Michael Sussman, M.D., pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Portland, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) at a virtual meeting in September. The recipient of this award is honored for making creative contributions of outstanding significance to the field of medicine and for the benefit of patients with cerebral palsy and other childhood-onset disabilities. Dr. Sussman joined the Portland Shriners Hospital team in 1992 and was instrumental in forming the clinical research department, dedicated to examining the efficacy of the treatments provided to patients.