Awards and Prizes
In 1974, he shared the Ziedses des Plantes Gold Medal (given by the German Society of Neuroradiology and the Medical Physics Society of Wurzburgin) with Godfrey Hounsfield. Oldendorf was also awarded the Albert and Mary Lasker Award for Clinical Research in 1975 along with Prof. Hounsfield for "concepts and experiments which directly anticipated and demonstrated the feasibility of computerized tomography, which has revolutionized the field of neurological diagnosis". He received a Special Leadership Award from the American Academy of Neurology in 1980 for "contributions to clinical neurology, including computerized tomographic scanning, studies on the blood–brain barrier, and research on cerebral metabolism." In 1981 he received the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service and the Medical Sciences Award from the UCLA Alumni Association.
Oldendorf was also
- Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (1986),
- Distinguished Founder of the American Board of Nuclear Medicine Science,
- Honorary Doctorate of Science (1982) from Albany Medical College and Union College,
- Honorary Doctorate of Science (1986) from St. Louis University, and
- Keynote Speaker at the annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Neuroradiology in Tokyo in February, 1990
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