Bringing Science to Life Award

Live Fierce. Stand for All Award

Dr. William Lewis

Cardiologist and Chief Operating Officer & President of the Ambulatory Division, The MetroHealth System

This award recognizes the importance of promoting the goals of the American Heart Association as a healthcare clinician. This award can be given to any practicing healthcare provider, such as a physician, nurse, physicians’ assistant, or other clinical role.

Healthcare clinicians are a critical link between using the AHA science and best practices, and the general population of our community. They help keep us safe, healthy, and cared for, in both the healthy times and difficult times.

With cardiovascular disease remaining the #1 killer of all Americans and stroke the #5 killer and #1 disabler, it is so vital that we have healthcare practitioners who help with prevention, risk reduction, symptom management, care plans and beyond.

Dr. David Van Wagoner

Researcher at Cleveland Clinic’s Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences, and an Associate Professor with Case Western Reserve University, Department of Molecular Medicine

This award recognizes a local American Heart Association funded researcher, for their steadfast and innovative research work, bringing science to life through their research related to cardiovascular and/or neuro health. For many advancements, the American Heart Association relies on volunteer scientists and lay stakeholders to ensure funding for the most-high-impact and groundbreaking research. As we develop the future treatments and protocols for these devastating diseases, we will need to ensure a robust pathway of AHA research remains available. This award celebrates and honors one such researcher for their contributions!

Meet our 2023 Heart of Cleveland League of Leaders

In 2024, the American Heart Association will celebrate 100 years as a relentless force for longer, healthier lives. And as we look ahead, we recognize the work of the AHA is more important now than ever before. Our centennial milestone is coupled with our 2024 Impact Goal of ensuring every person has the opportunity for a full, healthy life. Every person means working with every community and that is why our Executive Leadership is so important. The Heart and Stroke Ball Campaign is a catalyst for this work.

Lindsay Davis

Advocate for Lindsay’s Law, Actress and Miss Ohio 2011

This award recognizes an individual who not only Live Fierce for themselves and their loved ones, but also serve as a catalyst for longer, healthier lives for everyone, everywhere, regardless of who they are or where they live. This person is a champion of our mission, whether it be around advocating for our policies to advance equity, creating a sustainable health program to improve more lives or providing education and resources to a population in our community who is at greater risk for developing cardiovascular disease or stroke.

Meet our Leaders of Impact

Every year across 150 cities, community leaders step up to join Leaders of Impact in an effort to bring the work of the American Heart Association to life! Eleven individuals were nominated by community members to take a stand and give all Americans healthier lives by engaging their networks in 7-week fundraising campaign that made a lasting impact. They educated our communities on the risk factors and warning signs of heart disease and stroke, pioneered new advances in care and treatment of heart disease, built a culture of health where the healthy choice is the easy choice,and raised much needed funds so less people suffer the devastating effects of heart disease and stroke.

Collectively, this team ranked 7th in the Nation and 4th in the Midwest, making a financial impact of over $90,000 – a record breaking year for Cleveland’s Leaders of Impact campaign!

Congratulations to Rustom Khouri III for making the greatest impact and being awarded the 2022 Leaders of Impact Winner!

Rustom Khorui III, Vice President Carnegie Management & Development Corp.

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