ASA-SEA Distinguished Educator in Anesthesiology Awards

Gain recognition for your achievements in anesthesiology education. 

To promote the connection between education and superior patient care, the ASA-SEA Distinguished Educator in Anesthesiology award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement and sharing of anesthesiology knowledge. Please nominate yourself for this joint American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and Society for Education in Anesthesia (SEA) award. 

Recipients will receive a certificate, recognition at the ANESTHESIOLOGY annual meeting, and an announcement on the ASA website.

Begin your application today!

Acceptance and qualification criteria 

To be considered for the ASA-SEA Distinguished Educator in Anesthesiology award, you should be:

• An ASA or SEA member in good standing
• Able to provide reference letters from your chair or other institutional leader

Qualification will be based on:

• Local and national education and training involvement 
• Scholarly publications, editorials and peer-review work
• Contributions to ASA or SEA education activities
• Demonstration of commitment to best practices, innovation and leadership

Nomination and award timing

Nominations are accepted year-round, with award recipients announced monthly. There is no cost to apply.

ASA and SEA are pleased to announce the following award recipients:

Phillip S. Adams, DO, FASA
Brain F. Allen, MD
Rafi Avitsian, MD, FASA
Philip Bailey, DO
Sergio Bergese, MD, FASA
Wendy Bernstein, MD, MBA, FASA
Debnath Chatterjee, MD, FASA
Daniel Cole, MD, FASA
Charles Cowles, MD, MBA, FASA
Nina Deutsch, MD
Dawn Dillman, MD
Letitia Easdown, MD, FRCPC
Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, FASA
Lisa Farmer, MD
Robert Gaiser, MD, FASA
Chris Giordano, MD, FASA
Jeffrey Green, MD, FASA
Adrian Hendrickse, BM, MMEd, FRCA
Robert Isaak, DO, FASA
Barbara Jericho, MD, FASA
Stephanie Jones, MD, FASA
Maurice Joyce, MD
Daniel Katz, MD
Stephen Kimatian, MD
S. Lynn Knox, MD, FASA
Edward Kosik, DO
Viji Kurup, MD
Yan Lai, MD, FASA
Michael Mahla, MD
Bryan Mahoney, MD, FASA
David Martin, MD, PhD, FASA
Susan Martinelli, MD, FASA
David Metro, MD, FASA
Rebecca Minehart, MD
Mohammed Minhaj, MD, MBA, FACHE, FASA
John Mitchell, MD
Tiffany Moon, MD, FASA
Heather Nixon, MD
Barbara Orlando, MD
Kristin Ondecko Ligda, MD, FASA
Gaurav Patel, MD, FASA
Alessia Pedoto, MD, FASA
Cathleen Peterson-Layne, MD, PhD, FASA
Beverly Philip, MD, FACA, FASA
James H. Philip, MD, DABA, MEE, FACA, FASA
Shobana Rajan, MD
Sujatha Ramachandran, BS, MB
Srijaya Reddy, MD, MBA
Andrew Rosenberg, MD, FASA
Meg Rosenblatt, MD, FASA
Tetsuro Sakai, MD, PhD, FASA
Deborah Schwengel, MD, MEd
Roy Soto, MD, FASA
Joy Steadman, MD
Tracey Straker, MD, MPH, MS, FASA
Laurence Torsher, MD
Carlos Trombetta, MD, FASA
Lawrence Tsen, MD
Tetsu Uejima, MD, MMM
Richard Urman, MD, MBA, FASA
Manuel Vallejo, Jr., MD, DMD, FASA
Stacey Watt, MD, FASA
George Williams, II, MD, FCCM, FCCP, FASA
Julie Williamson, DO
Jed Wolpaw, MD
Glenn Woodworth, MD
David Young, MD, MBA, MEd, FASA