Hall of Fame

Lifetime Achievement Award

2025 WINNER: Bess Weatherman

2024: Stephen Oesterle
2023 Casey McGlynn
2022 Paul Yock
2019 Tom Prescott
2018 Intuitive Surgical’s Lonnie Smith and Gary Guthart
2017 Keith Grossman
2016 William Link, Ph.D.
2015 Mike Mussallem
2014 No award given in this category
2013 No awards – celebrated 20th anniversary
2012 Norman R. Weldon, Ph.D.
2011 Richard Meelia
2010 Bob Anderson
2009 Dane Miller
2008 Kyphon Team: Richard Mott, Dr. Mark Riley,
Arie Scholten, & Dr. Karen Talmadge
2007 David Chonette
2006 Ronald W. Dollens
2005 Robert W. Croce
2004 John W. Brown
2003 Bill George
2002 Ron Matricaria
2001 Raymond Williams, Jr. & Robert Reiss
2000 Arnold Beckman
1999 Peter Nicholas
1998 John Simpson, M.D.
1997 Thomas Fogarty, M.D.

Most Promising New Product Award

2023 WINNER: GammaTile Therapy by GT Medtech

2022 Relievant: The Intracept® System
2019 Inari Medical: FlowTriever
2018 Willow: The Willow Pump
2017 Cartiva: Synthetic Cartilage Implant
2016 NeoTract: UroLift System
2015 Neuropace: RNS Neurostimulator
2014 St. Jude Medical: Nanostim
2013 No awards – celebrated 20th anniversary
2012 Neuronetics: NeuroStar TMS Therapy System
2011 CardioMEMS: Wireless Heart Failure Management System
2010 Asthmatx Inc.: Alair® Bronchial Thermoplasty System
2009 Novasys Medical: Renessa
2008 Acclarent: Balloon Sinuplasty Technology

Executive of the Year Award

2014 Tim Ring, CEO, C.R. Bard

Innovator Award

2025 WINNER: Amar Sawhney

2024: Ardian’s Howard Levin and Mark Gelfand
2023 Inceptus Medical’s Bob Rosenbluth & Brian Cox
2022 Mir Imran
2019 Csaba Truckai
2018 Stan Rowe and Stan Rabinovich
2017 Forsight Labs’ Angela Macfarlane and Gene de Juan
2016 Fred Khosravi
2015 The Foundry – Mark Deem & Hanson Gifford
2014 No award given in this category
2013 No awards – celebrated 20th anniversary
2012 David C. Auth, Ph.D.
2011 Robert Fischell
2010 Stuart Edwards
2009 Jack Lloyd and William New, Jr., Ph.D.
2008 Albert Starr, M.D.
2007 Rodney Perkins, M.D.
2006 Julio C. Palmaz, M.D.
2005 Paul Yock, M.D.
2004 Alfred Mann
2003 Earl Bakken

Emerging Growth Company Award

2023 WINNER: Procept Biorobotics

2022 ShockWave Medical Inc.
2019 Silk Road Medical
2018 NeoTract
2017 Zeltiq Aesthetics
2016 Glaukos
2015 Intersect ENT
2014 AccessClosure
2013 No awards – celebrated 20th anniversary
2012 Volcano Corporation
2011 Ardian
2010 Acclarent
2009 CoreValve
2008 SurgRx

Phoenix Lifetime Leadership Award