Past 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 AHA’s 16 scientific councils.
These lectures are presented at the AHA’s 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.
2023 AHA Past Council Named Lecturers
3CPR Mid-Career Award and Lecturer
Brian Grunau, MD, MHSc
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
Alexander S. Nadas Lecture
Angela Sharkey, MD, FAAP
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
Ancel Keys Memorial Lecturer
George Howard, DrPH, FAHA
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Charles T. Dotter Memorial Lecturer
Constantino S. Pena, MD, FAHA, FSIR, FSCCT
Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Miami, FL
Dickinson W. Richards Memorial Lecturer
Evangelos Michelakis, MD, FAHA, FACC
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB
George E. Brown Memorial Lecturer
Ronglih Liao, PhD, FAHA
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, CA
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, CA
George Lyman Duff Memorial Lecturer
Ann Marie Schmidt, MD
NYU School of Medicine
New York, NY
GPM/EPI Mid-Career Research Award Lecturer
Nathan O. Stitziel, MD, PhD, FAHA
Washington University School of Medicine
Saint Louis, MO
Washington University School of Medicine
Saint Louis, MO
James B. Herrick Award Lecturer
Patrick T. O'Gara, MD, MACC, FAHA, FESC
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Katharine A. Lembright Award Lecturer
Nancy Schmieder Redeker, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN
University of Connecticut, School of Nursing
Storrs, CT
University of Connecticut, School of Nursing
Storrs, CT
Kathleen A. Dracup Lecturer
Cheryl R. Dennison Himmelfarb, PhD, RN, ANP, FAHA
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Baltimore, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Baltimore, MD
Kenneth D. Bloch Memorial Lecture in Vascular Biology Lecturer
Marlene Rabinovitch, MD, FAHA
Children’s Heart Center at Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
Children’s Heart Center at Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
Laennec/Clinician Educator Lecturer
Sharonne N. Hayes, MD, FAHA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN
Robert I. Levy Memorial Lecturer
Vasan Ramachandran, MD, FAHA
University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Russell Ross Memorial Lectureship in Vascular Biology Lecturer
Lars Maegdefessel, MD, PhD
Technical University School of Medicine
Munich, Germany
Technical University School of Medicine
Munich, Germany
Sol Sherry Distinguished Lecture in Thrombosis Lecturer
Joseph E. Italiano, Jr., PhD
Boston’s Children Hospital
Boston, MA
Boston’s Children Hospital
Boston, MA
Stroke Council Award Lecturer
Patrick D. Lyden, MD, FAHA
USC Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
USC Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Thomas Smith Memorial Lecturer
Joseph A. Hill, MD, PhD, FAHA
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
William J Rashkind Memorial Lecturer
Suzanne Roske
Vamonos Executive Coaching LLC
Arlington, VA
Vamonos Executive Coaching LLC
Arlington, VA
William W. L. Glenn Lecturer
Marc Ruel, MD, MPH, FAHA, FRCSC
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, ON
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, ON