Left to Right: Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, President of Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and Physician-in-Chief of The Mount Sinai Hospital with Peter Libby, MD, President of the International Atherosclerosis Society.
Photo credit: IAS 2024
Photo credit: IAS 2024
President of Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital given top honor for his contributions to the understanding and treatment of atherosclerosis.
The International Atherosclerosis Society (IAS) has selected Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, President of Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and Physician-in-Chief of The Mount Sinai Hospital, as the winner of a prestigious endowed award. He was presented with the Antonio M. Gotto Jr. Prize in Atherosclerosis Research during the opening ceremony at the IAS Annual Symposium in Oman on Wednesday, December 4.
This award honors Dr. Fuster’s outstanding contributions to the understanding of the progression, prevention, and treatment of atherosclerosis, also known as hardening of the arteries.