, Ph.D.
Chief Radiation Physicist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
3D Conformal Radiation Therapy

Samuel D. J. Yeh, M.D., Sc.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College; Attending in Nuclear Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Advances in Nuclear Medicine

1992 George Y. Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine and Physiology, Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Targeted Delivery of Genes for the Correction of Inherited Metabolic Disorders

1991 Yuet Wai Kan, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine and Laboratory Medicine; Chief, Division of Molecular Medicine and Diagnostics, University of California, San Francisco
Prospects for the Control of Thalassemia

1990 Min-Fu Tsan, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Albany Medical College
Monokines and Oxygen Toxicity

1989
Ming T. Tsuang, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health
Schizophrenia: Heredity or Environment?

Jacqueline Whang-Peng, M.D.
Chief of Cytogenetic Oncology Section, National Cancer Institute; Member, Academia Sinica
3p Deletion in Lung Cancer

1988 Chiu-Chen Wang, M.D.
Professor of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School; Head of Clinical Services, Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Altered Fractionation Radiation Therapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

1987 Te-Wen Chang, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Tufts University School of Medicine
Clostridium difficile Disease: A Decade of Reminiscence

1986 Pei Fei Lee, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Director of Glaucoma Service, Albany Medical College
Glaucoma: Past, Present, and Future

1985 Charlotte Tan, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, Cornell University Medical College; Pediatric Oncologist, New York Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Use of New Chemotherapeutic Agents in Pediatric Patients

1984 Mark O. M. Tso, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois School of Medicine

1983
Choh-Hao Li, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology, University of California, San Francisco
ß-endorphin: A Pituitary Hormone with Morphine-like Activity

Shelley N. Chao, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Head, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota School of Medicine
Brain Imaging at Square One

1982 Tsai-Fan Yu, M.D.
Research Professor of Medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Uricemia and Gout in Chinese

1981 Stuart H. Q. Quan, M.D.
Attending Surgeon, Colo-Rectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Past President, American Rectal Society
Environmental Influences on Colo-Rectal Cancer

1980 Shu-Chien, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology, Columbia University
The Role of Rheology in Medicine

1979 Hsien-Chang Meng, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nutritional Assessment and Methods of Support in Hospitalized Patients with Special Reference to Total Parenteral Nutrition

1978 Shih-Hsun Ngai, M.D.
Professor of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, Columbia University; Member, Academia Sinica
Clinical Use of Muscle Relaxants

1977 Peter Kuo, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Rutgers Medical School
Beta Adrenergic Blocking Agents in Coronary Heart Disease

1976 Shih-Chun Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Pfeiffer Professor of Pharmacology, Columbia University; Discoverer of the vomiting center in the CNS, leading to the development of anti-emetics; Member, Academia Sinica
CNS Involvement in Cardiovascular Diseases

1975
Chu-Huai Chang, M.D.
Professor of Radiation Oncology, Columbia University
Recent Studies on Radiation Sensitizers

Florence Chu, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Radiology, Cornell University Medical Center
Recent Advances in the Treatment of Breast Center

1974
K. K. Chen, M.D.
Pharmacologist; Discoverer of ephedrine in Chinese drug ma huang, from work done in laboratories at Peking Union Medical College

Chien-Pien Li, M.D.
Microbiologist; Chief, Virus Biology Section, Laboratory of Virology, NIH; Co-developer of the Li-Schaeffer strain, a strain of polio virus used for production of Type I vaccine

Min-Chiu Li, M.D.
Director of Medical Research and Oncology, Nassau Hospital, Mineola (now Winthrop-University Hospital)
Effect of Methotrexate on Choriocarcinoma