Research Awards Gala

16th Annual Research Awards Gala

The Annual Research Awards Gala is the ASE Foundation’s premiere fundraising event. This year’s Gala will take place Saturday, September 6, 2025 at the Omni Nashville Hotel in Nashville, TN. You are invited to join us for our Golden Gala, where we will celebrate ASE’s 2025 Award Winners and cardiovascular ultrasound research. Advance registration is required to attend. Must be 21+ years of age.

REGISTRATION OPEN! 
Log into the ASE Portal and select “Events”

Table & Ticket Options
A portion of each table or ticket sale is considered a U.S. charitable donation to the ASE Foundation’s 2025 Annual Appeal.

ADVOCATE TABLE – $6,350 SOLD OUT
Purchasing a table at this level receives premier seating for 10, a full-page, print-ready ad and recognition in the Gala program*, a slide in the ASE Scientific Sessions filler slide deck**, a listing on the ASEF website, as well as recognition during the event.

BENEFACTOR TABLE – $5,350 
Purchasing a table at this level receives prime seating for 10, recognition in the Gala program*, a listing on the ASEF website, and recognition during the event.

PATRON TABLE – $4,350
Purchasing a table at this level receives seating for 10, recognition in the event program*, and a listing on the ASEF website.

ADVOCATE TICKETS – $635 SOLD OUT

BENEFACTOR TICKETS – $535 EACH 

PATRON TICKETS – $435 EACH 

SUPPORTER TICKETS – $360 SOLD OUT
Purchasing a ticket at this level will reserve an individual seat, the final location will be determined by ASEF as space is available.

*Deadline for advertisement and recognition in the Gala Program is August 1. Advertisement is of your own design.
**Deadline for slide to be included in the ASE Scientific Sessions filler slide deck is August 15.

Congratulations to this year’s ASE Award Winners 

Physician Lifetime Achievement Award
Geoffrey Rose, MD, FASE
Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute
Charlotte, NC

Cardiovascular Sonographer Distinguished Teacher Award
Monet Strachan, ACS, RDCS, FASE
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Meritorious Service Award
Steven Lester, MD, FASE
Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, AZ

Excellence in Teaching in Pediatrics Award
Andrew Powell, MD, FASE
Boston’s Children Hospital
Boston, MA

Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Echocardiography Award
Alina Nicoara, MD, FASE
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC

Richard Popp Excellence in Teaching Award
Gregory Scalia, MBBS, MD, FASE
Prince Charles Hospital
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia