The Legends of Neonatology Award recognizes an extraordinary clinician who has dedicated his or her life to improving the care and outcomes of our smallest patients.
Dr. Timothy Biela NEO Conference Course Director
Legends of Neonatology
The Legends of Neonatology Hall of Fame was established to celebrate the remarkable individuals — the “legends” — whose clinical contributions have helped forge new ground in neonatal medicine.
2026 Awardee
Waldemar Carlo, M.D.
Previous Honorees
2025
David Stevenson M.D.
2024
Wanda D. Barfield, M.D., MPH
2023
Barbara Schmidt, M.D.
2022
Jeffrey B. Gould, M.D., MPH
2021
Robert D. Christensen, M.D.
2020
Vermont Oxford Network
2019
Reese Clark, M.D.
2018
Eduardo Bancalari, M.D.
Richard J. Martin, M.D.
2017
Alan H. Jobe, M.D., Ph.D.
Richard Polin, M.D.
2016
Vinod Bhutani, M.D.
Ronald Bloom, M.D.
Catherine Cropley, R.N.
Dharmapuri Vidyasagar, M.D.
2015
John Kattwinkel, M.D.
Philip Sunshine, M.D.
2014
Frederick Battaglia, M.D.
Joseph Volpe, M.D.
Alan Spitzer, M.D.
2013
Lilly Dubowitz, M.D., MRCP, FRCP
M. Jeffrey Maisels, M.B., BCh, DSc
Jen-Tien Wung, M.D., FCCM
2012
William Oh, M.D.
Abraham Rudolph, M.D.
2011
Forrest Bird, M.D., Ph.D., Sc.D.
Stanley Dudrick, M.D.
2010
John Clements, M.D.
George Gregory, M.D.
2009
Robert Bartlett, M.D., FACS
William Norwood, M.D.
2008
Marshall Klaus, M.D.
Jerold Lucey, M.D.
Avroy Fanaroff, M.D.
2007
Mary Ellen Avery, M.D.
Lucille Ann Papile, M.D.
Virginia Apgar, M.D.
Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos, M.D.
Mildred Stahlman, M.D.