Council Named Lecturers
Council Named Lectures feature presentations from some of today’s foremost clinicians and researchers as well as those with a lifetime of contributions to the field of cardiovascular disease and stroke. The lecture is often named in honor of a pioneer and leader in the field related to one of the 16 scientific councils.
These lectures are presented at the Scientific Sessions and Specialty Meetings. Honorees are selected by the council leadership and are invited to present a lecture on a topic of their choice.
2026 American Heart Association Council Named Lecturers
2026 Stroke Council Award and Lecture
Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut
David Kritchevsky Memorial Lectureship
Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York
Richard D Remington Methodology Lectureship
Stanford UniversityStanford, California
William B. Kannel, MD Memorial Lectureship in Preventive Cardiology
Northwestern UniversityChicago, Illinois
Jeffrey M. Hoeg Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology Award for Basic Science and Clinical Research
Boston Children’s HospitalBoston, MA
PVD Mid-Career Award and Lecture
Standford UniversityStandford, CA
EPI|LIFESTYLE Scientific Sessions
Epidemiology and Prevention | Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic HealthMarch 1–4, 2027
Westin Boston Seaport | Boston, Massachusetts