Kolff's accomplishments have been honored with many awards for his efforts in the study and research of artificial organs. These include the Amory Prize in 1947, the designation as one of the nation's top ten physicians in 1964, the Valentine Medal and Award in 1969 for his "outstanding contributions to the field of urology." He joined Lister, Pasteur, and other medical greats in 1964 when he was named winner of the Cameron Prize for Practical Therapeutics by the University of Edinburgh. Perhaps his most impressive award was the rank of Commander in the Order of Oranje-Nassau by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. It was the first time the award had been presented to an individual living in the United States, and is the highest tribute for accomplishment in the field of science which can be conferred by the government of the Netherlands upon a native of that country. Kolff has also published large array of medical articles; more than 300 articles in scientific journals bear his name.

See: Henry P. Plenk, Medicine in the Beehive State: 1940-1990 (1992).

Sven T. Davies