The Outstanding Educator Award recognizes lifetime achievements and excellence in clinical or research education, and mentoring in the fields of pulmonary, critical care or sleep medicine.
| 2009 | Leslie A. Hoffman, PhD |
| 2010 | Warren R. Summer, MD |
| 2011 | Surinder Jindal, MD |
| 2012 | David R. Park, MD |
| 2013 | Leslie H. Zimmerman, MD |
| 2014 | John Newman, MD |
| 2015 | John W. Kreit, MD |
| 2016 | Robert Kotloff, MD |
| 2017 | Henry E. Fessler, MD |
| 2018 | Carey Thomson, MD, MPH |
| 2019 | Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD |
| 2020 | Patricia A. Kritek, MD, EdM |
| 2021 | Jennifer McCallister, MD, ATSF |
| 2022 | Ilene M. Rosen, MD, MSCE |
| 2023 | Carol L. Rosen, MD |
| 2024 | Tisha S. Wang, MD, ATSF |
| 2025 | Jess Mandell, MD, ATSF |
To nominate a colleague, please go to https://www.thoracic.org/professionals/respiratory-health-awards/index.php.

