Welcome to the Annual Convocation of the American College of Cardiology

Distinguished Awards

The ACC Distinguished Awards recognize individuals making outstanding contributions to the cardiovascular profession.
Read more about each of the Distinguished Awardees here.

  • Sharonne N. Hayes, MD, FACC

    Sharonne N. Hayes, MD, FACC

    Bernadine Healy Leadership in Women's Cardiovascular Disease

  • Laxmi S. Mehta, MD, FACC

    Laxmi S. Mehta, MD, FACC

    Distinguished Fellow

  • Kim Guibone, APRN, DNP, FACC

    Kim Guibone, APRN, DNP, FACC

    Distinguished Cardiovascular Team Member

  • Jeffrey T. Kuvin, MD, FACC

    Jeffrey T. Kuvin, MD, FACC

    Distinguished Educator

  • Binh An P. Phan, MD, FACC

    Binh An P. Phan, MD, FACC

    Gifted Teacher

  • Michael R. Zile, MD, FACC

    Michael R. Zile, MD, FACC

    Distinguished Mentor

  • Joseph C. Wu, MD, PhD, FACC

    Joseph C. Wu, MD, PhD, FACC

    Distinguished Scientist (Basic Domain)

  • Allan L. Klein, MD, FACC

    Allan L. Klein, MD, FACC

    Distinguished Scientist (Clinical Domain)

  • Partho P. Sengupta, MD, FACC

    Partho P. Sengupta, MD, FACC

    Distinguished Scientist (Translational Domain)

  • Rohan Khera, MD, MS, FACC

    Rohan Khera, MD, MS, FACC

    Douglas P. Zipes Distinguished Young Scientist

  • Helen H. Hobbs, MD

    Helen H. Hobbs, MD

    Valentin Fuster Award for Innovation in Science

  • Rakesh Gopinathannair, MD, MA, MBA, FACC

    Rakesh Gopinathannair, MD, MA, MBA, FACC

    Distinguished Service

  • Kian Keong Poh, MBBChir, MA, MMed, FACC

    Kian Keong Poh, MBBChir, MA, MMed, FACC

    Navin C. Nanda International Service

  • Stephen C. Cook, MD, FACC

    Stephen C. Cook, MD, FACC

    Pamela S. Douglas Award for Leadership in Diversity and Inclusion

  • Thad F. Waites, MD, MACC

    Thad F. Waites, MD, MACC

    Presidential Citation

  • Zohair Y. Al Halees, MBBS, FACC

    Zohair Y. Al Halees, MBBS, FACC

    Lifetime Achievement

  • John E. Brush Jr., MD, FACC

    John E. Brush Jr., MD, FACC

    2026 Master of the ACC (MACC)

  • Christopher M. Kramer, MD, FACC

    Christopher M. Kramer, MD, FACC

    2026 Master of the ACC (MACC)

  • Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM, FACC

    Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM, FACC

    2026 Master of the ACC (MACC)

  • Carole A. Warnes, MD, FACC

    Carole A. Warnes, MD, FACC

    2026 Master of the ACC (MACC)

Young Investigator Awards

The Young Investigator Awards encourage and recognize young scientific investigators of promise. Each finalist presents their cutting-edge science leading up to ACC.25 for a chance to win it all!

Listed below are the finalists for each category. Stay tuned to this page to learn who wins!

Basic and Translational Science

Inbar Nardi Agmon, MD

Inbar Nardi Agmon, MD
Felsenstein Medical Research Center
Toronto, Canada

Brian Dineen

Brian Dineen
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO

Leah Kosyakovsky, MD

Leah Kosyakovsky, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA

Johnson Phung, BS

Johnson Phung, BS
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Leon Riehakainen, PhD

Leon Riehakainen, PhD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

 

Clinical Investigations

Dhruva Biswas, MD

Dhruva Biswas, MD
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Kuan-Yu Chi, MD

Kuan-Yu Chi, MD
Northwell Health, Hofstra School of Medicine
Hempstead, NY

Michael Chilazi, MD

Michael Chilazi, MD
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Boston, MA

Athanasios Sakalidis, MD, MSc

Athanasios Sakalidis, MD, MSc
Hippocration Hospital
Engomi, Cyprus

Boroumand Zeidaabadi, BS

Boroumand Zeidaabadi, BS
NHLI Imperial College London
London, United Kingdom

 

Outcomes Research

Abdullah Al-Abcha, MD

Abdullah Al-Abcha, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Lucas Marinacci, MD

Lucas Marinacci, MD
Smith Center for Outcomes Research at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA

Marios Sagris, PhD

Marios Sagris, PhD
Hippokration General Hospital
Athens, Greece

Nariman Sepehrvand, MD, PhD

Nariman Sepehrvand, MD, PhD
Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada

Pedro Rafael Vieira De Oliveira Salerno, MD

Pedro Rafael Vieira De Oliveira Salerno, MD
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

 

Career Development Awards & Fellowships

The ACC is committed to inspiring and investing in the next generation of cardiovascular clinicians, scientists and leaders in the field. The ACC's Career Development Awards provide opportunities for rising stars in cardiology to gain access to leadership development, mentorship and knowledge building that will help them grow in their chosen areas of focus.

