Congratulations to our 2026 Androgen Society Award Winners

Dedication to Education Award

Dr. Wayne J.G. Hellstrom
The Androgen Society is pleased to announce Dr. Wayne J.G. Hellstrom as the recipient of the Dedication to Education Award. Dr. Hellstrom is Professor of Urology and Chief of Andrology at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He is Past President of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America, the American Society of Andrology, and the International Society of Sexual Medicine. He has authored or coauthored more than 560 peer-reviewed journal articles and over 100 book chapters. He earned his MD from McGill University in Montreal, where he also completed a residency in general surgery, followed by a residency in urology at the University of California, San Francisco. He later completed an American Urological Association Scholar-funded fellowship in andrology at the University of California, Davis. His recent honors include the Living Legend Award from the Society of Urologic Prosthetic Surgeons (2022), the Distinguished Mentor Award from the American Urological Association (2024), and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society of Sexual Medicine (2026).

Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. James A. Simon
The Androgen Society is pleased to announce Dr. James A. Simon as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Simon is a board-certified Ob/Gyn and reproductive endocrinologist. He is Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at The George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC.

Dr. Simon also holds additional certifications as an AASECT-Certified Sexuality Counsellor, an ISCD-Certified Clinical Bone Densitometrist, and a Menopause Society-Certified Menopause Specialist.

He has an active private practice, IntimMedicine Specialists®, in Washington, DC focused on complicated gynecology, sexual medicine for both men and women, and menopause/hormone therapy. Dr. Simon has received numerous awards including “Top Washington Physicians,” “America’s Top Obstetricians and Gynecologists,” and “The Best Doctors in America.”

He is the only physician to serve as President of both The Menopause Society (formerly NAMS) and the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH).

Nicknamed “The Menopause Whisperer” by Washingtonian Magazine, Dr. Simon is an established researcher and author—completing more than 450 research trials and more than 800 published articles, abstracts, and chapters, including more than two dozen focused on androgens.

With Victoria Houston, he authored the paperback book: Restore Yourself: A Woman’s Guide to Reviving Her Sexual Desire and Passion for Life.

Dr. Simon loves riding the best rollercoasters in the world, collecting fountain pens and wristwatches, and freshwater fishing. He is a five-time Master Angler of Manitoba (Canada).

Scientific Catalyst Award

Richard Jones
The Androgen Society is pleased to announce Richard Jones as the recipient of the Scientific Catalyst Award. For the past 20 years he has collaborated closely with clinicians, researchers, and many members of the Androgen Society to advance evidence generation and scientific exchange in androgen science. Throughout his career he has been driven by scientific curiosity and a strong commitment to improving patients’ lives through a better understanding and appropriate use of androgen therapy.