Rokitansky Prize

The award winners

2023

Prof. Dr. Horace Roman

Prof. Dr. H. Roman received the Rokitansky Prize of the SEF at the 15th Endometriosis Congress of German-speaking countries in Saarbrücken 2023.

The laudatory speech at the award ceremony and his curriculum vitae can be viewed below.

2022

Prof. Dr. med. Gerhard Leyendecker

Prof. Leyendecker received the Rokitansky Prize of the SEF at the 14th Endometriosis Congress of German-speaking countries in Duisburg 2022.

The laudatory speech at the award ceremony can be viewed below.

2019

Prof. Caterina Exacoustos MD, PhD

Prof. Exacoustos received the Rokitansky Prize of the SEF at the 13th Endometriosis Congress of German-speaking Countries in Karlsruhe 2019.

The laudation for the award ceremony can be viewed or downloaded below.

2018

Prof. Ivo A. Brosens MD PhD FRCOG a.e.

Prof. Ivo Brosens received the Rokitansky Prize of the SEF at the European Endometriosis Congress in Vienna 2018
together with his team colleague Dr. Patrick Puttemans.

The laudation for the award ceremony can be viewed or downloaded below.

2017

Prof. Dr. med. Jörg Keckstein

Prof. Jörg Keckstein received the SEF Rokitansky Award at the 2017 congress in Berlin.

The CV can be viewed or downloaded below.

2015

Prof. Dr. med. L. Mettler

Prof. Dr. med. Liselotte Mettler received the SEF Rokitansky Prize at the 2015 congress in Cologne.

The CV can be viewed or downloaded below.

2013

Prof. Dr. med. P. Vercellini

Prof. Dr.med. Paolo Vercellini was the first recipient of the SEF’s Rokitansky Prize at the congress in Linz in 2013.

His CV can be viewed or downloaded.

Source: wikimedia

Namesake:
Government Councillor Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky, born on 19. 2. 1804 in Königsgrätz (Bohemia) and died on 23. 7. 1878 in Vienna.
First description of endometriosis: “Ueber Uterusdrüsen-Neubildung.” Journal of the Imperial Royal Society of Physicians in Vienna. 1860; 37: 577-581

Target group:
A personality who has devoted himself to the topic of endometriosis internationally over a long period of time and has had a decisive influence on research into this disease and therapeutic approaches.

Endowment: € 2,500 (+ travel expenses)
Award ceremony: during the “Endometriosis Congress of German-speaking Countries” (currently held every 2 years).
Founder: Scientific Endometriosis Foundation (SEF)
Financing: by the SEF
Committee: Board of the SEF

Criteria:

  1. The value of scientific findings for everyday life
  2. Findings in basic research
  3. international publications

Conditions:

  1. The prize will be presented to the winner in person during the Endometriosis Congress.
  2. It is not possible to actively apply for the prize.
  3. Proposals for award winners can be submitted to the Executive Board by the SEF Advisory Board