Heed-Gutman Award

Each year, a former Heed Fellow is selected to receive the prestigious Heed-Gutman Award from the Society of Heed Fellows. The presentation of the award is made at the alumni luncheon of the Society of Heed Fellows, which is held during the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

In 2015, the Heed Award was renamed the Heed-Gutman Award by the Board of Trustees to recognize Dr. Froncie Gutman's long term leadership to both the Society of Heed Fellows and the Heed Ophthalmic Foundation.

Any former Heed Fellow who has not previously received the Award is a potential candidate and all Heed Fellows may nominate a candidate. A committee composed of previous recipients of the Award selects the honoree. The following criteria are the basis for nominating and selecting the candidate:

Evidence of major contributions to ophthalmology as an educator, clinician, and/or investigator.
Outstanding original discoveries or investigations, which have produced major advancements in the field of ophthalmology.
Long-term evidence of extraordinary and distinguished leadership service on behalf of ophthalmology.

Heed-Gutman Award Recipients

Evidence of major contributions to ophthalmology as an educator, clinician, and/or investigator.
Outstanding original discoveries or investigations, which have produced major advancements in the field of ophthalmology.
Long-term evidence of extraordinary and distinguished leadership service on behalf of ophthalmology.

Heed-Gutman Award Recipients

1965 - William F. Hoyt, MD
1966 - Matthew D. Davis, MD
1967 - Harvey A. Lincoff, MD
1968 - Goodwin M. Breinin, MD
1969 - William H. Spencer, MD
1970 - Philip Knapp, MD
1971 - Milton Flocks, MD
1972 - William S. Tasman, MD
1973 - Froncie A. Gutman, MD
1974 - Marvin H. Quickert, MD
1975 - Eugene M. Helveston, MD
1976 - Stuart I. Brown, MD
1977 - Paul R. Lichter, MD
1978 - J. Terry Ernest, MD
1979 - George O. Waring, III, MD
1980 - Ronald G. Michels, MD
1981 - H. Dwight Cavanagh, MD
1982 - Jay H. Krachmer, MD
1983 - David L. Guyton, MD
1984 - Norman E. Byer, MD
1985 - Robert R. Waller, MD
1986 - Myles M. Behrens, MD
1987 - Thom J. Zimmerman, MD
1988 - Mark S. Blumenkranz, MD
1989 - Richard L. Anderson, MD
1990 - Peter J. Savino, MD
1991 - Charles P. Wilkinson, MD
1992 - Burton J. Kushner, MD
1993 - Richard L. Lindstrom, MD
1994 - Roy W. Beck, MD
1995 - A. Linn Murphree, MD
1996 - Robert Ritch, MD
1997 - Robert N. Weinreb, MD
1998 - Gary N. Holland, MD
1999 - Neil M. Bressler, MD
2000 - Eugene de Juan, Jr., MD
2001 - R. Doyle Stulting, MD
2002 - Hans E. Grossniklaus, MD
2003 - Paul Sternberg, Jr., MD
2004 - Carl B. Camras, MD
2005 - Peter J. McDonnell, MD
2006 - Sherwin J. Isenberg, MD
2007 - Phillip J. Rosenfeld, MD, PhD
2008 - Andrew P. Schachat, MD
2009 - Marco A. Zarbin, MD, PhD
2010 - Eve Higginbotham, MD
2011 - David Abramson, MD
2012 - Todd P. Margolis, MD, PhD
2013 - Julia A. Haller, MD
2014 - Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD
2015 - Lois E.H. Smith, MD, PhD
2016 - Russell N. Van Gelder, MD, PhD
2017 – Daniel F. Martin, MD
2018 – Carol L. Shields, MD
2019 – Paul P. Lee, MD, JD
2020 - Anthony P. Adamis, MD
2021 - James Chodosh, MD, MPH
2022 - Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD and Mark W. Johnson, MD
2023 - Janey L. Wiggs, MD, PhD
2024 - Michael F. Chiang, MD