Dr. Isam Osman Award For the Outstanding Surgeon 2026

The Sudanese American Medical Association (SAMA) and the Sudanese Association of Vascular Surgeons (SudAVaS) are pleased to announce the opening of nominations for the Dr. Isam Osman Award for Outstanding Surgeon, to be presented in January 2027 at the SudAVaS annual scientific event in Sudan.
Now in its third cycle, the award reflects a shared commitment by both organisations to formally recognise surgeons who have advanced the quality, infrastructure, and leadership of surgical practice in Sudan — and to ensure that recognition has a meaningful impact.

Dr. Isam Osman (Rahmat Allah aleyhu) was a consultant vascular surgeon who led the Vascular and Endovascular Department and Operating Rooms at King Saud Medical City in Riyadh, KSA. A graduate of the University of Khartoum, he built a distinguished career in the UK, primarily at Ipswich Hospital. He was a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in Glasgow and London and the first Royal College of Surgeons England Country Advisor for KSA.

Dr. Osman played a key role in founding the Sudanese Association of Vascular Surgeons and served as its first president. Following the outbreak of war in Sudan in April 2023, he led humanitarian efforts through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center and launched SAMA’s Trauma ECHO program to support surgeons in Sudan.

He passed away peacefully on September 29, 2023, shortly after returning from a humanitarian mission to Port Sudan, where he performed surgeries and delivered medical aid. To honor his legacy, the Sudanese American Medical Association has established the Dr. Isam Osman Award for the outstanding surgeon. This year the award will be presented at the SAMA Annual Summit in Cairo on December 20, 2025

Join us in celebrating his memory and the ongoing work inspired by his life.

The Dr. Isam Osman Award is jointly administered by SAMA and SudAVaS under a Memorandum of Understanding (March 2026).

• A joint selection committee oversees the process
• Members include vascular surgeons, emergency medicine specialists, and organisational leaders
• All nominations are evaluated through blind, independent scoring
• A published 100-point rubric is used

The process is designed to be:

• Transparent
• Defensible
• Replicable

• Nominations submitted in Arabic are accepted and will be translated into English for evaluation
• Self-nominations are not accepted
• Submissions must be completed via the official online form:
  sama-sd.org
• Contact: admin@sama-sd.org