2013 Recipient

ACG International AwardThe ACG International Award is presented to one recipient selected from oral papers on thebasis of abstracts submitted in any category. The primary author must not be based in or bea citizen of the U.S. or Canada and all work must have been performed outside the U.S. andCanada. The award recipient is chosen by the ACG Educational Affairs Committee.2013 RecipientRandomized Study Comparing Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy, Botulinum Toxin Infectionand Balloon Dilation for Achalasia: One Year Follow-upEnqiang Linghu, MD, Huikai Li, MD, The Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaACG Lawlor Resident AwardThe ACG Lawlor Resident Award is presented annually in memory of the late EdwardLawlor, an executive of SmithKline & French, who had a distinguished career of outstandingcontributions to the ACG and the gastroenterology community at large. The recipient isselected on the basis of abstracts submitted by residents-in-training. Abstracts shouldrelate to clinical or research oriented work in the field of gastroenterology. The recipient ischosen by the Educational Affairs Committee.2013 RecipientStatewide Retrospective Review of Familial Pancreatic Cancer in Delaware andFrequency in Genetic Mutations in Pancreatic Cancer KindredsMuhammad Baig, DO, Zohra Ali-Khan Catts, MS, LCGC, Michael Guarino, MD, NicholasPetrelli, MD, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE58