HONOURS AND MEMBERSHIPS
2011 Recipient of the Human Growth Foundation (USA) Award
2010 Endocrine Society / Pfizer Award
2009 Israel Prize awarded by the State of Israel in recognition for contributions in the field of pediatric endocrinology and diabetes
2008 Knight, First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland awarded by the President of the State of Finland
2007 Award of Honor and Merit – Israeli Society of Pediatric Endocrinology
2007 Award of Merit, Israel Endocrine Society
2001 Recipient of The Endocrine Society (USA) Clinical Investigator Award
2000 Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Rumania
2000 Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Novara, Italy
2000 Awarded Diploma of Distinguished Visitor of the City of Acapulco de Juarez Guerrero, Mexico
1999 Honorary Member, Dominican Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition
1999 Andrea Prader Prize – ESPE (European Society of Pediatric Endocrinology)
1998 Doctor Honoris Causa conferred by the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hatieganu”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
1998 Honorary Member of the Slovenian Pediatric Society
1998 Natan Neimann Medal, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nancy, France
1998 Centennial Medal, Italian Pediatric Society
1996 Honorary Member, Hungarian Pediatric Society
1995 Honorary Member of the Medical and Scientific Academy of Romania
1993 Award of Merit conferred by ISPAD (International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetology)
1993 Award of Merit conferred by the Korean Pediatric Society
1993 Honorary Citizenship and Medal, City of Montpellier, France
1988 Member, Elected Member, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
1982 Paul Langerhans Medal and Memorial Lecture, German Diabetes Association