scientific sessions

Boston University’s Dr. Emelia Benjamin to be Honored for Mentorship Legacy with Eugene Braunwald Award

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Emelia J. Benjamin, M.D., Sc.M., FAHA, professor of medicine at Boston University (BU). copyright Boston Medical Center

Dr. Emelia Benjamin receives mentorship honor at the 2025 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Dr. Emelia J. Benjamin, a distinguished professor of medicine and epidemiology at Boston University, will be honored with the 2025 Eugene Braunwald Academic Mentorship Award at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions in New Orleans this November. Named after legendary cardiologist … Read more

A former athlete and sudden cardiac arrest survivor turns pain into purpose

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Former basketball player and sudden cardiac arrest survivor, Omar Carter

On February 1, 2023, nearly one month after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest during Monday Night Football, Damar Hamlin and the American Heart Association launched his #3forHeart CPR Challenge. Yet, 600 miles away, the number 3, held a much different meaning to another athlete. Former basketball star Omar Carter suffered a sudden cardiac arrest on … Read more

Harvard U. researcher to receive Distinguished Scientist in Stroke award at Scientific Sessions

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The American Heart Association is presenting its 2021 Distinguished Scientist in Stroke to Harvard Medical School’s Dr. Eng H. Lo. The Association designates Distinguished Scientist awards in several categories to members who have significantly advanced the understanding of cardiovascular, stroke or brain health. The 2021 awardees will be honored at Scientific Sessions 2021, which will … Read more

Boston researcher to receive Distinguished Scientist award at Scientific Sessions

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The American Heart Association is presenting its 2021 Distinguished Scientist in General Preventive Medicine award to Dr. Vasan S. Ramachandran, of Boston University. The Association designates Distinguished Scientist awards in several categories to AHA members who have significantly advanced the understanding of cardiovascular, stroke or brain health. The six 2021 Distinguished Scientist awardees will be … Read more

Daniel J. Rader, M.D., FAHA, of the University of Pennsylvania, to receive 2021 Research Achievement Award, the American Heart Association’s highest scientific award

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The American Heart Association (AHA)will present its 2021 Research Achievement Award to Daniel J. Rader, M.D., FAHA, of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He will receive the award during the Presidential Session on Sunday, Nov. 14 at the Association’s Scientific Sessions 2021. The meeting will be fully virtual, Saturday, Nov. … Read more

AHA President: The best way forward requires bridging disciplines, people, places

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The challenges facing our world are many – from timely concerns such as the coronavirus pandemic and the renewed emphasis it has placed on the need to dismantle structural racism to the ongoing challenges of treating and beating the top two killers around the globe: heart disease and stroke. As president of the American Heart … Read more

Boston, NYC physicians to receive Joseph A. Vita Award at Scientific Sessions

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The American Heart Association has recognized two physicians, one from New York City and one from Boston, for their impact on the field of cardiovascular biology and health during the last five years. Dr. Hooman Kamel, of Weill Cornell Medicine, and Dr. Robert W. Yeh, of Harvard Medical School, were named the 2020 Joseph A. … Read more

Boston physician to receive Research Achievement Award at Scientific Sessions

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The American Heart Association has recognized a Boston physician with one of its most distinguished and historic honors. Dr. JoAnn E. Manson, chief of the division of preventive medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has been named the 2020 Research Achievement Award recipient for her outstanding lifetime contributions to cardiovascular research. Dr. Manson is a … Read more

Massachusetts experts share knowledge at Scientific Sessions

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One Nov. 16-18 the American Heart Association hosted Scientific Sessions, the largest cardiovascular meeting in the United State. The annual event attracted nearly 18,000 attendees from more than 100 countries to the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, as well as an additional two million medical professionals who participated virtually. We caught up with some attendees … Read more

Area researchers receive awards at Scientific Sessions

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Researchers from Boston, New York, Baltimore and New Haven, Conn., were among those recognized Sunday at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2019 in Philadelphia. The Association’s Scientific Sessions is an annual, premier global exchange of the latest advances in cardiovascular science for researchers and clinicians. American Heart Association President Dr. Robert A. Harrington presented … Read more