Awards And Accolades
Dr. D. Glynn Bolitho has established a humbling but prestigious career over the years. Serving four consecutive terms as Chief of Plastic Surgery at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, he also fulfills a non-salaried appointment as Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of California, San Diego.
Dr. Bolitho’s accolades over the years have transcended from academia to being regarded by his peers at the San Diego County Medical Society as top in his field. He has been awarded as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for the past 8 years.
Postgraduate Prizes and Awards
George Sacks Prize
For outstanding postgraduate research
Awarded by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Cape Town
Davis and Geck Research Scholarship
Awarded by the Davis and Geck, South Africa
Bunny Angorn Prize
Best resident presentation: “Hepatocyte proliferation and DNA synthesis following reduced-size liver auto- and allotransplantation”
Awarded by the Surgical Research Society of South Africa Congress
Travelling Scholarship
XIV International Transplantation Society Meeting
Awarded by the International Transplantation Society
Davis and Geck Research Scholarship
Awarded by Davis and Geck, South Africa
Lennox Gordon Prize
For the most distinguished publication by a resident in training
Awarded by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Cape Town
Association of Surgeons of South Africa Medal
For the best publication by a resident in the South African Journal of Surgery
Awarded by the Association of Surgeons of South Africa
Smith and Nephew Travelling Fellow
Awarded by the Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons of South Africa
Teacher of the Year Award
Awarded by the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Emory University
Best Scientific Paper
Results of immediate breast reconstruction after skin-sparing mastectomy
Awarded by the Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
Leroy Stynchcombe Award
Awarded by the Division of Plastic Surgery, Emory University jointly to Drs Grant Carlson, Diane Alexander, and Glynn Bolitho.
Medical School Prizes and Class Medals
Protea Surgical Prize for the final year student to demonstrate most clinical ability
Harwood Nash Memorial Medal for Surgery
SA Society of Anesthetists’ Medal for Anesthetics
Gordon Grant Medal for Gynecology