Mount Sinai Cardiologist Awarded Highest Lifetime Achievement Award by the American College of Cardiology
Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Director of Mount Sinai Heart and Physician-in-Chief of The Mount Sinai Hospital, was awarded the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in honor of his lifetime of contributions to the cardiovascular profession. The award was presented at the Convocation Ceremony during the ACC’s 66th Annual Scientific Session in Washington on Sunday, March 19.
“Dr. Fuster’s invaluable contributions to the field of cardiovascular medicine show unparalleled dedication to excellence and boundless commitment to improving patient care,” said ACC President Richard Chazal, MD, FACC. “It is a privilege to be able to honor Dr. Fuster with the Lifetime Achievement Award and celebrate his contributions to and achievements in cardiology.”
The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual who has had a lifetime of outstanding achievements in the field of cardiovascular disease and has served as a role model through service, basic or clinical research, and teaching.
Dr. Fuster currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and has also served as President of the American Heart Association, President of the World Heart Federation, member of the U.S. National Academy of Medicine and European Horizon 2020 Scientific Panel on Health, and as primary adviser to the current U.S. President on the upcoming document “The Role of the United States on Global Health.”
Dr. Fuster is a world-renowned cardiologist whose mission is to curtail the global threat of cardiovascular disease through early education. He specializes in the prevention and treatment of heart disease and has authored more than 900 scientific articles and has received honorary doctorates from 33 universities.
About the Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the nation’s leading integrated academic health systems and one of the largest in the New York metropolitan area. Its comprehensive system includes seven hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, over 600 research and clinical laboratories, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing. Together, the Health System comprises approximately 48,000 employees, more than 9,000 physicians, and 8,600 nurses.
As a leading learning health system, Mount Sinai combines clinical expertise with scientific discovery to improve patient care while training the next generation of health care and biomedical leaders. The Health System provides care across every stage of life, from prenatal care through geriatrics, while advancing personalized medicine through artificial intelligence, data science, and biomedical research.
Mount Sinai is consistently recognized among the nation’s leading academic health systems for patient care, research, and education. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 1 in New York by Newsweek and No. 5 on the magazine’s World’s Best Hospitals list. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ranks No. 11 among U.S. medical schools and No. 1 among freestanding medical schools for National Institutes of Health funding, reflecting the strength of its scientific enterprise and leadership in biomedical research.
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