AAKP was pleased to award Robert S. Fennell, III, MD its 2007 Medal of Excellence Award. The Medal of Excellence Award is AAKP's most prestigious honor. It recognizes a physician's lifetime of achievements and contributions to the renal community.

For more than 30 years, Dr. Fennell has exemplified the best in the field of nephrology. As Professor and Chief of the Pediatric Nephrology Division of the University of Florida College of Medicine, he is known by his fellow colleagues as the "consummate hands-on clinician" who is regarded as one of the most outstanding teachers, scholars and healers.

Dr. Fennell's work as a pediatric nephrologist has led him to care for more than 500 pediatric patients. His commitment to the field of nephrology and his compassion for pediatrics proved instrumental in the development of the pediatric dialysis unit at Shands Hospital at the University of Florida where he has been Medical Director since its inception in 1975.

Currently named as one of the Best Doctors in America, it is evident his notoriety extends far beyond the University and Hospital. After 33 years of dedicated service to pediatric nephrology, Dr. Fennell plans for his retirement in 2007. AAKP is pleased to present the Medal of Excellence Award to him at the end of such a fulfilling and prominent career.

The 12th Annual Medal of Excellence Award Dinner was held on Sunday, March 11, 2007 at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, MD in conjunction with the Renal Physicians Association's Annual Meeting.

2007 Medal of Excellence Sponsors

• Amgen (Platinum)
• Roche (Platinum)
• Abbott Renal Care (Gold)
• Genzyme (Gold)
• Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (Silver)
• Watson Pharma, Inc. (Silver)
• American Regent, Inc. (Bronze)
• Astellas Pharma US, Inc. (Bronze)
• Fresenius Medical Care (Bronze)
• Renal Physicians Association (Patron)
• Shire US, Inc. (Patron)