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Published: February 03, 2026

Top recognition awarded to 11 stroke researchers for science, brain health contributions

American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference 2026 annual awards
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Bruce Ovbiagele, M.D., M.Sc., M.A.S., M.B.A., M.L.S., FAHA

Bruce Ovbiagele, M.D., M.Sc., M.A.S., M.B.A., M.L.S., FAHA, University of California, San Fransico, will receive the Edgar J. Kenton III Lecture Award

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Bruce Ovbiagele, M.D., M.Sc., M.A.S., M.B.A., M.L.S., FAHA, University of California, San Fransico, will receive the Edgar J. Kenton III Lecture Award

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Pooja Khatri M.D., M.Sc., FAHA

Pooja Khatri, M.D., M.Sc., FAHA, Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, will be honored with the William M. Feinberg Award for Excellence in Clinical Stroke

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Pooja Khatri, M.D., M.Sc., FAHA, Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, will be honored with the William M. Feinberg Award for Excellence in Clinical Stroke

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Raghu Vemuganti Ph.D.

Raghu Vemuganti, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison in Madison, Wisconsin, to receive the Thomas Willis Lecture Award

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Kazunori Toyoda M.D., Ph.D., FAHA

Kazunori Toyoda, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center in Suita, Japan, will be recognized with the Ralph L. Sacco Outstanding Stroke Research Mentor Award

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Kazunori Toyoda, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center in Suita, Japan, will be recognized with the Ralph L. Sacco Outstanding Stroke Research Mentor Award

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Seemant Chaturvedi M.D.

Seemant Chaturvedi, M.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, will receive the David G. Sherman Lecture Award

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Seemant Chaturvedi, M.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, will receive the David G. Sherman Lecture Award

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Amar Dhand, M.D., D.Phil

Amar Dhand, M.D., D.Phil., an associate professor of neurology in the division of stroke and cerebrovascular disorders in the department of neurology at Mass General Brigham in Boston

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Soomin Jeong Ph.D.

Soomin Jeong, Ph.D., Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, will receive the Stroke Basic Science Award

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Soomin Jeong, Ph.D., Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, will receive the Stroke Basic Science Award

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Zhe Cheng M.D. Ph.D.

Zhe Cheng, M.D., Ph.D., is the recipient of the Robert G. Siekert New Investigator Award in Stroke at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2026. He is a senior attending physician of neurology at Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University in Beijing.

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Zhe Cheng M.D. Ph.D.

Zhe Cheng, M.D., Ph.D., is the recipient of the Robert G. Siekert New Investigator Award in Stroke at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2026. He is a senior attending physician of neurology at Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University in Beijing.

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Daniela Renedo M.D.

Daniela Renedo, M.D., Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, will receive the Mordecai Y.T. Globus New Investigator Award

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Daniela Renedo, M.D., Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, will receive the Mordecai Y.T. Globus New Investigator Award

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Zhiyu Roman Yan, M.S., Ph.D.

Zhiyu (Roman) Yan, M.S., Ph.D. Student in Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, will receive the Vascular Cognitive Impairment Award 

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Zhiyu (Roman) Yan, M.S., Ph.D. Student in Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, will receive the Vascular Cognitive Impairment Award 

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Sheng Zhang Ph.D.

Sheng Zhang, Ph.D., Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital in Hangzhou, China, will receive the Stroke Care in Emergency Medicine Award

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Sheng Zhang, Ph.D., Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital in Hangzhou, China, will receive the Stroke Care in Emergency Medicine Award

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  • Bruce Ovbiagele, M.D., M.Sc., M.A.S., M.B.A., M.L.S., FAHA
  • Pooja Khatri M.D., M.Sc., FAHA
  • Raghu Vemuganti Ph.D.
  • Kazunori Toyoda M.D., Ph.D., FAHA
  • Seemant Chaturvedi M.D.
  • Amar Dhand, M.D., D.Phil
  • Soomin Jeong Ph.D.
  • Zhe Cheng M.D. Ph.D.
  • Daniela Renedo M.D.
  • Zhiyu Roman Yan, M.S., Ph.D.
  • Sheng Zhang Ph.D.
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