International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences

Medal of Merit Recipients

Medal of Merit

The International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences has honoured extraordinary people with Medals of Merit. They have been recognized for making major original research discoveries that clearly stand on their own or contributing important educational initiatives that have influenced how cardiovascular science is learned and practiced.

Medal of Merit

1.   Michael DeBakey: Houston, USA

2001

2.   Richard Bing: Pasadena, USA

2001

3.   Edwin Krebs: Seattle, USA

2002

4.   Robert Furchgott: Brooklyn, USA

2002

5.   Eugene Braunwald: Boston, USA

2003

6.   Robert Lefkowitz: Durham, USA

2003

7.   Sir. John Vane: London, UK

2004

8.   James Willerson: Houston, USA

2004

9.   Sir. Magdi Yacoub: London, UK

2005

10. Robert B. Jennings: Durham, USA

2005

11. Sir. George Radda: Singapore

2006

12. Victor Dzau: Durham, USA

2006

13. Louis Ignarro: Los Angeles, USA

2007

14. Sen. Wilbert Keon: Ottawa, Canada

2007

15. Jutta Schaper: Bad Nauheim, Germany              

2007

16. Nirmal Ganguly: New Delhi, India

2008

17. Salvador Moncada: London, UK

2008

18. Wolfgang Schaper: Bad Nauheim, Germany

2008

19. Howard Morgan: Winfield, USA

2008

20. Ernesto Carafoli: Padua, Italy

2009

21. Eric Olson: Dallas, USA

2009

22.  Arnold M Katz: Norwich, USA

2010

23.  Laszlo Szekeres: Szeged, Hungary

2010

24.  Jay Cohn: Minneapolis, USA

2011

25.  Salim Yusuf: Hamilton, Canada

2011

26.  Piero Anversa: Boston, USA

2012

27.  Laurentiu M. Popescu: Bucharest, Romania

2012

28.  Makoto Nagano: Tokyo, Japan

2012

29.  Roberto Bolli: Louisville, USA

2013

30.  Ferid Murad: Washington, USA

2014

31.  Francois M. Abboud: Iowa City, USA

2015

32.  Valentin Fuster: New York, USA

2016

33.  Otoni M. Gomes: Belo Horizonte, Brazil

2016

34.  Arnold Schwartz: Cincinnati, USA

2017

35.  Bohuslav Ostadal: Prague, Czech Republic

2018

36.  Jeffrey Robbins: Cincinnati, USA

2018

37.  Jan Slezak: Bratislava, Slovak Republic

2019

38.  Jawahar Mehta: Little Rock, USA

2022

39.  Joseph Hill: Dallas, USA

2023

40.  Heinrich Taegtmeyer: Houston, USA                            

2024

41.  Grant Pierce: Winnipeg, Canada                                       

2025

 

 

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