offit is a recipient of numerous awards, including the j. edmund bradley prize for excellence in pediatrics from the university of maryland medical school, the young investigator award in vaccine development from the infectious diseases society of america, the 2013 maxwell finland award for scientific achievement and a research career development award from the national institutes of health. in 2018, offit was awarded the albert b. sabin gold medal from the sabin vaccine institute in washington, dc for his work on the oral rotavirus vaccine and his leadership in promoting immunization.