Summary: The Vestibular Disorders Association (VeDA) has named the recipients of its 2024 Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Takeaways:
- The annual VeDA Champion of Vestibular Medicine Awards recognize professionals who have made significant advancements in understanding and treating vestibular disorders affecting balance and dizziness.
- This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipients have each played a critical role in improving clinical care for patients with unexplained dizziness and vertigo.
- The awards highlight the multidisciplinary collaboration necessary in vestibular medicine, advancing both patient care and research into balance-related disorders.
The Vestibular Disorders Association (VeDA) announced the recipients of its annual VeDA Champion of Vestibular Medicine Award initiative, which is aimed at increasing awareness of vestibular disorders that affect the inner ear and brain.
The 2024 Lifetime Achievement award recipients include Robert W. Baloh, MD, Janet Helminski, PT, PhD, and James Phillips, PhD.
“Champions of Vestibular Medicine are medical professionals who have had significant impact on the field of vestibular medicine,” says Habib Riz, MD, VeDA’s Board President. “Thanks to their leadership we have seen advancements in research leading to improvements in clinical care for patients with unexplained dizziness and vertigo.”
The vestibular system includes the parts of the inner ear and brain that process sensory information involved with controlling balance and eye movements. If disease or injury damages these processing areas, vestibular disorders can result.
“This year’s recipients of the Champion of Vestibular Medicine Award represent the very finest in vestibular patient care and research in their respective fields,” says Joel Goebel, MD, FACS, FRCS, chair of VeDA’s Medical and Scientific Advisory Board. “Each one of them employs their unique expertise for the good of vestibular patients with a variety of diseases. Their efforts underscore the multidisciplinary nature of balance medicine and the need to work together.”
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