Hilliard Seigler Oral History Interviews, 1994, 2018

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Summary

Creator:
Seigler, H. F. (Hilliard F.) and Seigler, H. F. (Hilliard F.)
Abstract:
Dr. Hilliard F. Seigler, MD, is a Professor of Surgery and Professor Immunology at Duke University. This collection contains 2 oral history interviews conducted at separate times. Interviews were conducted on July 18, 1994 by Dr. James Gifford and February 27, 2018 by Dr. Justin Barr. In the 1994 interview, Seigler discusses the Melanoma immunology laboratory. In the 2018 interview, which is part of the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project, Seigler reflects on his time at Duke in the Department of Surgery.
Extent:
2 interviews (1 CD, 2 audiocassette tapes, 2 transcripts)
Collection ID:
OH.SEIGLERH

Background

Scope and content:

Includes 2 oral history interviews with Dr. Hilliard Seigler conducted on July 18, 1994 by Dr. James Gifford and February 27, 2018 by Dr. Justin Barr.
In the July 18, 1994 interview, Seigler discusses the Melanoma Immunology Laboratory.
In the February 27, 2018 interview, which is part of the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project, Seigler reflects on his time at Duke in the Department of Surgery.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. Hilliard Foster Seigler, MD, was born in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1934. He attended the Patterson Preparatory School in Lenoir, North Carolina, from which he graduated in 1952. Seigler received both his undergraduate degree (1956) and medical degree (1960) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
In 1960, Seigler became an intern at the North Carolina Memorial Hospital under the guidance of the first UNC Chair of Surgery, Dr. Nathan A. Womack. Seigler finished his general surgery training in 1965 and spent the next two years as a research fellow at Duke University working with Dr. Bernard Amos, who founded the transplant laboratory at Duke. Dr. David C. Sabiston Jr., the Chair of Surgery at Duke, identified Seigler as a talented young investigator and hired him as an Assistant Professor in 1967. Seigler went on to become Professor of Surgery and Professor of Immunology.
While at Duke, Seigler became recognized as an outstanding surgeon. He was a master of the use of anatomical planes, using this skill to achieve exceptional technical speed and efficiency. He is also known for his effective use of electrosurgery, as well as his expertise in the fields of transplantation and cancer, particularly melanoma, both as a clinician and a scientist.
Seigler was an integral part of the creation of both the Duke Organ Transplant Program and the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. He also served as Chief of Surgical Services at the Durham VA Hospital, Director of Clinical Programs for the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, Co-director of Clinical Transplantation for Duke Hospital and the Durham VA, and Co-director of the Clinical Cancer Research Unit at Duke.
While at Duke, Seigler was known as a "spirited educator," playing a central role in the training of four generations of Duke Surgical residents, as well as medical students, lab fellows, and junior faculty members.
Academically, Seigler served on the NIH Immunobiology Student Section and the Editorial Board of the Annals of Surgery. He was an active member in many academic organizations including the American Surgical Association, the Southern Surgical Association, the Society of Surgical Oncology, the Society of University Surgeons, and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. He authored or co-authored more than 300 peer-reviewed publications in journals such as "The Annals of Surgery," "Blood," "Cancer," "Nature," "Journal of the American Medical Association," "Journal of Clinical Investigation," "Journal of Immunology," and "Transplantation."
Seigler is recognized as a Master Surgeon.

Acquisition information:
Accession A1994.027 (July 1994), Accession A2018.037 (transferred by Justin Barr, June 2018), Accession A2018.038 (transferred by Justin Barr, June 2018)
Processing information:

Processed by Archives staff: July 1994; Lucy Waldrop: June 2018

Arrangement:
Organized into the following series: Interview, July 18, 1994; Interview, February 27, 2018.
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[Identification of item], Hilliard Seigler Oral History Interviews, Duke University Medical Center Archives.