Stroke Council Award and Lecture

Award Recipients

2024 Hooman Kamel, MD, FAHA
2023 Patrick D. Lyden, MD, FAHA
2022 Nestor Gonzalez, MD, MSc, FAHA
2021 Bruce Ovbiagele, MD, MSc, MAS, MBA, MLS, FAHA
2020 George Howard, DrPH, FAHA
2019 Louise McCullough, MD, PhD, FAHA
2018 Mitchell S. V. Elkind, MD, MS, FAHA
2017 Lee H. Schwamm, MD
2016 Sandra A. Billinger, PT, PhD, FAHA
2015 Lewis B. Morgenstern MD FAHA
2014 Cathy A. Sila, MD, FAHA
2013 Edward Jauch, MD, MS, FAHA, FACEP
2012 Scott Kasner, MD, PhD, FAHA
2011 Debbie Summers, MSN, ACNS-BC, CNRN, CCRN, FAHA
2010 Michael Sloan, MD, FAAN, FAHA
2009 Pamela Duncan, PT, PhD, FAPTA, FAHA
2008 Vladimir Hachinski, CM, MD, FRCPC, DSc, FAHA
2007 Margaret Kelly-Hayes, EdD, RN, FAAN, FAHA
2006 Jeffrey Saver, MD, FAHA
2005 Anne Leonard, RN, BSN, MPH, FAHA

Eligibility Criteria

The Stroke Council Nominating Committee will select an honoree who meets the following criteria:

Candidate has made meritorious contributions within the ASA and AHA.
Candidate is a leader in the field of stroke as measured by his or her reputation in research, clinical care or education (preferably with contributions in more than one area).
Candidate has made significant contributions to promoting awareness of cerebrovascular disease and its importance in the cardiovascular community in research and service.
Candidate is a current member of the AHA Stroke Council at any level.

Prize

The honoree will be acknowledged in Connections, the AHA council newsletter. The honoree will present a state-of-the-art lecture on the topic of his or her choice at Scientific Sessions.

The honoree will also receive the following: