2026 Apple Award – Call for Nominations!
The Apple Award for excellence in publishing in spinal cord injury rehabilitation literature is presented annually in recognition of the best-published paper by a clinician or researcher in the preceding calendar year. Nominations will be accepted from the field for articles that address clinical or basic science research in spinal cord medicine.
The Apple Award is named in honor of David F. Apple, Jr., MD, founding member and past-president of the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA). The award is a collaboration of three entities that were critically important to Dr. Apple during his long career in orthopedic surgery at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia, where he served as founding medical director for 30 years.
Submit your nomination, with a copy of the article being nominated, to the ASIA office – asia.office@asia-spinalinjury.org Deadline: February 10, 2026
The Apple award recipient will be honored during the 2026 Annual Scientific meeting, April 24-26 in San Antonio, TX
Rules and Eligibility:
Self-nominations will not be accepted. Nominees must be members of ASIA. The following individuals are not eligible for the Apple Award: ASIA President, President-Elect, Past Presidents, Research and Awards Committee Chair, and Vice Chair.
Past Apple Award Recipients
