The World Lung Health Award recognizes contributions to improving world lung health in the area of translational or implementation research, delivery of healthcare, continuing education or care of patients with lung disease, or related political advocacy with a special emphasis on efforts that have the potential to eliminate gender, racial, ethnic, or economic health disparities worldwide.
| 2000 | Frank E. Speizer, MD |
| 2001 | Margaret R. Becklake, MD |
| 2002 | C. Richard W. Beasley, MD |
| 2003 | Sreedhar Nair, MD |
| 2004 | Kalapalatha K. Guntupalli, MD |
| 2005 | A. Sonia Buist, MD |
| 2006 | Richard E. Chaisson, MD |
| 2007 | Philip C. Hopewell, MD |
| 2008 | Jean Bousquet, MD, PhD |
| 2009 | No award presented |
| 2010 | Richard J. O’Brien, MD |
| 2011 | Roberto Accinelli, MD |
| 2012 | Lee B. Reichman, MD, MPH |
| 2013 | E. Jane Carter, MD |
| 2014 | Heather Zar, MD, PhD |
| 2015 | Stephen B. Gordon, MD |
| 2016 | Charles L. Daley, MD |
| 2017 | Surendra Kumar Sharma, MBBS, MD, PhD |
| 2018 | Eric D. Bateman, MBChB, MD |
| 2019 | Peter Sly, MBBS, MD, ATSF |
| 2020 | Diane R. Gold, MD, MPH |
| 2021 | William Checkley, MD, PhD |
| 2022 | Laurence Huang, MD, ATSF |
| 2023 | Obianuju Beatrice Ozoh, MBBS, MSc, ATSF |
To nominate a colleague, please go to https://www.thoracic.org/professionals/respiratory-health-awards/index.php.
