Arthur C. Corcoran Memorial Lecture

Award Recipients

2024 Vesna D. Garovic, MD, PhD, FAHA, FASN
2023 Kamal Rahmouni, PhD, FAHA
2022 Mark C. Chappell, PhD, FAHA
2021 Markus P. Schlaich, MD, FAHA, FESC, ISHF
2020 John Floras, MD, DPhil, FAHA
2019 Patrick J. Pagano, PhD, FAHA
2018 Virend K. Somers, MD, PhD, FAHA
2017 Tomasz J. Guzik, MD, PhD
2016 Karen Griffin, MD, FAHA
2015 S. Ananth Karumanchi, MD
2014 Sadayoshi Ito, MD, PhD
2013 Mohan Raizada, BSC, MSc, PhD
2012 Robin Davisson, PhD, FAHA
2011 Jan Danser, PhD
2010 Timothy L. Reudelhuber, PhD
2009 Toshiro Fujita, MD
2008 Gregory Fink, PhD
2007 Curt D. Sigmund, PhD
2006 Thomas M. Coffman, MD
2005 Carlos Ferrario, MD
2004 Anna F. Dominczak, MD
2003 Willa A. Hsueh, MD
2002 Gordon Williams, MD
2001 L. Gabriel Navar, PhD
2000 Friedrich Luft, MD
1999 Norman K. Hollenberg, MD
1998 Suzanne Oparil, MD
1997 Alberto Nasjletti, MD
1996 Edward D. Frohlich, MD
1995 Masashi Yanagisawa, MD PhD
1994 Salvador Moncada, MD PhD
1993 Haralambos Gavras, MD
1992 Stevo Julius, MD
1991 Detlev Ganten, MD
1990 Hugh E. deWardener, MD
1989 Aram V. Chobanian, MD
1988 Harriet P. Dustan, MD
1987 Edgar Haber, MD
1986 Robert J. Lefkowitz, MD
1985 Robert C. Tarazi, MD
1984 Wai Yiu Cheung, PhD
1983 Michael S. Brown, MD
1983 Joseph L. Goldstein, MD
1982 Pierre L. Corvol, MD
1981 Bengt Samuelsson, MD
1980 Frederic Bartter, MD
1979 E. Eric Muirhead, MD
1978 J. Ian S. Robertson, MD
1977 Börje Johansson

Applicant/Nominee Eligibility

Must be a member of the Council on Hypertension at the time nomination is submitted. Join or renew today!
Previous awardees are not eligible to re-apply for the award in subsequent years.
Past recipients of the Lewis K. Dahl Memorial Lecture are not eligible for the Arthur C. Corcoran Memorial Lecture.
Past recipients of the Council on Hypertension Excellence Award in Hypertension Research (and all previous names of the award) are not eligible.
Each recipient of council-sponsored awards, regardless of award category, is eligible to receive only one council-sponsored award each year per scientific meeting.
Notwithstanding the above, the Association’s Officers have the discretion to determine eligibility for the award in extraordinary circumstances when there is an issue relating to policy or positions or other potentially controversial issues.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be evaluated by a panel of accomplished researchers, scientists, clinicians, and academicians, representing the breadth of basic cardiovascular sciences.

Contacting the judging panel, including but not limited to phone calls, emails, social media messages, or any other form of communication, before submitting your application or during the review process will result in disqualification.

Applications will be judged on the following:

Adherence to eligibility criteria
Completeness and quality of application materials
The nominee’s background, accomplishments, and overall contributions to the field of hypertension

Timeline

June 30, 2026 6 p.m. (CT) – Deadline to have an active Professional Membership.
July 3, 2026, 6 p.m. (CT) – Deadline to apply for this award in the Council Awards Application System.
August 2026 – Nominators will be notified of their application status.

Required Documents

The following items must be submitted through the Council Awards Application System for consideration for this award:

Curriculum vitae, including all publications (abstracts not necessary)
One signed letter of nomination from the sponsor and one supporting letter outlining why the candidate is worthy of recognition. Letters should address:
- The candidate’s accomplishments in the field of hypertension.
- Volunteer activities with the American Heart Association (affiliate and/or national level)
- Teaching contributions
- Mentoring activities

Members of the Council on Hypertension Awards Committee are not eligible to apply, be nominated, or write support letters for applicants.

How to Apply/Submit a Nomination

Visit the Council Awards Application System to complete an application.

A Professional Heart Daily (PHD) username and password are required to access the system. If you are creating a PHD profile for the first time, please register using your Professional Membership ID number.

Membership Requirement

Professional Membership with the American Heart Association and affiliation with the Council on Hypertension are required for all applicants. Please allow 3–5 days for processing—do not wait until the deadline to Join or Renew.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Click the link for the Council Awards Application System.
Sign in with your Professional Heart Daily username and password.
Follow these instructions to set up your profile in ProposalCentral. Setting up your ProposalCentral profile will only need to be done the first time you log in to apply for an American Heart Association Council Awards.

Note: The grant maker named “American Heart Association” in ProposalCentral refers to Research Awards and is a separate funder. Council Awards are listed under American Heart Association Council Awards.
Start Your Application:
- Select Create New Proposal.
- Filter by Grant Maker: Choose American Heart Association Council Awards.
- From the Programs list, select: Hypertension Scientific Sessions Mid-Career Achievement Awards and Lectures.
- Click the Apply Now button.
- Within the application, select the award: HTN Arthur C. Corcoran Memorial Lecture.

For more detailed information on ProposalCentral, also included are additional materials on specific ProposalCentral functionality.

Prize

The winner will present a lecture during the Hypertension Scientific Sessions and will receive:

Complimentary registration to Hypertension Scientific Sessions
Two (2) tickets to the Hypertension Scientific Sessions Awards Banquet
An engraved plaque
$1,000 honorarium
$1,000 travel stipend

Questions

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