Victor J.
Dzau is the President of the National Academy of Medicine, formerly the
Institute of Medicine. He serves as the Vice Chair of the Governing Board
of the National Research Council. He is Chancellor Emeritus and James B. Duke
Professor of Medicine at Duke University and the past President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Duke University Health System. Prior to joining Duke, Prof Dzau was the Hersey Professor and
Chairman of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, as well as Chairman of Medicine
at Stanford University.
Prof Dzau
has made a significant impact on medicine through his seminal research in
cardiovascular medicine and genetics. His work contributed importantly to
the contemporary understanding of cardiovascular disease and the
development lifesaving drugs. In his role as a leader in health
care, Prof Dzau has led efforts in innovation to improve health, including
the development of the Duke Translational Medicine Institute, the Duke Global
Health Institute, the Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical
School, and the Duke Institute for Health Innovation.
As one of the world’s
preeminent health leaders, Prof Dzau advises governments, corporations,
and universities worldwide. He has served as a member of the Advisory Committee
to the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and as Chair of
the NIH Cardiovascular Disease Advisory Committee. Currently, he is a member of the Board of Directors
for SingHealth and Hamad
Medical Corporation, Qatar. He was on the Board of Health Governors of the
World Economic Forum and chaired its Global Agenda Council on Personalised and
Precision Medicine.
Among his
many honours and recognitions are the Gustav Nylin Medal from the Swedish Royal
College of Medicine;
Ellis Island Medal of Honor; the Distinguished Scientist Award from the
American Heart Association; and the
Henry Freisen International Prize. In 2014, he received the Public Service
Medal from the President of Singapore. He is a member of the National Academy
of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the European Academy
of Sciences and Arts. He has received eight honorary doctorates.
