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Patrick T. O’Gara, MD, will receive the American Heart Association’s Paul Dudley White award at the Boston Heart Ball April 30.
“It’s an honor to receive this award from the American Heart Association,” O’Gara said. “The AHA’s support for the research community enables us to continue our efforts to find cures for cardiovascular disorders. I am particularly humbled to be named the winner of this year’s award given the many outstanding cardiovascular physicians and scientists who work in the Boston community. ”
The award is named in honor of Paul Dudley White, a revered Boston cardiologist and a founding father of the American Heart Association. It is given annually to medical professionals who embody White’s passion for patient care and contributions to the Heart Association.
O’Gara completed his internship, residency and cardiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was also chief resident for medicine and practiced as an attending cardiologist for 10 years. He began as the director of Clinical Cardiology at Brigham and Women’s in 1995 and currently serves as the executive medical director of the Shapiro Cardiovascular Center at BWH and the Watkins Clinics. He is professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.
O’Gara’s clinical activities include a national referral practice for patients with valvular heart disease, diseases of the aorta and complex coronary artery disease. He is the steering committee co-chair for the NHLBI’s Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network.