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 30, 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 61st 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