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.
2024 AHA Council Named Lecturers

3CPR Mid-Career Award and Lecture
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

Ancel Keys Memorial Lecture
National, Heart Lung and Blood InstituteBethesda, MD

Charles T. Dotter Memorial Lecture
University of TorontoToronto, Ontario, Canada

Genomic and Precision Medicine and Epidemiology Mid-Career Research Award and Lecture
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC

George E. Brown Memorial Lecture
Cincinnati Children’sCincinnati, OH

George Lyman Duff Memorial Lecture
National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteBethesda, MD

Helen B. Taussig Memorial Lecture
National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteBethesda, MD

James B. Herrick Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cardiology
University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco, California

Katharine A. Lembright Award and Lecture
University of California Los Angeles, School of NursingLos Angeles, CA

Kathleen A. Dracup Distinguished Lecture and Exemplary Career in Mentoring Award
Linköping UniversityLinköping, Sweden

Kenneth D. Bloch Memorial Lecture in Vascular Biology
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN

Laennec Clinician/Educator Lecture
Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH

Robert I. Levy Memorial Lecture
Université LavalQuebec, QC, Canada

Russell Ross Memorial Lectureship in Vascular Biology
Brigham and Women`s HospitalBoston, MA

Sol Sherry Distinguished Lecture in Thrombosis
University of Kentucky College of MedicineLexington, KY

Stroke Council Award and Lecture
Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY

Thomas Smith Memorial Lecture
University of Arizona College of Medicine – TucsonTuscon, AZ

William J. Rashkind Memorial Lecture
University of Illinois, College of MedicineChicago, IL

William W. L. Glenn Lecture
Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityWest Palm Beach, FL

Dickinson W. Richards Memorial Lecture
University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

Arthur C. Corcoran Memorial Lecture
Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

Donald Seldin Lecture
University of Utah HealthSalt Lake, UT

Excellence Award for Hypertension Research Lecture
University of ToledoToledo, OH

Harriet Dustan Award and Lecture
Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA

HTN Mid-Career Award for Research Excellence
Indiana UniversityIndianapolis, IH

KCVD Mid-Career Achievement Award
University of WashingtonSeattle, WA


Jeffrey M. Hoeg Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology Award for Basic Science and Clinical Research
New York UniversityGrossman School of Medicine
New York, New York

PVD Mid-Career Award and Lecture
University of PennsylvaniaPerelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2024 David Kritchevsky Memorial Lecture
UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School ofPublic Health and Human Longevity Science
La Jolla, California

Richard D. Remington Methodology Lecture
University of PennsylvaniaPerelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

William B. Kannel, MD Memorial Lectureship in Preventive Cardiology
Northwestern UniversityFeinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
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