Blake S. Wilson, co-recipient of the 2024 IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology, was featured in a Duke University news article announcing his award:
PRATT SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING: Wilson Wins IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology
Distinction honors the contributions of Blake Wilson to the cochlear implant, which has helped restore the hearing of more than a million people worldwide
Blake S. Wilson, a Duke Engineering alumnus and faculty member who is one of the lead inventors of the cochlear implant, was selected as a co-recipient of the 2024 IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology.
For nearly a century, the IEEE Awards Program has paid tribute to researchers, inventors, innovators, educators and practitioners whose exceptional achievements and outstanding contributions have made a lasting impact on technology, society and the engineering profession. Each year, the IEEE Awards Board recommends a small number of extraordinary individuals for IEEE’s most prestigious honors.
The IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology is given to individuals for their exceptional contributions to technologies and applications benefitting health care, medicine and the health sciences.