Dr. Kovács is a highly recognized Research Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology, Obstetrics & Gynecology and has received over a dozen national and international awards for excellence in research, including a Gold Medal in Medicine from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; Young Investigator Award from the Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Young Investigator Awards from the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research and Advances in Mineral Metabolism. He has served on Editorial Boards of journals, CIHR and NIH grant committees, and as a reviewer for grant agencies in Canada, USA, England, Ireland, and Australia. He was also on the Institute of Medicine / National Academies of Science USA Committee to Review Calcium and Vitamin D. His graduate students have won over 60 international, national, and local awards for excellence in research from various international societies.