2010

Robert A. Milch, MD, FACS (deceased) Robert A. Milch, MD, FACS, of The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, near Buffalo, received the inaugural Cunniff-Dixon Hastings Center established physician award of $50,000. He has been involved with hospice and palliative care for more than 30 years, most of it at Hospice Buffalo, where he initially served as a volunteer medical director. Dr. Milch, a surgeon, was recognized for his longstanding commitment to and excellence in clinical care for patients with advanced illness and for his regional and national leadership in palliative care and surgery.

Elisabeth Potts Dellon, MD, MPH, of the University of North Carolina, was one of three nominees awarded the Cunniff-Dixon Hastings Center early-career physician award of $15,000. Dr. Dellon was chosen for her unique set of clinical skills in caring for children and young adults with advanced chronic lung disease.

Jeffrey N. Stoneberg, DO of San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine was one of three nominees awarded the Cunniff-Dixon Hastings Center early-career physician award of $15,000. Dr. Stoneberg was awarded this prize for his outstanding clinical skills and achievements in growing the Scripps Mercy Palliative Medicine Consultation Service.

Eytan Szmuilowicz, MD, of Northwestern Medical Center in Chicago was one of three nominees awarded the Cunniff-Dixon Hastings Center early-career physician award of $15,000. Dr. Szmuilowicz was chosen for his devotion to and excellence in patient care, as well as his strong commitment to teaching and research on improving clinician training in end-of-life care.