The Joe Niekro Foundation Patient Choice Award recognizes a neurological medical professional for their ongoing efforts in the long-term support of patients and families and is nominated by the Joe Niekro Foundation survivor community. The award recipient is presented at the annual Knuckle Ball event. We are privileged to have awarded the following recipients with this prestigious award:
2024 Recipients
Dr. Hormozd Bozorgchami
Stroke Director, Neuro-InterventionalistÂ
St. Luke’s Health-The Woodlands Hospital
Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Karen Chen
Texas Children’s Hospital
Academic Appointment with the Department of Radiology and Neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Hashem Shaltoni
University of Texas Medical Branch – UTMB
2023 Recipients
Dr. Samuel McClugage III
Texas Children’s Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Joseph Cochran
Memorial HermannÂ
UTHealth Houston
UTHealth Houston
Dr. Richard Klucznik
2022 Recipients
Dr. Manish Shah
Memorial HermannÂ
UTHealth Houston
UTHealth Houston
Dr. Omar Tanweer
Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Yi Jonathan Zhang
Houston Methodist
2020 Recipients
Dr. Orlando Diaz
Neuroradiology
Houston Methodist
Houston Methodist
Dr. Jan Karl Burkhardt
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Dr. Gary Spiegel
Memorial Hermann Mischer Neuroscience Institute
2019 Phoenix Recipients
Dr. David Adelson
Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Dr. Michael Lawton
Barrow Neurological Institute
Dr. Karam Moon
Banner University MC
2019 Houston Recipients
Dr. Gavin Britz
Neurosurgery
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston Methodist Hospital
Dr. Mark Dannenbaum
Memorial Hermann Mischer Neuroscience Center
Dr. Jeremiah Johnson
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
2018 Houston Recipients
Dr. Roc Chen
Memorial Hermann Mischer Neuroscience Center
Dr. Peter Kan
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Dr. David Cech
Neurosurgery
Houston Methodist
Houston Methodist
2018 Phoenix Recipients
Dr. Felipe Albuquerque
Neurosurgery
Barrow Brain and Spine
Barrow Brain and Spine
Dr. Bernard Bendok
Neurosurgery
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic
Dr. Kerry Knievel
Neurology
Barrow Neurological Institute
Barrow Neurological Institute
Dr. Peter Sunenshine
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix
