Every year since 2003, the Editorial Board has chosen publications from the previous volume for nomination of the Editors’ Medal. The winners are selected by a poll among all members of the Editorial Board and include original and experimental submissions only.

In response to the continued increase in qualifying articles, reader interest, author submissions, and the numerous nominations by the editorial board members, the editors decided this year to honor four author groups for their outstanding contributions to CVIR. This year it is our pleasure to give the Editors’ Medal 2011 to the author groups listed below. This award comes with a considerable donation from our publisher, Springer Science + Business Media, LLC. Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you for making CVIR your preferred journal for submissions.