Award Winners

2024 Vanguard Center Award Winners

  • Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) 
  • University of California, San Francisco-Benioff Children’s Hospital (BSF) 
  • Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCH) 
  • Nationwide Children’s Hospital (CCO) 
  • Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles (CHL) 
  • Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC (CHP) 
  • Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin (CHW) 
  • University of Texas, Children’s Medical Center (CMD) 
  • Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics (CMK) 
  • Children’s National Health System (CNM) 
  • The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CPH) 
  • Columbia University – Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian (CPM) 
  • Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (ECH) 
  • Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne (FRH) 
  • University of Florida, Shands Hospital (GNV) 
  • Hospital for Sick Children (HSC) 
  • Joe Dimaggio Children’s Hospital (JDC) 
  • Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital (LBC) 
  • Levine Children’s Hospital- Atrium Health (LCH) 
  • Norton Children’s Hospital (LOU) 
  • Mayo Clinic (MCR) 
  • University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital (MIN) 
  • Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (MMC) 
  • Children’s MN (MNC) 
  • Mount Sinai Medical Center (MSH) 
  • Nemours Cardiac Center (NCC) 
  • Children’s Hospital and Medical Center (OCH) 
  • Ochsner Hospital for Children (OHC) 
  • Phoenix Children’s Hospital (PCH) 
  • Primary Children’s Hospital (PMC) 
  • UC San Diego, Rady Children’s Hospital (RCH) 
  • Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH) 
  • St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLC) 
  • Heart Institute (InCor) University of São Paulo Medical School (SPM) 
  • Texas Children’s Hospital (TCB) 
  • Dell Children’s Medical Center (TXD) 
  • Children’s of Alabama (UAB) 
  • Children’s Hospital Colorado (UCM) 
  • University of Iowa Children’s Hospital (UIO) 
  • UNC Children’s Hospital (UNC) 
  • University of Alberta (UOA) 
  • Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital (USF) 
  • University of Virginia Medical Center (UVA) 
  • Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt (VCH) 

2023 Vanguard Center Award Winners

  • Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH)
  • University of California, San Francisco-Benioff Children’s Hospital (BSF)
  • Cleveland Clinic Children’s (CCF)
  • Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCH)
  • Nationwide Children’s Hospital (CCO)
  • Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center (CGC)
  • Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles (CHL)
  • Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin (CHW)
  • University of Texas, Children’s Medical Center (CMD)
  • Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics (CMK)
  • Children’s National Health System (CNM)
  • The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CPH)
  • Columbia University – Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian (CPM)
  • Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (ECH)
  • Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne (FRH)
  • University of Florida, Shands Hospital (GNV)
  • Hospital for Sick Children (HSC)
  • Joe Dimaggio Children’s Hospital (JDC)
  • Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital (LBC)
  • Levine Children’s Hospital- Atrium Health (LCH)
  • Norton Children’s Hospital (LOU)
  • University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital (MIN)
  • Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (MMC)
  • Mount Sinai Medical Center (MSH)
  • Nemours Cardiac Center Children’s Hospital and Medical Center (NCC)
  • Ochsner Hospital for Children (OHC)
  • Phoenix Children’s Hospital (PCH)
  • UC San Diego, Rady Children’s Hospital (RCH)
  • Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH)
  • St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLC)
  • Heart Institute (InCor) University of São Paulo Medical School (SPM)
  • Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford (SUM)
  • Texas Children’s Hospital (TCB)
  • Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas (TXD)
  • Children’s of Alabama (UAB)
  • Children’s Hospital Colorado (UCM)
  • University of Iowa Children’s Hospital (UIO)
  • UNC Children’s Hospital (UNC)
  • University of Alberta (UOA)
  • University of Virginia Medical Center (UVA)
  • Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt (VCH)
  • Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital (USF)
  • Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt (VCH)

2022 Vanguard Center Award Winners

  • Cleveland Clinic Children’s (CCF)
  • Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCH)
  • Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles (CHL)
  • Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin (CHW)
  • University of Texas, Children’s Medical Center (CMD)
  • Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics (CMK)
  • The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CPH)
  • Columbia University – Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian (CPM)
  • Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (ECH)
  • Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne (FRH)
  • University of Florida, Shands Hospital (GNV)
  • Hospital for Sick Children (HSC)
  • Riley Hospital for Children (IUI)
  • Joe Dimaggio Children’s Hospital (JDC)
  • Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital (LBC)
  • Levine Children’s Hospital- Atrium Health (LCH)
  • Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital (LLU)
  • University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital (MIN)
  • Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (MMC)
  • Mount Sinai Medical Center (MSH)
  • Children’s Hospital and Medical Center (OCH)
  • Phoenix Children’s Hospital (PCH)
  • Primary Children’s Hospital (PMC)
  • UC San Diego, Rady Children’s Hospital (RCH)
  • Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH)
  • St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLC)
  • Texas Children’s Hospital (TCB)
  • Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas (TXD)
  • Children’s of Alabama (UAB)
  • Children’s Hospital Colorado (UCM)
  • UNC Children’s Hospital (UNC)
  • University of Alberta (UOA)
  • Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital (USF)
  • Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt (VCH)

PHTS Lifetime Achievement Awards

Daphne Hsu, MD
2024 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
James K. Kirklin, MD
2021 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Elfriede Pahl, MD
2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
David Naftel, PhD
2021 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Linda Addonizio, MD
2022 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Charles Canter, MD
2021 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

PHTS Excellence Award for Transplant Coordinators

Diane Long, DNP
2022 PHTS Excellence Award for Transplant Coordinators
Heather Bastardi, RN,
MSN, cPNP, CCTC

2021 PHTS Excellence Award for Transplant Coordinators

PHTS Excellence Award for Allied Health Professionals

Courtney Crawford, BSN, MA, RN, CPN, CCTC 
2024 PHTS Excellence Award for Allied Health Professionals
Whitney Kaslow, DNP
2022 PHTS Excellence Award for Allied Health Professionals
Betsy Long, LCSW
2021 PHTS Excellence Award for Allied Health Professionals