During our Joint Meeting in Barcelona, IUGA honored the following individuals for their outstanding dedication and contributions to advancing the field of urogynecology.
Lifetime Achievement Awards:
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Montserrat Espuña Pons (2025)
- Peter Sand (2024)
With Special Recognition and Gratitude:
- Alfredo L. Milani
- Jorge Milhem Haddad
- Lisa Prodigalidad
- Nicole Weber
- Zhuoran Chen
- Jan Deprest
- Naheed Kapadia
- Amita Jain
- Symphorosa Chan
- Budi Iman Santoso
- Jan Paul Roovers
- Geoff Cundiff
- Kalaivani Ramalingam
IUGA Special Services Pin:
- Roy Ng
- Jason Lim
Oscar Contreras Ortiz Award:
- Heidi F. A. Moossdorff-Steinhauser
- Bary C. M. Berghmans
- Marc E. A. Spaanderman
- Esther M. J. Bols
Top 10 Reviewers for the IUJ in 2025:
- Cara L Grimes
- Hamdy Ahmed Saaid Abdalhady
- Markus Huebner
- I.A. Wyndaele
- Ian Vasicka
- Cornelia Betschart
- Christopher X Hong
- Michelle Morrill
- Jittima Manonai
- Emi Bretschneider
Linda Cardozo Observership Grant Recipients (supported by FIUGA):
- Issa Rashidi Suleiman - Trainee/Fellow/Physician-in-Training
- Indhadek Mohamed Ali - Under-Resourced Country Category
- Ellen Afriyie Mensa-Bonsu - Open Category
Research Grant Recipients:
- Ixora Kamisan Atan - Clinical Research Grant
- Apisith Saraluck - Basic Science Research Grant
FIUGA Honored Mentor Award:
- Ranee Thakar
- Lisa Prodigalidad
InSpIRE Winners:
- Jorge Milhem Haddad (Brazil)
- Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito (Brazil)
- Maria Bortolini (Brazil)
- Gisele Vissoci Marquini (Brazil)
- Javier Pizarro-Berdichevsky (Chile)
- Edgardo Castillo Pino (Uruguay)
- Jane Schulz (Canada)
- Yongxian Lu (China)
- Nirmala Papalkar (India)
- Natarajan Rajamaheswari (India)
- Magdalena Grzybowska (Poland)
- Roy Ng (Singapore)
- Tamara Serdinsek (Slovenia)
- Cristina Ros Cerro (Spain)
- Ana Belén Muñoz Menéndez (Spain)
- Mehmet Murat Seval (Turkey)
- Fulya Dokmeci (Turkey)
Best Overall Abstract Presentation:
Onesmus Byamukama, et al
Most Innovative Abstract:
Cássia Juliato, et al
Best Abstract Presentation - Physician in Training:
Rayan Mohammed-Ahmed, et al
Best Abstract Presentation - Basic Science:
Manman Nai, et al
Best Abstract from Oceania:
Hans Peter Dietz, et al