The Castleman Disease Collaborative Network is pleased to give out Castleman Warrior Awards annually to a Castleman disease patient, loved one, community member, researcher, and physician that has made the greatest impact on the lives of people with Castleman disease. The winners, who have all made an impact on the lives of patients with Castleman disease through either research, patient care, support, advocacy, awareness, or fundraising, embody the values of the Castleman Disease Collaborative Network of “patient focus, innovation, collaboration, impact with urgency, diversity, and commitment to people.”
Patient of the Year
Adrienne Carter
2025 Patient of the Year
Penny DeRemer
2024 Patient of the Year
Lisa Carleno
2023 Patient of the Year
Victoria Humphries
2022 Patient of the Year
Yankee McKinnon
2021 Patient of the Year
Alice Gorman
2020 Patient of the Year
Frank Guarino
2019 Patient of the Year
Raj Jayanthan
2018 Patient of the Year
Ryan Hoke
2017 Patient of the Year
Gary Gravina
2016 Patient of the Year
Kim Driscoll
2015 Patient of the Year
Jim Johnson
2014 Patient of the Year
Loved One of the Year Awardees
Dave Rock
2025 Loved Ones of the Year
Joe Carleno
2024 Loved Ones of the Year
Stacey Gravina
2023 Loved Ones of the Year
The Morales Family
2022 Loved Ones of the Year
Emma Begley
2021 Loved One of the Year
The Mabus Family
2020 Loved Ones of the Year
The Incorvia Family
2019 Loved One of the Year
Patty Prazenica
2018 Loved One of the Year
BJ Campbell
2017 Loved One of the Year
Mileva Repasky
2016 Loved One of the Year
Physician of the Year Awardees
Dr. Ariela Noy
2025 Physician of the Year
Dr. Luke Chen
2024 Physician of the Year
Dr. Josh Brandstadter
2023 Physician of the Year
Dr. Corey Casper
2022 Physician of the Year
Dr. Aaron Goodman
2021 Physician of the Year
Dr. Eric Oksenhendler
2018 Physician of the Year
Dr. Thomas Uldrick
2017 Physician of the Year
Dr. Frits Van Rhee
2016 Physician of the Year
Researcher of the Year Awardees
Dr. Gordan Srkalovic
2025 Researcher of the Year
Dr. Lu Zhang
2024 Researcher of the Year
Sheila Pierson
2022 Researcher of the Year
Dr. Sudipto Mukherjee
2021 Researcher of the Year
Dr. Kazu Yoshikazi
2020 Researcher of the Year
Dr. Chris Nabel
2018 Researcher of the Year
Dr. Ian Lipkin
2018 Researcher of the Year
Dr. Kojo Elenitoba
2017 Researcher of the Year
Dr. Megan Lim
2017 Researcher of the Year
Dr. Alexander Fossa
2016 Researcher of the Year
Glen de Vries Community Member of the Year Awardees
2022 CM of the Year
The Morales Family
Recordati Rare Diseases
2025 CM of the Year
The Morales Family
2022 CM of the Year
Bernie Prazenica
2024 CM of the Year
Ryan Hummel
2023 CM of the Year
The Morales Family
2022 CM of the Year
Ryan Dinsmore
2021 CM of the Year
Pete Fisher
2020 CM of the Year
EUSA Pharma
2019 CM of the Year
Glen de Vries
2018 CM of the Year
