Awards History
The St. Giles Foundation
More than one hundred years ago, in 1891, the House of St. Giles the Cripple was founded by Sister Sara, an Episcopalian nun, with the goal of bringing the finest orthopaedic and rehabilitation care to children of every race, religion and color. Her work began with three children in a house in Brooklyn.
Although payment was accepted from parents who could afford it, care was provided irrespective of finances with additional support for the hospital coming from federal, state and city funds, private insurers and contributions from many sources. The hospital was governed by a Board which was, at first, very closely linked to the Episcopalian Church, and was supported by the medical profession in the persons of a number of orthopaedic surgeons beginning with Dr. Burr Mosher at the turn of the century and ending most recently with Dr. J. William Fielding.
St. Giles Hospital reached the pinnacle of its growth during the 1916 polio epidemic with an inpatient census of 100 patients and thousands of visits to the Outpatient Department. Following the conquest of polio, however, the need for the hospital declined and, faced with soaring deficits and heavy capita! outlays mandated by the State of New York, the House of St. Giles was closed in November 1977 and converted into a Foundation. Arthur H. Huene, after whom our award is named, was the President of the hospital from 1948 to 1971, and was then awarded the status of President Emeritus. He was important in the deliberations that led to the conversion of the hospital to a Foundation.
The St. Giles Foundation is an active one. It continues to receive charitable donations and to support work dedicated to the same goals as the original hospital, namely the benefit of disabled and weakened children.
The Arthur H. Huene Memorial Award already occupies an important position in the world of Pediatric Orthopaedics and reflects well upon the St. Giles Foundation and our Society.
St. Giles Young Investigator Award
The May 2000 meeting saw the first St. Giles Young Investigator Award, sponsored by the St. Giles Foundation, given to a deserving member of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. The Award is to be used for educational or research endeavors, including travel to centres of excellence to learn new techniques and skills.
2011 Winner
Firoz Miyanji, MD
Past Winners
2010 - Eric W Edmonds, MD
2009 - Shawn R. Gilbert, MD
2008 - Donald Bae, MD
2007 - Christopher Iobst, MD
2006 - Siobhan Murphy-Zane, MD
2005 - James McCarthy, MD
2004 - Arabella Leet, MD
2003 - Harry K.W. Kim, MD
2002 - Norman Y. Otsuka, MD
2001 - Frances A. Farley, MD
2000 - David Skaggs, MD
See Also
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2009 Humanitarian Award Winner
David P. Roye Jr., MD -
Winners of the POSNA Award
History of winners of the POSNA Award for Distinguished Achievement -
Awards History
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