The 2025 Douglas P. Zipes Distinguished Young Scientist Award goes to Brittany Weber, MD, PhD, FACC. Her trailblazing work in cardiac rheumatology is changing the landscape of coronary vascular health.
#ACC25@Bweber04
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Brooke Bartley, a dermatologist from @UTSWMedCenter, won Best Oral Abstract of #ASPC2026 Day 2 for her team’s work on how incidental CAC reveals treatment gaps in patients with psoriatic disease.
@ASPCardio@HealioDerm
Key pearls from Dr Brittany Weber @Bweber04 on inflammatory cardiovascular risk at #ASPC2026:
🫀 Autoimmune diseases increase cardiovascular risk beyond traditional risk factors.
🫀 Greater psoriasis severity is associated with higher ASCVD risk.
@ASPCardio#CardioRheum
This is huge news - this will be standard part of prevention in the future. Amazing tech. Predicts events independent of plaque burden. https://t.co/J8tRsE80S5
Our latest @MassGenBrigham#CCTA study led by Milena Petranovic @AJPCardio
👉Individuals w/high genetic risk score developed plaque nearly 2 decades earlier
👉Polygenic risk scores may help identify those who could benefit from earlier coronary imaging and preventive therapies
New research co-authored by Anand Rohatgi, M.D., Leo Buckley, PharmD, and Brittany Weber, M.D., Ph.D., shows how AI and metabolomics may improve cardiovascular risk prediction in patients with psoriasis, supporting more personalized prevention strategies. https://t.co/jf0BrVzCKb
Passion for #yesCCT, outstanding care for patients & paradigm-changing research, all with humility & grace: no amount of gratitude can describe how indebted countless fellows feel for the inspirational mentor extraordinaire @RonBlankstein - TY #SCCT2026 for the priceless moments!
Grateful to share our expert opinion in Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology.
This one was a true labor of love because it came directly from the questions we hear so often from patients with recurrent pericarditis: “What does life look like on IL-1 blockade?”
How worried should I be about infection? Vaccines? Work? Travel? Masking? Daily life?
Our message: for most patients, IL-1 blockade should mean thoughtful precautions and a return to normalcy, not unnecessary restriction.
Proud to have worked on this with an outstanding multidisciplinary group.
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Congratulations @josephahill on an incredible 10-year run as EIC of @CircAHA You advanced CV science and clinical care, & brought the journal to new heights. And you led the best international weekly journal club for the amazing group of AE’s. Thank you! https://t.co/HkJ3frU9Th
Officially MD, MPH! 🎓
Proud to have graduated from @Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with an MPH in Quantitative Methods.
Thank you to my mentors @RonBlankstein@Bweber04, colleagues, friends/family, Harvard faculty/staff, and @FMariaEmilia for their support.
🎉 Introducing the 2026 ASPC Training Academy Class!
We are proud to announce the 50 exceptional clinicians, researchers, and health professionals selected for this year's ASPC Training Academy — one of preventive cardiology's most prestigious professional development programs.
These rising leaders represent the future of cardiovascular prevention. Please join us in congratulating:
Abena Agyekum | Alex Gyftopoulos | Amier Haidar | Amrin Kharawala | Anuj Kalpesh Chokshi | Ayeeshik Kole | Ayodipupo Oguntade | Bede N. Nriagu | Bilal Khan Mohammed | Carol Fernandez Hazim | Chan Hee Choi | Danh Nguyen | Emily K. Mewborn | Emily Keamy-Minor | Faisal Kirdar | Frank Weigel | Gregory Olenginski | Ian Everitt | Ido Avivi | Jackeline Vajta | Jennifer Garrow | Jessica Holtzman | Jimin Hwang | Josiah Bennett | Kara Morton | Katarina Leyba | Keston Rattan | Kyle Clay | Mahsima Shabani | Maria Paulina Hernandez | Melis Sahinoz | Mohan Satish | Natalie Marrero | Nick Ashburn | Nikita Jhawar | Patton McClelland | Pristine Mei | Rakendu Jayasree Rajendran | Rodolfo Alves Lopes | Saeid Mirzai | Shaitalya (Shay) Vellanki | Shanice Glasco | Sierra Fleming | Sierra Sullivan | Sowda Ahmed | Stefan Milutinovic | Sukrit Narula | Toluwalase Awoyemi | Victor Becerra Gonzales | Yulith Roca
Thank you to our generous sponsors for making this program possible:
Principal Sponsor: Corcept Therapeutics
Sponsors: @EsperionInc, @Heartflow, @Idorsia, @ionispharma, @Medtronic, @Merck, @Novartis, and @Regeneron.
ASPC Faculty: @AnnMarieNavar@DrMichaelShapir
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Even after a heart attack is treated, inflammatory risk may persist. UT Southwestern’s Ayeeshik Kole, M.D., Ph.D., and Brittany Weber, M.D., Ph.D., highlight how inflammation may drive future cardiac events after myocardial infarction. Read more: https://t.co/htV6JFj0hx