Hani Najm Global Scholar Awardees

The ACC Foundation is grateful to Hani Najm, MD, FACC for his support of this award.

Ivana Purnama Dewi, MD

Ivana Purnama Dewi, MD
Bethesda Hospital
Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Mohammed Mosaad Elzalaawy, MD, D-Card, CCST, MBBCH

Mohammed Mosaad Elzalaawy, MD, D-Card, CCST, MBBCH
National Guard Hospital Riyadh
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

 

William A. Zoghbi International Research Awardees

The ACC Foundation is grateful to William A. Zoghbi, MD, MACC; Bayer; Wael Al Mahmeed, MD, FACC and a generous gift from Raghib Hussain in honor of Jamal S. Rana, MD, PhD, FACC for their support of this initiative.

Seid Getahun Abdela, MD, ACS

Seid Getahun Abdela, MD, ACS
Wollo University
Dessie, Ethiopia

Luisa Caldeira Brant, MD, MS, PhD

Luisa Caldeira Brant, MD, MS, PhD
Universidada Federal de Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais, Brazil

Mohammed El Tahlawi, MD

Mohammed El Tahlawi, MD
Zagazig University
Zagazig, Egypt

Marwan Refaat, MD, FACC

Marwan Refaat, MD, FACC
American University of Beirut Medical Center
Beirut, Lebanon

Ihasn Ullah, MD

Ihasn Ullah, MD
Peshwar Institute of Cardiology
Peshawar, Pakistan

Jamol Uzokov, MS

Jamol Uzokov, MS
Repubulican Specialized Scientific Practical Medical Center of Therapy and Medical Rehabilitation
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Yi Xu, MD, PhD, FACC

Yi Xu, MD, PhD, FACC
First Affiliated Hospital of Ji'Nan University
Guangzhou, China

 
 

ACC/ABC Merck Research Fellowship Awardees

Cody Cichowitz, MD

Cody Cichowitz, MD
University of California at San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Austin Griffin, MD

Austin Griffin, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Andrew Nguyen, MD

Andrew Nguyen, MD
Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Kevin Sung, MD

Kevin Sung, MD
University of California San Diego
San Diego, CA

 
 

W. Proctor Harvey Young Teacher Award

Jennifer Kliner, DNP, CRNP, AACC

Jennifer Kliner, DNP, CRNP, AACC
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

 
 

Thad & Gerry Waites Rural Cardiovascular Research Fellow

Plicy Perez-Kersey, MD

Plicy Perez-Kersey, MD
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, WA

 
 

JACC Awards

Spencer King Award for Outstanding Scholarship

Robert Herman, MD, PhD

Robert Herman, MD, PhD
Aalst, Belgium

Jagat Narula Award for Outstanding Scholarship

Dia A. Smiley, DO

Dia A. Smiley, DO
Weston, Florida

Christopher O'Connor Award for Outstanding Scholarship

Josephine Harrington, MD

Josephine Harrington, MD
Aurora, Colorado

JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology Young Author Achievement Award

Giovanni Peretto, MD, PhD

Giovanni Peretto, MD, PhD
Milan, Italy

Thomas Force Young Investigator Award

Mariam Meddeb, MD

Mariam Meddeb, MD
Baltimore, Maryland

JACC: Case Reports Young Author Achievement Award

Carlo R. Bartoli, MD, PhD

Carlo R. Bartoli, MD, PhD
Danville, Pennsylvania

JACC: CardioOncology Young Author Achievement Award

Danielle Medina-Hernandez, PhD

Danielle Medina-Hernandez, PhD
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

JACC: Asia Young Author Achievement Award

Chun-Ka Wong, MBBS

Chun-Ka Wong, MBBS
Hong Kong, China

JACC: Advances Young Author Achievement Award

Alexander C. Razavi, MD, PhD, MPH

Alexander C. Razavi, MD, PhD, MPH
Atlanta, Georgia

William W. Parmley Young Author Achievement Award

Lovedeep S. Dhingra, MBBS

Lovedeep S. Dhingra, MBBS
New Haven, Connecticut

William W. Parmley Young Author Achievement Award

Chee Loong (Dominic) Chow, MBBS

Chee Loong (Dominic) Chow, MBBS
Melbourne, Australia

William W. Parmley Young Author Achievement Award

Jawad Haider Butt, MD, PhD

Jawad Haider Butt, MD, PhD
Copenhagen, Denmark

William W. Parmley Young Author Achievement Award

Rebecca Josowitz, MD, PhD

Rebecca Josowitz, MD, PhD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

William W. Parmley Young Author Achievement Award

Niekbachsh Mohammadnia, MD

Niekbachsh Mohammadnia, MD
Nijmegen, The Netherlands

William W. Parmley Young Author Achievement Award

John W. Ostrominski, MD

John W. Ostrominski, MD
Boston, Massachusetts

William W. Parmley Young Author Achievement Award

Awais Sheikh, MBChB

Awais Sheikh, MBChB
London, United Kingdom