Nicholas Torok Vestibular Award

First awarded: 1990
Funding provided by: Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas Torok & the American Neurotology Society

Submission Information

The Nicholas Torok Vestibular Award, established under the American Neurotology Society (ANS), is presented annually at the Society's Scientific Spring Meeting as part of a yearly lecture series.
The subject should be an innovative observation, experience or technique in the field of vestibular basic science or clinical science.
The final manuscript must be presented electronically in the publication format recommended by Otology & Neurotology, the official journal of the ANS, 4 weeks before meeting.
The candidate shall be selected preferably from the membership of the Society of upon specific merit of any M.D. or Ph.D.
The President and Executive Council of the ANS shall judge the yearly application. A yearly award of $1,500 will be given for the selected manuscript.
The author will be expected to attend the Annual ANS Spring Meeting and present the paper in person.
The abstract must be selected for ORAL presentation to be considered.
Send a brief cover letter and a pdf of your manuscript to: Kristen Bordignon, ANS Administrator, [email protected] by November 24, 2025 to accompany the abstract. (preliminary draft of manuscript acceptable)
The final manuscript must be submitted electronically in the publication format recommended by Otology & Neurotology, the official journal of the ANS, 4 weeks before meeting.
The Abstract Submission deadline for the ANS 61^st Annual Spring Meeting in Phoenix, AZ on April 24-26, 2026 is 11:59 PM (P.T.) October 22, 2025.

Previous Recipients

Graham D. Cochrane, MD, PhD University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC	2025	New Orleans, LA
D. O’Neil Danis, III, MD Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA	2024	Chicago, IL
Eric J. Formeister, MD, MS Duke University Durham, NC	2023	Boston, MA
Miriam R. Smetak, MD, MS Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	2022	Dallas, TX
Steven D. Curry, MD, MPH University of Nebraska Omaha, NE	2021	Virtual platform
Tiffany Peng Hwa, MD University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	2020	Virtual platform Presented in Fall 2020
Renee M. Banakis Hartl, MD, AuD University of Colorado Denver, CO	2018	National Harbor, MD
Anne K. Maxwell, MD University of Colorado Denver, CO	2017	San Diego, CA
Jeffrey D. Sharon, MD John Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	2016	Chicago, IL
Benjamin T. Crane, MD, PhD University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY	2015	Boston, MA
Rahul Mehta, MD Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA	2014	Las Vegas, NV
Abraham Jacob, MD Ohio State University Columbus, OH	2007	San Diego, CA
Judith A. White, MD, PhD The Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH	2006	Chicago, IL
John C. Li, MD Jupiter, FL	2005	Boca Raton, FL
John P. Carey, MD Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	2003	Nashville, TN
D. Bradley Welling, MD, PhD The Ohio State University Columbus, OH	2001	Palm Desert, CA
Vincent B. Ostrowski, MD Northwestern University Medical School Chicago, IL	2000	Orlando, FL
Lloyd B. Minor, MD Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	1999	Palm Desert, CA
Anil K. Lalwani, MD University of California San Francisco, CA	1998	Palm Beach, FL
Michael P. McCue, MD University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN	1996	Orlando, FL
Akira Ishiyama, MD UCLA School of Medicine Los Angeles, CA	1995	Palm Desert, CA
Thomas A. Salzer, MD Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX	1994	Palm Beach, FL
Robert P. Muckle, MD University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN	1993	Los Angeles, CA
P. Ashley Wackym, MD University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City, IA	1992	Palm Desert, CA
Stephen P. Cass, MD Michigan Ear Institute Farmington Hills, MI	1990	Palm Beach, FL