Awards and honours overview
Awards and honours will be conferred during the CIRSE 2026 Opening and Awards Ceremony.
Gold Medal
Gold Medallists have made outstanding contributions to the practice and science of interventional radiology on an international scale. National contributions and clinical excellence alone shall not be sufficient. Gold Medallists also have significantly promoted the image and impact of the society by personal influence and international recognition.
Distinguished Fellowship
Distinguished Fellows have made exceptional contributions to the practice and science of interventional radiology.
Honorary Lectures
Each year the two Honorary Lectures, the Andreas Gruentzig Lecture and the Josef Roesch Lecture, are given by scientists whose contributions to IR, the development of interventional radiology and CIRSE are widely recognized. Honouring the late German radiology legend Andreas Gruentzig, this eponymous lecture has been given by some of IR’s most outstanding representatives upon invitation from the CIRSE Executive Committee. Since its introduction in 2003, the Josef Roesch Lecture has been given by a number of prominent interventional radiologists who have taken this opportunity to reflect on the status of interventional radiology and its various treatments.