Meet the 2026 Awardee: David Gozal, MD, MBA, ATSF
David Gozal, MD, MBA, ATSF is currently the Dean of the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and Vice-President for Health Affairs at Marshall University in West Virginia, a position he assumed in July 2023. He received his M.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and MBA degrees from Georgetown University and ESADE, completed his pediatric residency at the Haifa Medical Center in Israel, and then spent 2 years in Cameroon, West Africa, developing rural healthcare networks, for which he received the title of “Knight of the Order of Merit”. He then completed his pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine training at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and joined the faculty at the University of Southern California and UCLA. From there he served in leadership roles at various leading universities including University of Chicago, Tulane University, University of Louisville and University of Missouri.
He is Past President of the American Thoracic Society and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Sleep Research Society 2014-2016. He is Senior Deputy Editor-in-Chief for the journal Sleep, and Associate Editor for European Respiratory Journal, Pediatric Pulmonology, and several other journals including AJRCCM. Among his many awards and accolades, he was the recipient of the ATS Amberson Lecture in 2002, the William C. Dement Academic Achievement Award by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine in 2013, and the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award of the National Sleep Foundation. He has also been bestowed two honorary doctorates from the University of Barcelona and University of Lleida in Spain. He has been continuously funded by NIH since 1992, has published more than 950 peer-reviewed original articles carrying a H index of 149 and more than 100,000 citations, along with more than 200 book chapters and reviews, edited 7 books including the reference textbook in pediatric sleep medicine, presented more than 1,500 scientific abstracts, and has extensively lectured all over the world.
Description
The award will be given to honor the career of an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the field of sleep or respiratory neurobiology in terms of both scientific and scholarly advances as well as mentoring, teaching, and advocacy to advance public health. This award is given to a candidate at the late Associate Professor, Professor, or Professor Emeritus level (or equivalent) who is recognized for achievement in scholarship over the course of his/her entire career. Contributions to the SRN Assembly in the form of committee participation or leadership, and/or otherwise advancing the SRN mission will be viewed favorably. Awardees will make a short presentation about their career and receive a plaque at the SRN Assembly Membership Meeting during the ATS International Conference.
Nomination Submission Documents
- Nominations must include a cover letter (2 pages maximum) from an SRN Assembly member (primary or secondary membership) describing why the award is appropriate.
- Nominee's curriculum vitae must be included.
Evaluation Criteria
- Scientific and Scholarly Contributions/Products
- Teaching/Mentoring/Educational/Advocacy Contributions
- Participation in Assembly and other ATS Activities (Administrative, Committees, Workshops, etc.)
- Other considerations from recommendations including relevant extenuating circumstances
- Overall impact/impression of dossier submitted for award application
- Has not previously received an ATS Lifetime Achievement Award
- Nominees do not have to be current ATS members, but are expected to attend the SRN Assembly Reception at the ATS International Conference to receive the award