The Marvin Moser Clinical Hypertension Award

The Marvin Moser Clinical Hypertension Award recognizes a qualified mid-career or senior Hypertension Clinician for their dedication to the treatment and care of hypertensive patients. The award was established to honor the memory of Dr. Marvin Moser, one of the leading figures in the field of hypertension, and the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Clinical Hypertension.

After completing his cardiology fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, Dr. Moser served as the Chief of Vascular Disease and Hypertension at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. In the 1950’s when hypertension was only recognized in its most malignant form and debilitating procedures were the mainstay of treatment given the lack of antihypertensive medications, Dr. Moser was one of the first to suggest that hypertension had far greater prognostic importance than just its immediate effects on major life-threatening events. He was a pioneer in the exploration of drug therapy for reducing blood pressure thus making the treatment of hypertension possible. Dr. Moser concluded his career as a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine.

Award Recipients

• 2022 Vesna Garovic, MD, PhD, FAHA
• 2021 Jeanne B. Charleston, PhD, BSN, RN
• 2020 Jackson T. Wright Jr., MD, PhD, FAHA
• 2019 Jan N. Basile, MD, FACP, FAHA
• 2018 Brent M. Egan, MD, FAHA

Eligibility Criteria

• Must be a member of the AHA/ASA Council on Hypertension at the time nomination is submitted. Join or renew today!
• Must be mid-career level or higher and have been involved in treating hypertensive patients as a major component of his or her practice experience
• Must be currently teaching or have been active in teaching.
• May have had an active role in developing guidelines and in clinical trials that focus on improving blood pressure control.
• May be involved in community programs.
• Notwithstanding the above, the AHA Officers have the discretion to determine eligibility for the award in extraordinary circumstances when there is an issue relating to AHA policy or positions or other potentially controversial issue relating to the positioning or perception of the AHA.
• Previous awardees are not eligible to re-apply for the award in subsequent years.
• Each recipient of AHA council-sponsored awards, regardless of award category, is eligible to receive only one council-sponsored award each year per AHA scientific meeting.
• Past recipients of the Council on Hypertension Excellence Award for Hypertension Research are not eligible for this award.
• There are no citizenship requirements.

How to Submit a Nomination/Required Documents

• Nominee's curriculum vitae and bibliography
• A signed letter of nomination from the sponsor and at least one additional supporting letter. The letters should clearly articulate the major contributions of the nominee to the field of hypertension.
• The letters should show that the nominee was, or is, involved in treating hypertensive patients as a major component of his or her practice experience.
• The letters and CV must show that the nominee had an active role in developing guidelines and in clinical trials that focus on improving blood pressure control.

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

Visit the ProposalCentral Council Awards Applicant Instructions page to apply or submit a nomination.

Once logged in, you may apply for the Hypertension Scientific Sessions Awards for Early Career Investigators and select the HTN Marvin Moser Clinical Hypertension Award from the award drop-down list.

Prize

• Complimentary registration to Hypertension Scientific Sessions 
• Two (2) tickets to the Hypertension Scientific Sessions Awards Banquet
• An engraved plaque
• $1,000 honorarium
• Reimbursement for eligible travel expenses up to $1,000

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