
Kavoussi Family Outstanding Teacher Award
The Kavoussi Family Outstanding Teacher Award honors an ASRM member who is recognized as an outstanding educator in undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, professional or patient education in the area of basic and/or clinical reproductive biology and medicine.
Each nomination must include:
- A letter of nomination
- The nominee’s curriculum vitae
- Summary of educational accomplishments and awards in the field of reproductive medicine and biology
- Letters of support from at least two (2) additional members of the Society
The recipient will be recognized as the recipient of the Kavoussi Family Outstanding Teacher Award by presentation of a plaque at the ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo. In addition, the recipient will be provided with free registration for the Scientific Congress, roundtrip economy airfare, and up to $800 for two days accommodations in the ASRM hotel room block, meals and ground transportation.
Congratulations to the 2024 Kavoussi Family Outstanding Teacher Award Recipient
Micah J. Hill, DO
Dr. Micah Hill is the REI Fellowship Director of the NIH Combined Federal Fellowship. He transitioned in 2024 from an active duty Army Colonel at Walter Reed to Shady Grove Fertility. He is Professor of Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics at the Uniformed Services University, the nation's military health professionals’ academy and medical school. In addition to the 35 REI fellows he has trained as Program Director, he is active in international reproductive health education. He is Cohost of the Fertility and Sterility On Air Podcast, Host of the F&S Journal Club Global, and teacher at the ASRM embryo transfer simulator course over a dozen times. As Media Editor, he has evolved how F&S disseminates scientific knowledge to health care professionals and patients. His teaching and mentorship have been recognized by the ACOG Armed Forces District Professor of the Year Award in 2021 and Edward E. Zimmerman Award in 2023. The military recognized his teaching with the Lieutenant General Claire L Chennault Award in 2017 and the Excellence in Education Award in 2015. He served 6 years on the ASRM Practice Committee, as President of SREI, and President-Elect of SART. He has served on the board of directors for ASRM, SREI, SART, ACOG, and PCRS.
Dr. Hill has published over 130 peer-reviewed papers, 40 practice committee opinions and guidelines, and 250 scientific abstracts. He has mentored trainees who received over 25 awards for their research. His favorite teaching areas include study design and statistics, the steroid pathway, and the menstrual cycle.
Previous recipients of the Kavoussi Family Outstanding Teacher Award:
2024 Micah J. Hill, DO2023 Claudio A. Benadiva, MD
2022 Larry I. Lipshultz, MD
2021 Dolores J. Lamb, MD
2020 Leon Speroff, MD
2019 Sandra A. Carson, MD
2018 Suheil J. Muasher, MD
2017 Marc Goldstein, MD, DSC, (HON)
2016 James H. Segars, MD
2015 Robert A. Godke, PhD
2014 Paul G. McDonough, MD
Endowed Awards

Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism In Medicine Award For Practicing Physicians
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award recognizes an ASRM member who, as a practicing physician, has exemplified compassionate and respectful care for patients' physical and emotional well-being.
ASRM Distinguished Researcher Award
This award acknowledges a member who made significant clinical or basic research contributions to reproduction published in the past 10 years, with a long-term commitment to advancing research in reproductive sciences and educating future scholars in the field.
ASRM Lifetime Achievement Award
This award honors a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine who has made exemplary contributions to the field of reproduction during their career. The recipient will have demonstrated innovation, leadership, and other scholarly accomplishments that have a lasting impact on advancing clinical care, the frontiers of research in reproductive sciences, and the education of the scientific community.
Carlos Simón Excellence in Translational Research Award
The Carlos Simón Excellence in Translational Research Award honors an individual who has demonstrated originality and creativity through discovery and made a substantial contribution to the field of Reproductive Medicine resulting in changes or improved clinical practice.

Ira And Ester Rosenwaks New Investigator Award
This award recognizes exceptional clinical/basic research contributions in reproductive sciences published within 10 years post residency/postdoc/fellowship. It requires original, independent and impactful research contributions, considering conceptual breakthroughs, impact on allied fields, and development of new methodologies.
Kavoussi Family Outstanding Teacher Award
The Kavoussi Family Outstanding Teacher Award honors an ASRM member who is recognized as an outstanding educator in undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, professional or patient education in the area of basic and/or clinical reproductive biology and medicine.