2022 Archives

Cesaltina Lorenzoni

Award: Award for Community Advancement in Resource-Limited Settings

Dr. Lorenzoni is being honored with the IGCS Award for Community Advancement in Resource-Limited Settings for her work and determination to improve cervical cancer prevention and treatment in Mozambique. She is the Head and Coordinator of the National Cancer Control Program (Ministry of Health) where she works with the government to increase access to cervical cancer screening and prevention. She is also the Director of Science and Teaching at Maputo Central Hospital (HCM), the major and referra..

David Atallah

Award: Excellence in Teaching Award

Dr. Atallah is being honored with the IGCS Excellence in Teaching Award for his commitment to education, surgical training, and research for the improvement of gynecologic cancer care. With more than 100 articles published in professional journals and over 20 years of experience, Dr. Atallah is a dedicated and respected educator and mentor for medical students, residents, fellows, and his own faculty. His commitment to education and spreading knowledge is evident throughout his career and ambiti..

Olha Hoptyana and PTGO

Award: Award for Community Advancement in Resource-Limited Settings, Global Humanitarian Award

Dr. Ohla Hoptyana, Gynecologic Oncologist at the National Cancer Institute in Kyiv Ukraine is being honored with the IGCS Global Humanitarian Award for her instrumental role in coordinating care for gynecologic cancer patients in need during the war in Ukraine. Dr. Hoptyana is one of many noble citizens and clinicians who surpassed their duty of care by standing by the patients under their care, even under the threat of war and the sound of sirens. She worked closely with contacts at the Polish ..

Pedro T. Ramirez

Award: Outstanding Achievement in Gynecologic Oncology Surgery Award

Dr. Ramirez is being honored with the IGCS Award for Outstanding Achievement in Gynecologic Oncology Surgery for his exemplary works as investigator, author, professor, and mentor culminating in a career that has unquestionably advanced the surgical standard of care for gynecologic malignancies.Notably, he served as Principal Investigator on the LACC Trial, which changed the standard of care for cervical cancer comparing open to minimally invasive surgery for early cervical cancer. He has publis..

Jonathan S. Berek

Award: Lifetime Achievement Award

Professor Jonathan S. Berek is being honored with the IGCS Lifetime Achievement Award for more than four decades of outstanding service and dedication to gynecologic cancer treatment and research. With his achievements in surgical innovation, extensive research on immunology and immunotherapy, and his work to encourage effective and compassionate medical communication, he is an esteemed leader within the gynecologic cancer care community. During his time as IGCS President and Council Member, Pro..