Donald Seldin Lecture

Sponsored by the Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease

To qualify for this Hypertension Scientific Sessions award, sponsored by the Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease, you must meet the following deadlines:

May 31, 2023 – Deadline to have an active AHA membership with the Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease.
New Deadline! June 9, 2023, 6 p.m. CDT – Deadline to apply for awards requiring submission in the Council Awards Application System.

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This lecture was established in 2006 to enhance the awareness of AHA conference attendees concerning the rising epidemic of cardiovascular disease and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease. The lecture allows experts in the field to bring the latest basic, translational or clinical information to the AHA meeting. The lecture is named in honor of Dr. Donald Seldin, a pioneer and leader in the field of cardiovascular disease relate to kidney failure. Dr. Seldin was responsible for the seminal observations related to sodium and potassium transport in the kidney and their effects on blood pressure and cardiovascular homeostasis.

The Seldin Lecture is presented annually at the AHA Hypertension Scientific Sessions by a distinguished honoree.

Award Recipients

2022 Orson W. Moe, MD
2021 David L. Mattson, PhD, FAHA
2020 Susan M. Wall, MD, FAHA
2019 Allen W. Cowley, Jr., PhD, FAHA
2018 Paul A. Welling, MD, FAHA
2017 Donald E. Kohan, MD, PhD, FAHA
2016 Jeff Garvin, PhD, FAHA
2015 Moshe Levi, MD
2014 Alicia A. McDonough, PhD
2013 David Ellison, MD
2012 Susan Quaggin, MD
2011 Sharon Anderson, MD, FAHA
2010 Thomas R. Kleyman, MD, FAHA
2009 Roger Wiggins, MB, BChir
2008 Mark Knepper, MD, PhD
2007 Richard J. Johnson, MD, FACP
2006 Richard P. Lifton, MD, PhD, FAHA

Eligibility Criteria

Must be a member of the AHA Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease at the time nomination is submitted. Join or renew today!
There are no citizenship requirements.
Previous awardees are not eligible to re-enter the competition in subsequent years.
Notwithstanding the above, the AHA Officers have the discretion to determine eligibility for the award in extraordinary circumstances when there is an issue relating to AHA policy or positions or other potentially controversial issue relating to the positioning or perception of the AHA.

How to Make a Nomination/Required Documents

Electronic submission through the Council Awards Application System is required. Hard copies of any part of the nomination cannot be accepted. Please follow instructions for ProposalCentral, the new Council Awards platform.

Apply Now for the Hypertension Scientific Sessions Mid-Career Achievement Awards and Lectures and select the KCVD Donald Seldin Lecture from the award drop down list.

The nomination file (submitted on the nominee’s behalf) should contain the following documents in PDF format:

A full Curriculum vitae, including all publications (abstracts not necessary)
A signed letter of nomination from the sponsor and one supporting letter. The letters should outline why the candidate is worthy of recognition. This may include the candidate’s accomplishments in the field of cardiovascular disease as it relates to kidney failure, his or her volunteer activities with the AHA (affiliate and/or national level), teaching and mentoring activities, or a combination of these.

Please note: Members of the Council on Kidney on Cardiovascular Disease Awards Committee are not eligible to write letters of support.