Stanford chief to receive American Heart Association honor

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The American Heart Association will honor Fátima Rodriguez, MD, section chief of preventive cardiology at Stanford (Calif.) Medicine, with the Joseph A. Vita Award during its 2025 Scientific Sessions meeting in November.

Dr. Rodriguez also serves as an associate professor of medicine and vice chair of clinical research at Stanford Medicine, according to a Sept. 24 press release from the American Heart Association. 

The award recognizes one scientist whose research has significantly advanced cardiovascular biology or health in the last five years.

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