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Pioneer in Lyme Award

The ILADEF Pioneer Award honors a member of ILADS who has helped to pave the way for future generations of Lyme doctors.

Congratulations to the 2024 honoree: Barbara Buchman, ILADS Founding Executive Director.

Join us to honor Barbara at the ILADEF Gala on November 8 during the 2024 ILADS Annual Scientific Conference in San Antonio. Visit the ILADS Conference website to learn more.

2023 Daniel J. Cameron, MD

2021 Dr. Leo Shea

2019 Bernard Raxlen, MD

2018 Kenneth B. Liegner, MD

2017 Robert C. Bransfield, MD

2014 Charles Ray Jones, MD

Past Awardees

2021

A smiling older man with short gray hair and a neatly trimmed mustache is wearing glasses and a light-colored, striped button-up shirt. He is standing in front of a plain light background.

Leo J. Shea III, PhD

2019

A smiling elderly man with a bald head and a white beard, wearing a dark suit jacket and white dress shirt. He has light skin and is standing in front of a plain background.

Bernard D. Raxlen, MD

2018

Kenneth B. Liegner, MD photo

Kenneth B. Liegner, MD

2017

Robert Bransfield, MD

Robert C. Bransfield, MD

2016

Joseph Burrascano

Joseph J. Burrascano, Jr., MD

2015

Alan MacDonald, MD

Alan B. MacDonald, MD

2014

Charles Ray Jones, MD

Charles Ray Jones, MD

2013

Nick Harris, PhD

Nick S. Harris, PhD