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  • Awards, Pediatric Surgery Research Fellow Award, Research

2026 Awardee: Christopher Luschen, MD, Receives Pediatric Surgery Research Fellow Award

The NEC Society is honored to award Christopher Luschen, MD, with $5,000 as our Pediatric ...
  • Read 2026 Awardee: Christopher Luschen, MD, Receives Pediatric Surgery Research Fellow Award
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  • Probiotics, Research

Probiotics Help Protect and Prevent NEC—but not in the US today

Despite supporting evidence, the protective benefits of probiotics remain inaccessible to preemies in the United ...
  • Read Probiotics Help Protect and Prevent NEC—but not in the US today
  • Awards, Early Career Faculty Research Award, Research

2026 Awardee: Katie Strobel, MD, MS, Receives Early Career Research Award

The NEC Society is honored to award Katie Strobel, MD, MS, with $5,000 as our ...
  • Read 2026 Awardee: Katie Strobel, MD, MS, Receives Early Career Research Award
Pediatric Surgery Fellow Awardee 2024, Jessica Rauh
  • Pediatric Surgery Research Fellow Award, Previous Awardee, Research

2024 Awardee: Jessica Rauh MD, MS, Receives The Pediatric Surgery Research Fellow Award

The NEC Society is excited to announce the 2025 $5,000 Research Award opportunity for pediatric ...
  • Read 2024 Awardee: Jessica Rauh MD, MS, Receives The Pediatric Surgery Research Fellow Award
Alexandra (left) and Steve McElroy (right)
  • Marshall Klaus Research Award, Previous Awardee, Research

2025 Awardee: Alexandra Leegwater, MD, Receives The Marshall Klaus NEC Research Award

The NEC Society is honored to fund a $5,000 research award for early-career faculty, who ...
  • Read 2025 Awardee: Alexandra Leegwater, MD, Receives The Marshall Klaus NEC Research Award
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  • Marshall Klaus Research Award, Previous Awardee, Research

2024 Awardee: Kelly Orgel MD, PhD, Receives The Marshall Klaus Research Award

The NEC Society is honored to fund a $5,000 research award for early-career faculty, who ...
  • Read 2024 Awardee: Kelly Orgel MD, PhD, Receives The Marshall Klaus Research Award
  • Early Career Faculty Research Award, Previous Awardee, Research

2024 Awardee: Lauren Frazer MD, PhD, Receives The Early Career Faculty Research Award

The NEC Society is honored to fund a $5,000 research award for early-career faculty, who ...
  • Read 2024 Awardee: Lauren Frazer MD, PhD, Receives The Early Career Faculty Research Award
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  • Pediatric Surgery Research Fellow Award, Previous Awardee, Research

2025 Awardee: Colton Wayne, MD, Receives The Pediatric Surgey Research Fellow Award

The NEC Society is honored to fund Colton Wayne, MD, with $5,000 as our Pediatric ...
  • Read 2025 Awardee: Colton Wayne, MD, Receives The Pediatric Surgey Research Fellow Award
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  • Early Career Faculty Research Award, Previous Awardee, Research

2025 Awardee: Geoanna Marie Bautista, MD, Receives The Early Career Faculty Research Award

Through the support of this award, Dr. Bautista will launch a two-year research project aimed ...
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  • Advocacy, Allison Rose Advocacy Scholarship, Education, Previous Awardee, Research, Symposium

2025 Awardee: Alice Hoffsten Receives Advocacy Award Honoring Dr. Allison Rose

The NEC Society is honored to announce Alice Hoffsten as the recipient of the Allison ...
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