Philip Fillor Caushaj, MD, PhD, FACS, FACG, FASCRS, FSSO
Professor of Surgery
Director of Surgical Research
University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, CT, USA
Senior Surgeon, Hartford Healthcare and Hospital, Hartford, CT USA
President-elect, International Society of University Colon and Rectal Surgeons
Doctor of Medical Science- Honoris Causa, Higher Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Danish Surgical Society, Medal of Honor
Honorary Fellow Surgical Society- Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Colombia, Denmark, Bulgaria, Mexico, Peru, Ireland
Fellow (FACS), American College of Surgeons
2013 Marquis Who’s Who
2013 Teacher of Year Surgery, Greenbrier Valley Medical Center
2012 Marquis Who’s Who in Healthcare
2012 Top Doctors
2012 Teacher of the Year/ General Surgery Kern UCLA Medical Center
2011 Marquis International Who’s Who
2010 Top Doctor/ NY Metro Area 13 Edition/ Castle Connolly- Colon and Rectal; Surgery
2010 Top Doctor/ America’s Top Doctors/ Castle Connolly- Cancer Surgery
2010 Top Surgeons in America
2010 Fellow Royal Society of Medicine England
2009 Who’s Who in America
2009 Teacher of the Year, Geisinger Medical Center, Dept of Surgery
2009 Golden Apple Award
2009 Honorary Member, Argentine Society of Coloproctology Misiones
2009 Top Doctor/ Cancer Castle Connolly- Colon and Rectal Surgery
2008 Top Doctor/Colon and Rectal Surgery, Pittsburgh Magazine
2008 Teacher of the Year, West Penn Hospital General Surgery Residency
2008 TOP DOCTOR in USA- Colon and Rectal Surgery, Castle Connolly
2008 John Gaisford Department of Surgery Award
2007 Certificate of Appreciation, American Red Cross, Southwestern Pennsylvania
2006 Distinguished Honorary Citizen of Zihuatanejuo/Ixtapa, Municipio de Jose Azueto, Guerrero Mexico
2006 Honorary Fellow, Argentine Surgical Society
2006 Finalist, Parker J. Palmer “Courage to Teach” Award, ACGME
2006 Who’s Who of Professionals, International Who’s Who Historical Society
2005 Doctor of Medical Science, Honoris Causa, Higher University of Plovdiv
2004 Educator of the Year, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital Clinical Campus of Temple University School of Medicine
2003 Medal of Honor, Danish Surgical Society
2003 Outstanding Faculty Educator, Temple University
2003 Medal of Honor, University of Bulgaria in Plovdiv
2003 Badge of Honor, University of Bulgaria in Plovdiv
2002 Poster of Distinction Award, SAGES/8th World congress
2001 Who’s Who in the 21st Century
2001 Faculty Teacher of the Year, Temple University School of Medicine
2000 Educator of the Year, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital Campus of Temple University School of Medicine
2000 Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare
1999 Castle Connolly Guide: How to Find the Best Doctors: NY Metro
1999 International Who’s Who of Professionals
1998 Teacher of the Year, Bridgeport Hospital/Yale New Haven Health
1998 Edward H. Storer Outstanding Educator, Yale University School of Medicine
1998 Strathmore’s Who’s Who
1996 Sir Berkeley Moynihan Award, UMASS Surgical Residency
1996 Distinguished Professor Award, Argentine Society of Laparoscopic Surgery (SACIL)
1996 The Best Doctors in America – Northeast Region
1996 Who’s Who in America – Medicine and Healthcare
1997 Who’s Who in America – Medicine and Healthcare
1995 Carlos Finlay, MD, Award, Cuban Surgical Society
1995 Who’s Who in America – Outstanding Americans
1994 Physician Recognition Award, AMA
1991 Physician Recognition Award, AMA
1988 Physician Recognition Award, AMA
1985 Physician Recognition Award, AMA
1982 Physician Recognition Award, AMA
1992 Outstanding Clinical Teacher of the Year Award, University of Massachusetts Medical School
1991 Frederick J. McCready, MD Teacher of the Year Award, Dept. of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical Center
1989 Fellow, American College Gastronterology
1987 Certificate of Appreciation, American Cancer Society
1978 Public Health Service – Student Research Grant, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1975 Sherborne Vernon Damerel Prize, NYU
1975 Cum Laude, NYU
1975 Founders Day Award, NYU
1975 University Honors Scholar, NYU
1975 Blue Key National Honor Society
1975 Robert Austrian, MD Scholarship, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1974 President, Beta Lambda Sigma Biological Honors Society, NYU
1971 New York State Regents Scholarship