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September 19, 2003
The American Heart Association will name James T. Willerson, M.D., president of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, as one of only 14 recipients of the recently created Distinguished Scientist designation at their Nov. 13 Scientific Sessions meeting in Orlando, Florida.
The honor recognizes Willerson for his “extraordinary contributions to cardiovascular and stroke research,” and it is the highest honorific recognition in the association’s membership. Only 14 scientists around the country were selected as founding Distinguished Scientists.
“This designation is given solely on the basis of the novelty, significance and impact of scientific research, with no consideration to service or administrative accomplishments within the organization,” said Augustus O. Grant, M.D., Ph.D., president of the AHA. “I warmly congratulate Dr. Willerson on his significant contributions to scientific knowledge in cardiovascular medicine and his elite stature in the field.”
Two of the 13 other first-year Distinguished Scientists also work in Texas—both at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
In addition to serving as president of the UT Health Science Center, Willerson is the medical director, chief of cardiology and director of cardiology research at the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Hospital. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and is editor–in–chief of Circulation, the American Heart Association’s largest scientific journal.
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