The Hawley H. Seiler Resident's Competition Award is presented to an outstanding cardiothoracic resident. This honor is bestowed upon the resident excelling in the following categories regarding their abstract submission: manuscript and oral presentation. This honor is named after Past President and STSA founder Hawley H. Seiler, MD.
Dr. Seiler's many contributions to STSA included serving as Secretary for 15 years and presenting on numerous topics at Annual Meetings.
HAWLEY H. SEILER AWARD WINNERS
1997 - Elaine E. Tseng........................................ Baltimore, Maryland
1998 - Stephen Langley...................................... Durham, North Carolina
1999 - Aron Goldberg......................................... Charleston, South Carolina
2000 - Cullen D. Morris........................................Atlanta, Georgia
2001 - Sitaram M. Emani.......................................Durham, North Carolina
2002 - Thomas S. Maxey.......................................Charlottesville, Virginia
2003 - Brian Bethea..............................................Baltimore, Maryland
2004 - Tara Karamlou............................................Portland, Oregon
2005 - Edward John Hickey.....................................London, England
2006 - Thomas K. Varghese....................................Ann Arbor, Michigan
2007 - Tara Karamlou.............................................Portland, Oregon