Roxana Mehran, MD, Receives the Most Prestigious Award Given by the European Society of Cardiology
“ESC Gold Medal” honors top scientists for their significant contributions to cardiovascular medicine
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has selected Roxana Mehran, MD, Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Research and Clinical Trials at the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, as a winner of the organization’s top honor. Dr. Mehran was presented with the “ESC Gold Medal” during a special ceremony at the ESC Congress in Madrid on Friday, August 29.
The ESC Gold Medal recognizes exceptional scientists for their contributions to cardiovascular medicine and hopes this recognition will help them further inspire future generations.
“I am deeply humbled to receive the ESC Gold Medal, which represents not only a personal honor but also recognition of the collective work of my colleagues, collaborators, and mentors who have shaped my career,” says Dr. Mehran who is also the Mount Sinai Professor in Cardiovascular Clinical Research and Outcomes at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. “This award underscores the importance of advancing cardiovascular science through innovation, collaboration, and mentorship, and I remain committed to ensuring that future generations of physicians and researchers continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in patient care.”
Dr. Mehran is an internationally renowned interventional cardiologist and clinical researcher in the field of cardiovascular disease. She is a globally respected for her work focused on designing and implementing randomized clinical trials and outcomes research projects, and publishing in high-impact academic publications. She has served as Principal Investigator for numerous global studies and developed important practice guidelines for treating patients with cardiovascular disease. She has focused on personalized medicine and developed individual risk scores for bleeding and acute kidney injury, participates regularly in developing clinical guidelines, and has authored more than 2,000 peer-reviewed articles.
Dr. Mehran is a member and 2025-2026 Vice President on the Board of Trustees of the American College of Cardiology (ACC). She is a founder and Chief Scientific Officer of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF).
Dr. Mehran leads the Lancet Commission on Women’s Cardiovascular Diseases, which has brought together leading researchers from around the world to identify and bridge gaps in scientific discovery, clinical trials, and care for women with cardiovascular disease. She was recently named Director of the Women’s Heart and Vascular Center at Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital, spearheading a program that represents a collaboration across multiple disciplines designed to meet the specific needs of women’s cardiovascular health. In 2019, she founded Women as One, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing opportunities for women in medicine, where she serves as Chair of the Board.
Dr. Mehran is a recipient of many prestigious awards, awards including the 2016 American College of Cardiology Bernadine Healy Leadership in Cardiovascular Disease Award, the 2018 Nanette Wenger Award from Women’s Heart for excellence in research and education, the 2019 Ellis Island Medal of Honor, and the 2019 European Society of Cardiology Silver Medal and Andreas Grüntzig Lecture Plaque. In 2022, she received The Terry Ann Krulwich Physician-Scientist Alumni Award at Mount Sinai; the Linda Joy Pollin Heart Health Leadership Award from Cedar Sinai Medical Center; the Doctor Honoris Causa Degree at Università della Svizzera Italiana; the Women in Cardiology Mentoring Award from the American Heart Association; and the Pulse-Setter Champion Award from The Cardiovascular Research Foundation. In 2023, she was honored with the Bahr Award of Excellence from the American College of Cardiology. In March 2024, she received the Jacobi Medallion, the top achievement award from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In 2025, she was recognized with three of the field’s most prestigious honors: the American Heart Association Laennec Master Clinician Award, the Master of Masters Award at TCT Asia Pacific, and the European Society of Cardiology Gold Medal Award.
“We are tremendously proud of Dr. Roxana Mehran on receiving the European Society of Cardiology’s Gold Medal, one of the most prestigious honors in the field. This recognition reflects her pioneering contributions to interventional cardiology and clinical research, as well as her tireless dedication to improving cardiovascular outcomes worldwide,” explains Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD, Interim Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of the Mount Sinai Health System. Dr. Mehran embodies the excellence, innovation, and global impact that define the Icahn School of Medicine, and we are honored to celebrate this well-deserved achievement with her.”
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