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Humanitarian Award
Recognizing extraordinary humanitarian and outreach contributions in plastic surgery.
The ISAPS Humanitarian Award recognizes outstanding humanitarian and outreach contributions in plastic surgery. It honors individuals whose work restores dignity, rebuilds lives after trauma, and expands access to high-quality surgical care in underserved communities around the world.
Introduced in 2026, this new award reflects ISAPS’s commitment to recognizing excellence not only in scientific and artistic achievement, but also in compassion, integrity, and global responsibility. The call for nominations has now closed, and the inaugural award recipient will be announced at the next ISAPS Congress.
Who is eligible?
Any ISAPS Member or surgical team led by an ISAPS Member who:
- Have led or participated in humanitarian or outreach programs
- Contributed to sustainable capacity-building efforts
- Or shown sustained dedication to service beyond traditional clinical practice.
How to Nominate
The call for nominations for the 2026 ISAPS Humanitarian Award is now closed.
Submissions were required to include the nominee’s name, the name of the program, the region served, and a program summary of no more than 500 words.
The next opportunity to submit nominations will open in 2027.
Eligible humanitarian work may include, but is not limited to:
- Reconstructive or aesthetic procedures delivered in underserved or crisis-affected communities.
- Programs focused on treatment in low-resource or disaster settings, e.g., trauma care, burn reconstruction, congenital conditions, or complex reconstruction.
- Sustainable impact initiatives involving outreach training, mentorship, and capacity-building.
