Warmly Celebrate Honorary Editor-in-Chief Prof. Michel Gagner for Winning the Annual SAGES Foundation Awards for Lifetime Achievement Award

On April 17, 2024, Prof. Michel Gagner was honored with the SAGES Foundation's annual George Berci Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence in the field of endoscopic surgery.

The awards and research grants, recognizing outstanding surgeons and educators who have made outstanding contributions to minimally invasive surgery, were announced at the SAGES Foundation's Annual Awards Ceremony, celebrating and honoring exceptional leaders in this field.

Note: Image from THE SAGES EDUCATION & RESEARCH FOUNDATION website

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Prof. Gagner's most recent contributions focus on innovative upper digestive tract surgery such as bariatric and endoluminal gastric procedures, known for his contributions in the field of Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Prof. Gagner holds multiple prestigious positions, including Professor of Surgery at Florida International University and in Montreal, Professor of Surgery and Director of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Center at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery Section at Weill Cornell Medical College, Program Chair of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center.

THE SAGES EDUCATION & RESEARCH FOUNDATION:

The SAGES Education and Research Foundation was founded to be an alternative resource for minimal access to surgical research and education. Through focused grant-making, the SAGES Foundation provides institutions, physicians, fellows, and academicians with funding support to create evidence-based standards of practice, develop up-to-date training programs, and conduct long-term research that others may not fund.

THE GEORGE BERCI LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY:

• It is bestowed for a lifetime contribution as an innovator in the field of endoscopic surgery, which may be scientific, technological, or educational.
• It is designated to be granted to endoscopic surgeons, whether or not they are members of SAGES.
• The award will not necessarily be given yearly but bestowed when the Board determines a worthy nominee.
• Nominations may come from any member of SAGES. The nominator is encouraged to solicit additional supporting letters for their nominee.
• Past winners on the Editorial Board of Mini-invasive Surgery (MIS): Lee Swanstrom, MD (2015).

Once again, the Editorial Office of MIS extends heartfelt congratulations to Prof. Michel Gagner!

Editor: Ivy Wang
Language Editor: Emma Chen
Production Editor: Yan Zhang
Respectfully submitted by the Editorial Office of Mini-invasive Surgery