Recognition

Pediatrician of the Year

Diego Chaves-Gnecco, MD, MPH, FAAP
Award Year: 2019
​The PA Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics congratulates Renee Turchi as the 2017 Pediatrician of the Year. This prestigious award is given annually to a Pennsylvania Fellow who exemplifies the ideals of the pediatric profession and participates in the type of activities that are the foundation of the AAP.

Renee Turchi, MD, MPH
Award Year: 2017
The PA Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics congratulates Renee Turchi as the 2017 Pediatrician of the Year. This prestigious award is given annually to a Pennsylvania Fellow who exemplifies the ideals of the pediatric profession and participates in the type of activities that are the foundation of the AAP.

Past Recipients

• Daniel Taylor, DO, FAAP, FACOP (2016)
• David Turkewitz, MD, FAAP (2014)
• Mark Widome, MD, MPH, FAAP (2013)
• Robert Cicco, MD, FAAP (2010)
• Eve Kimball, MD, FAAP (2009)
• Narayan Shah, MD (2008)
• Cindy Christian, MD (2007)
• George Fatula Sr., MD (2006)
• James Jones, MD (2005)
• Alan Cohen, MD (2004)
• Cheston Berlin, MD (2003)
• Basil Zitelli, MD (2002)
• Albert Price, MD (2001)

• Albert Gaskins, Jr., MD (2000)
• Jack Paradise, MD (1999)
• Jerold Aronson, MD (1998)
• Ellen Wald, MD (1997)
• Harold Lischner, MD (1996)
• Kenneth Rogers, MD (1995)
• Charles Reilly, MD (1994)
• Lee Bass, MD (1993)
• David Smith, MD (1992)
• Alan Kohrt (1991)
• J. Gartner, MD (1990)
• Pascal Spino, MD (1989)
• Susan Aronson, MD, FAAP (1988)