Dr. Shepard was a recipient of the 2019 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award in recognition of his research work in improving patient lives in the field of oncology.  He also received the Warren Alpert Prize, an annual award granted by The Warren Alpert Foundation, for his pioneering research in the field of modern cancer. Dr. Shepard’s many successes include work that led to the discovery, development and launch of Herceptin®, one of the best-selling cancer drugs of all time.