Lewis K. Dahl Memorial Lecture

Award Recipients

2022 Kailash N. Pandey, PhD, FAHA
2021 Steven D. Crowley, MD, FAHA
2020 Jennifer S. Pollock, PhD, FAHA, FAPS
2019 John D. Imig, PhD, FAHA
2018 Dominik N. Müller, PhD
2017 Satoru Eguchi, MD, PhD, FAHA
2016 Tianxin Yang, MD, PhD, FAHA
2015 Bernardo Rodriguez-Iturbe, MD
2014 Bina Joe, PhD, FAHA
2013 David Pollock, PhD
2012 Stephanie Watts, PhD
2011 Jane Reckelhoff, PhD
2010 Brian Morris, DSc, PhD
2009 Christian Deschepper, MD
2008 Edward W. Inscho, PhD
2007 Debra Diz, PhD
2006 Christine Baylis, PhD
2005 Jeffrey Garvin, PhD
2004 Rhian M. Touyz, MD, PhD, MBBCH
2003 Pedro A. Jose, MD, PhD
2002 Joey Granger, PhD
2001 Leopoldo Raij, MD
2000 Christopher S. Wilcox, MD, PhD
1999 William B. Campbell, PhD
1998 Richard J. Roman, PhD
1997 L. Gabriel Navar, PhD
1996 Alberto Nasjletti, MD
1995 Celso E. Gomez-Sanchez, MD
1994 Haralambos Gavras, MD
1993 Suzanne Oparil, MD
1992 John E. Hall, MD
1991 Juan Carlos Romero, MD
1990 John H. Laragh, MD
1989 Ervin G. Erdos, MD
1988 Gerald F. DiBona, MD

Eligibility Criteria

Must be a member of the AHA Council on Hypertension at the time nomination is submitted. Join or renew today!
There are no citizenship requirements.
Previous awardees are not eligible to re-enter the competition in subsequent years.
There are no citizenship requirements.
Past recipients of the Arthur C. Corcoran Memorial Lecture are not eligible for the Lewis K. Dahl Memorial Lecture.
Past recipients of the Council on Hypertension Excellence Award in Hypertension Research (and all previous names of the award) are not eligible.
Notwithstanding the above, the AHA Officers have the discretion to determine eligibility for the award in extraordinary circumstances when there is an issue relating to AHA policy or positions or other potentially controversial issue relating to the positioning or perception of the AHA.

How to Make a Nomination/Required Documents

Electronic submission through the Council Awards Application System is required. Hard copies of any part of the nomination cannot be accepted. Please follow instructions for ProposalCentral, the new Council Awards platform.

Apply Now for the Hypertension Scientific Sessions Mid-Career Achievement Awards and Lectures and select the HTN Lewis K. Dahl Memorial Lecture from the award drop down list.

The nomination file (submitted on the nominee’s behalf) should contain the following documents in PDF format:

Letter of nomination and one supporting letter on behalf of the candidate that outlines why the candidate is worthy of recognition. This may include the candidate's accomplishments in the field of hypertension, his or her volunteer activities with the AHA (affiliate and/or national level), teaching and mentoring activities, or a combination of these.
Curriculum vitae, including all publication (abstracts not necessary).

Members of the Council on Hypertension Awards Committee are not eligible to write support letters for applicants.

Prize

The award will be presented at the Hypertension Scientific Sessions.

The honoree will receive:

$1,000 honorarium
Complimentary registration to the Hypertension Scientific Sessions
One complimentary ticket to the Council Dinner
Engraved plaque
Round-trip coach airfare up to $1,200 at the 21-day advance purchase rate to and from the awardee’s home airport to the conference
Hotel reimbursement (room + tax) for one night at the conference rate
Ground transportation to and from the awardee’s home airport to the conference
Meal reimbursement up to $70 (alcohol excluded)