Robert F. Gagel, M.D. Community Leadership Award
The Robert F. Gagel, M.D. Community Leadership Award recognizes a healthcare professional who has made outstanding contributions to improving osteoporosis care and increasing community awareness about bone health. This award will be presented annually to a healthcare professional residing and working in the United States or its territories.
Past Award Recipients
2025 Tara J. Knight, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
2024 Rebekah Rotstein, NCPT
Lawrence G. Raisz, M.D. Memorial Lecture Award
The Raisz Lecture is the Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundationās highest scientific honor, established in memory of Dr. Lawrence G. Raisz, a pioneering leader in the field of bone health. This distinguished award recognizes a clinical scientist whose career achievements have significantly advanced the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporosis.
Recipients of the Raisz Lecture exemplify scientific excellence and a deep commitment to improving the lives of individuals affected by osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases.
Past Award Recipients
2025 David W.Ā Dempster, BSc (Hons) PhD, FRMS
2024 Steven T. Harris, MD, FACP
2022 Meryl S. LeBoff, MD
2021 E. Michael Lewiecki, MD, FACP, FACE, FASBMR, CCD
2019 Robert F. Gagel, MD
2018 Joan M. Lappe, PhD, RN, FAAN
2016 Robert M. Neer, MD
2015 Robert L. Recker, MD
2014 Bess Dawson-Hughes, MD
2013 Paula H. Stern, PhD
2012 Robert Lindsay, MD, BSc, MBChB, PhD, FRCP
2011 Ethel S. Siris, MD