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Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD

Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease), Cardiology (Heart)

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About Me

Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, President of Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and Physician-in-Chief of The Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Fuster is the General Director of the National Center for Cardiovascular investigation or CNIC (equivalent to NHLBI) in Madrid, Spain.   

The innumerable positions he has held include those of President of the American Heart Association, President of the World Heart Federation, member of the US National Academy of Medicine, where he chaired the Committee for the document on "Promotion of Cardiovascular Health Worldwide and presently Co-Chairs the Advisory Committee on “the Role of the United States on Global Health” as advisor to the new President, Member of the European Horizon 2020 Scientific Panel of Health, Council member of the US National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and President of the Training Program of the American College of Cardiology.

After qualifying in medicine at the University of Barcelona, Valentin Fuster continued his studies in the USA. He was Professor in Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases at the Mayo Medical School, Minnesota and in 1982 at the Medical School of Mount Sinai Hospital, New York. From 1991 to 1994 he was The Mallinckrodt Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Chief of Cardiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. In 1994, he was named Director of the Cardiovascular Institute at Mount Sinai a post he has combined since 2012 with that of Physician-in-Chief of the Hospital.

Dr. Fuster has been named Doctor Honoris Causa by thirty-three universities. He is an author on more than 1000 scientific articles (HI-187). He was named Editor-in-Chief of the journal Nature Reviews in Cardiology and recently Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the ACC's flagship publication and the main American source of clinical information on cardiovascular medicine (Impact factor 17.7). His research into the origin of cardiovascular events, which have contributed to improved treatment of heart attack patients, was recognized in 1996 by the Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research (highest award in Spanish speaking countries). And in June 2011 he was awarded the Grand Prix Scientifique of the Institute of France (considered a most prestigious award in cardiology), for his translational research into atherothrombotic disease.

Among his many achievements, it is noteworthy that Dr. Fuster is the only cardiologist to have received the highest awards for research from the three leading cardiovascular organizations: the American Heart Association(Gold Medal and Research Achievement Award), the American College of Cardiology (Living Legend and Life Achievement Award 2017) and the European Society of Cardiology (Gold Medal). In addition, in May 2014, King Juan Carlos I of Spain granted Dr. Fuster with the title of Marquis for his "outstanding and unceasing research efforts and his educational outreach work".

Language
English, Spanish
Position
DIRECTOR ZENA AND MICHAEL A. WIENER CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE, PROFESSOR | Medicine, Cardiology, PROFESSOR | Artificial Intelligence and Human Health
Hospital Affiliations
  • The Mount Sinai Hospital

Clinical Focus

  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Heart Disease
  • High Blood Pressure
  • High Cholesterol
  • Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
  • Hyperthropic Cardiomyopathy

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Education

MD, Universidad de Barcelona
Residency, Internal Medicine

Provincial Barcelona Hospital

Residency, Internal Medicine

Mayo Clinic

Fellowship, Cardiology

University Of Edinburgh

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine

Awards

2013

Munster Heart Center Award

Munster, Germany

2013

Simon Dack Lecture Award

American College of Cardiology, San Francisco, CA

2012

Research Achievement Award

American Heart Association

2012

Honorary NYPD Surgeon

Society of Honorary Police Surgeons of the City of New York

2012

Legend of Cardiovascular Medicine

American College of Cardiology

2012

John F. Kennedy Award

Institute of North American Studies, Barcelona, Spain

2012

Honoris Cusa

La Plata National University, La Plata, Argentina

2012

Research Achievement Award

American Heart Association, Los Angeles, CA

2009

Best Doctors

New York Magazine

2008

Global Prevention Prize

U.S. Preventive Medicine

2008

Member of the European Academy of Science and Arts

2008

Poltzer Prize

European Academy of Science and Arts

2008

Honoris Causa

Castellon University, Castellon, Spain

2008

Honoris Causa

Catholic University of Buenos Aires

2008

Honoris Causa

European University, Madrid

2008

Honoris Causa

University of Valencia, Spain

2008

Ellis Island Medal of Honor

New York

2007

Gold Medal Award

European Society of Cardiology

2007

The Maimonides Chair

European Academy of Yuste, Spain

2007

Honoris Causa

(Complutense) University of Madrid

2007

Living Legend Award in Cardiovascular Diseases

University of Ottawa

Richard Gorlin, M.D./Heart Research Foundation Professor (Cardiovascular Institute Director)

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Publications

Publications:1676
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Dr. Fuster has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.

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