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Oct 28th, 2025

Sunday: Presidential Session and Conner Lecture

Join Stacey E. Rosen as she delivers the Lewis A. Conner Presidential Address, a centerpiece of #AHA25.


Stacey E. Rosen, MD, FAHA
Stacey E. Rosen, MD, FAHA

Stacey E. Rosen, MD, FAHA, will deliver the Lewis A. Conner Presidential Address at the Presidential Session. Also, six individuals will receive awards during the session. From left to right, they are: Amit Khera, MD, Mac, FAHA; Peter Tontonoz, MD, PhD; Barbara Riegel, PhD, RN, FPCNA, FHFSA, FAHA, FAAN; Daniel Lackland, MSPH, DrPh, FAHA; Emelia Benjamin, MD, ScM, FAHA; and Judith Hochman, MD, FAHA.

Sunday Presidential Lecture

1:30–3 p.m. | Main Event 1

Lewis A. Conner Presidential Address
Stacey E. Rosen, MD, FAHA | New Hyde Park, New York

Chairman’s Award
Amit Khera, MD, MSc, FAHA | Dallas, Texas

Basic Research Award
Peter Tontonoz, MD, PhD | Los Angeles, California

Clinical Research Award 
Barbara Riegel, PhD, RN, FPCNA, FHFSA, FAHA, FAAN | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Population Research Award
Daniel Lackland, MSPH, DrPh, FAHA | Charleston, South Carolina

Eugene Braunwald Academic Mentorship Award
Emelia Benjamin, MD, ScM, FAHA | Boston, Massachusetts

Research Achievement Award
Judith Hochman, MD, FAHA | New York, New York

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