05/2005
Surgery Resident Award: Heart transplantation in children after mechanical circulatory support: Comparison of heart transplantation with ventricular assist devices and elective heart transplantation. First International Conference on Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Perfusion. May 19-22, 2005, Hershey , Pennsylvania , USA

05/2006
Surgery Resident Award: Outcome of Heart Transplantation in Pediatric Recipients; Experience in 128 patients. Second International Conference on Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Perfusion. May 18-20, 2006, Toronto, Ontario, Canada          
    
05/2009
Young Investigator Award: Aortic Valve Surgery in Congenital Heart Disease: A Single Center Experience. Fifth International Conference on Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Perfusion. May 27-30, 2009, Dallas , Texas , USA