The AANEM Distinguished Physician Award recognizes a member’s superior achievements as a clinician, educator, and association volunteer. Dr. Michael T. Andary, an outstanding physician and leader in electrodiagnostic medicine, is the 2014 recipient of this award.
A past AANEM president, Dr. Andary participated in many committees including Finance, Annual Meeting Coordination, Program, and Professional Practice; he continues as a member of the Normative Data Task Force. He has served as an examiner for the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine for many years and as a member of its Board of Directors from 2002-2004 and 2013-14. He also has served on the editorial boards of Muscle & Nerve and Clinical Neurophysiology and regularly reviews for numerous journals.