Wayne Katon Research Award

Wayne J. Katon, MD, FACLP

The Wayne Katon Research Award honors an individual currently studying psychopathology in the medically ill and recognizes an active researcher whose work has significantly advanced consultation-liaison psychiatry. The award is not a lifetime achievement award and does not consider service contributions to ACLP in the selection process.

At the Academy's 2015 scientific meeting, the former APM Research Award was renamed in the spirit and memory of Wayne J. Katon, MD, FACLP, a dedicated clinical researcher and pioneer in collaborative care who passed away March 1, 2015. Dr. Katon received the Academy's highest honor, the Eleanor and Thomas P. Hackett Memorial Award, in 2003 and was president of APM 2012-2013.

For more information about Dr. Katon's notable career and contributions, see the In Memoriam by Dimitry S. Davydow, MD, FACLP, and Jürgen Unützer, MD, in the May-June 2015 issue of General Hospital Psychiatry, of which Dr. Katon was editor-in-chief.

AWARD DETAILS

ELIGIBILITY

- Nominee must be an active researcher in consultation-liaison psychiatry or a closely related field
- Nominee does not need to be a psychiatrist
- Scientific work should be predominantly clinically focused
- An individual may receive this award only once

SELECTION

- Nominations are reviewed and scored by the ACLP Research Subcommittee

RECOGNITION

The recipient receives:

- Plaque presented at the Annual Meeting
- $1,000 honorarium
- Complimentary Annual Meeting registration for non-members
- An invitation to deliver a lecture at the Annual Meeting

TIMELINE

- Applications open March 16, 2026 and close April 30, 2026.

APPLICATION

Nominations may be submitted by the candidate or by others on their behalf through the online nomination Form.

Candidates are evaluated based on:

- Original research publications, particularly as first or last author in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals
- Principal investigator status on grants, with federal funding receiving the greatest weight
- Importance and impact of research contributions to consultation-liaison psychiatry
- Effective dissemination of research findings to influence policy or clinical practice

SUBMIT APPLICATION

2025 Award Recipient

Hermioni Amonoo, MD, MPP, MPH

Dr. Hermioni Amonoo is the Carol C. Nadelson Endowed Chair in Psychiatry at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. She directs the Well-being and Cancer Research Program and develops scalable psychosocial interventions for patients with cancer and caregivers. With more than 115 peer-reviewed publications, her work advances equitable, patient-centered psycho-oncology care.

Previous Award Winners

2024	Lydia Chwastiak, MD, MPH, FACLP
2023	Gen Shinozaki, MD, FACLP
2022	Judith Rosmalen, PhD
2021	Sir Simon Wessely, MSc, MD, FRCP, FRCPsych
2020	Bernd Löwe, MD
2019	Jeffrey Staab, MD, MS, FACLP
2018	Ian Kronish, MD, MPH
2017	Robert Carney, MD, FACP, FACC
2016	Matthew Hotopf, MRCPsych, PhD
2015	Kimberly Yonkers, MD
2014	Jesse R. Fann, MD, MPH, FACLP
2013	Brett Thombs, PhD
2012	Scott Kim, MD, PhD
2011	Andrea F. DiMartini, MD, FACLP
2010	Bruce L. Rollman, MD, MPH
2009	Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH
2008	Kurt Kroenke, MD
2007	François Lespérance, MD
2006	Mary Amanda Dew, PhD
2005	Linda Ganzini, MD, MPH, FACLP
2004	Harvey M. Chochinov, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), FACLP
2003	William S. Breitbart, MD, FACLP
2002	Constantine G. Lyketsos, MD, FACLP
2001	Michael C. Sharpe, MD, FACLP
2000	Thomas P. Beresford, MD, FACLP
1999	Robert G. Robinson, MD, FACLP
1998	James L. Levenson, MD, FACLP
1997	Paula T. Trzepacz, MD, FACLP
1996	David R. Rubinow, MD
1995	Joel E. Dimsdale, MD
1994	Roger G. Kathol, MD, FACLP
1993	Wayne J. Katon, MD, FACLP