ATVB Special Recognition Awards

Sponsored by the Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (ATVB)


The Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (ATVB) established the Special Recognition Award in 1981 to recognize council members who have made significant contributions to the council as well as the fields of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.

The Council's Nominated Committee selects one person from each field (Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology) to receive the ATVB Special Recognition Award. The award is presented annually during the ATVB Business Meeting and Awards Reception at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions.

Award Recipients

Award Recipients
Year Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis Vascular Biology
2023 Marit Westerterp, PhD A. Phillip Owens III, PhD, FAHA David Dichek, MD, FAHA
2022 Sean Davidson, PhD, FAHA Magdalena Chrzanowska, PhD, MSc, FAHA Rebecca Haeusler, PhD
2021 Francine K. Welty, MD, PhD, FAHA Marvin Nieman, PhD Ryan E. Temel, PhD
2020 Esther Lutgens, MD, PhD Thomas William Wakefield, MD Karin Bornfeldt, PhD, FAHA
2019 Gwendalyn J. Randolph, PhD Jose Antonio Diaz, MD, FAHA Nicholas Leeper, MD
2018 Shobha Ghosh, PhD, FAHA Tatiana V. Byzova, PhD Yabing Chen, PhD, MBA, FAHA
2017 Katey Rayner, PhD Jane Freedman, MD, FAHA Daisy Sahoo, PhD
2016 Coleen A. McNamara, MD
Annabelle Rodriguez Oquendo, MD, FAHA
Wolfgang Bergmeier, PhD
Craig Morrell, DVM, PhD
Philip S. Tsao, PhD
Jie Du, PhD
2015 Alan T. Remaley MD PhD
Nancy R. Webb PhD FAHA
Joseph E Italiano PhD
Debra K. Newman PhD
Ann Marie Schmidt MD
Elena Aikawa MD PhD FAHA
2014 Ziad Mallat, MD, PhD
Catherine A. Reardon, PhD
Alan Edward Mast, MD, PhD
Chantal Boulanger, PhD
Joseph Michael Miano, PhD
William Charles Sessa Jr., BSc, MA, MSc, PhD
2013 Jonathan Smith, PhD, FAHA
Elaine Raines, MS
Xiaoping Du, MD, PhD
Sriram Krishnaswamy, PhD
Catherine Lynn Hedrick, PhD, FAHA
Masanori Aikawa, MD, PhD
2012 Kerry-Anne Rye, BSc, PhD, FAHA
Jay Horton, MD
Alisa Wolberg
Steven Lentz, MD, PhD, FAHA
Klaus Ley, MD
Mason Freeman, MD
2011 Mahmood Hussain, PhD
Ruth McPherson, MD, PhD
Jeffrey Weitz, MD, FAHA
Andrew Weyrich, PhD
Alan Daugherty, PhD, DSc, FAHA
Jeanine D'Armiento, MD, PhD
2010 Muredach Reilly, MBBCh
Alain Tedgui, PhD
Charles Abrams, MD
Mortimer Poncz, MD
Jun-ichi Abe, MD, PhD, FAHA
William Chilian, PhD, FAHA
2009 John Parks, PhD, FAHA
Christian Weber, MD
Joel S. Bennett, MD
Daniel T. Eitzman, MD
Mark Majesky, PhD
Kathryn Moore, PhD, FAHA
2008 Edward Fisher, MD, PhD, FAHA
Godfrey Getz, MD, PhD, FAHA
David Dichek, MD, FAHA
Susan Smyth, MD, PhD
Rama Natarajan, PhD, FAHA
W. Robert Taylor, MD, PhD
2007 Robert Hegele, MD, FAHA
Murray Huff, PhD, FAHA
Mark Ginsberg, MD
Kenneth Mann, PhD, FAHA
Judith Berliner, PhD, FAHA
Kathy Griendling, PhD, FAHA
2006 Thomas Bersot, MD, PhD, FAHA
William Haynes, MD
William Fay, MD, FACC, FAHA
Steven Lentz, MD, PhD, FAHA
Guy Chisolm, PhD
Frank Faraci, PhD, FAHA
2005 Ira Goldberg, MD, FAHA
Frederic Kraemer, MD, FAHA
Wolfram Ruf, MD, FAHA
Sandra Degen, PhD
Stephen Young, MD, FAHA
Gustov Schonfeld, MD, FAHA
2004 Lawrence Rudel, MD, PhD, FAHA
John Brunzell, MD
Nigel Mackman, PhD, FAHA
Lindsey Miles, PhD, FAHA
Momtaz Wassef, PhD
Joe Witzum, MD
2003 Dan Rader, MD, FAHA
Ira Tabas, MD, PhD, FAHA
Garret FitzGerald, MD, FAHA
Ed Plow, MD, FAHA
Alan Chait, MD, FAHA
Martha Cathcart, PhD, FAHA
2002 Mary Sorci-Thomas, PhD, FAHA
Carole L. Banka, PhD, FAHA
Alan R. Tall, MD, FAHA
Earl W. Davie, PhD, FAHA
Harold R. Roberts, MD, FAHA
Gil White, II, MD, FAHA
Mark Taubman, MD, FAHA
2001 Ronald M. Krauss, MD, FAHA
Alice Lichtenstein, DSc, FAHA
Paula B. Tracey
Donald D. Heistad, MD, FAHA
Peter J. Newman, PhD, FAHA
Paul B. DiCorleto, PhD
2000 Linda K. Curtiss, PhD
Richard W. St. Clair, PhD
John C. Hoak, MD
Sanford J. Shattil, MD
Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD
Peter F. Davies, PhD
1999 Trudy M. Forte, PhD, FAHA
Alan M. Fogelman, MD, FAHA
Pankaj Ganguly, PhD
Burton Sobel, MD, FACC, FAHA
Peter Libby, MD, FAHA
David Robinson, MD
1998 Sampath Parthasarathy, PhD
Arthur A. Spector, MD
Stephen Prescott, MD
Denisa Wagner, PhD
Elaine B. Feldman, MD
1997 Scott M. Grundy, MD, PhD
Samuel Rapaport, MD
Victor Dzau, MD
Henry Ginsberg, MD
   
1996 Lawrence C. B. Chan, MD
Barbara V. Howard, PhD
Frank T. Lindgren, PhD
Paul S. Roheim, MD
   
1995 Elaine B. Feldman, MD
Alexander Nichols, PhD
Herbert Stary, MD
Robert I. Levy, MD
   
1994 Petar Alaupovic, PhD
Margaret Albrink, MD
Jack P. Strong, MD
Basil Rifkind, MD
   
1993 M. Daria Haust, MD
David Kritchevsky, MD
Angelo Scanu, MD
Howard A. Eder, MD
   
1992 Edwin Bierman, MD
Antonio Gotto, Jr., MD
Julian Marsh, MD
Robert Wissler, MD, PhD
   
1991 Gardner McMillan, MD    

Prize

The honoree will receive the following:

  • An engraved plaque
  • One complimentary dinner ticket to the Council’s Early Career Reception
  • One complimentary ticket to the Luncheon/Annual Business Meeting
  • One complimentary registration to Scientific Sessions
  • Round-trip coach airfare at the 21-day advance purchase rate; train fare to Scientific Sessions, or reimbursement for gas if the awardee drives
  • Hotel reimbursement (room + tax) for one night at the conference rate
  • Ground transportation costs incurred to attend Scientific Sessions including taxis, airport parking or garage parking if the awardee drives
  • Meal reimbursement up to $70

Questions

Scientific Sessions: November 16–18, 2024
McCormick Place Convention Center | Chicago, Illinois


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