Arnold L. Johnson Lectureship in Cardiology
Named for renowned Canadian cardiologist, Dr. Arnold L. Johnson, PHRI's lectureship series started in 1995.
2020
2020 Arnold Johnson Lectureship in Cardiology
Calum A. MacRae
Vice Chair for Scientific Innovation, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital | Harvard Medical School
Creating Learning Health Systems to Integrate Care, Translation and Discovery
- A Practical Approach to the Use of Genetics in the Clinical Management of Cardiovascular Disease
- Changing the Scale of Biomedical Research in a Digital Era
Past Events

January 1, 2018
Robert A. Harrington
2018 Arnold Johnson Lectureship in Cardiology
Arthur L. Bloomfield Professor of Medicine
Chairman of the Department of Medicine
Stanford University
Key ACS Lessons over the Last 25-30 Years Education and Research in an Era of Quality, Big Data, Precision Medicine, and Digital Health Rethinking Randomized Trials

January 1, 2017
Sir Rory Collins
2017 Arnold Johnson Lectureship in Cardiology
Head of Nuffield Department of Population Health
BHF Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
University of Oxford
Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society
Randomization vs. Observation: Statin Therapy in the Real World Evolve or Die: The Urent Need to Streamline Randomized Trails

January 1, 2016
Milton Packer
2016 Arnold Johnson Lectureship in Cardiology
Distinguished Scholar in Cardiovascular Science, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute
Baylor University Medical Center
Historical Paradigms for Understanding Heart Failure: An Exploration of How Many Times We Have Been Wrong Neprilysin Inhibitors

January 1, 2015
Hugh Watkins
2015 Arnold Johnson Lectureship in Cardiology
Head, Radcliffe Department of Medicine
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford
Honorary Consultant in Cardiology, John Radcliffe Hospital
Director, British Heart Foundation
Centre of Research Excellence at Oxford
Genomic Medicine - Hype or Hope? Genetic Insights that Impact on Diagnosis and Treatment in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

January 1, 2014
John McMurray
2014 Arnold Johnson Lectureship in Cardiology
Professor of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow
Inaugural Eugene Braunwald Scholar in Cardiovascular (CV) Disease, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Success in Heart Failure Understand the latest advances in pharmacological therapy for HF-REF Understand the latest advances in device therapy for HF-REF c) Understand the latest therapeutic efforts in HF-PEF

January 1, 2013
Eugene Braunwald
2013 Arnold Johnson Lectureship in Cardiology
Distinguished Hersey Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Lessons from Recent TIMI Trials on Diabetes and Atrial Fibrillation Top 10 Achievements in Cardiology

January 1, 2012
Thomas F. Lüscher
2012 Arnold Johnson Lectureship in Cardiology
Professor & Chairman, Cardiology & Cardiovascular Center University Hospital Zurich
From Eisenhower’s Heart Attack to Modern Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome Aging and Longevity Genes as Mediators of Cardiovascular Disease

January 1, 2011
Harry R. Buller
2011 Arnold Johnson Lectureship in Cardiology
Professor of Internal Medicine Specialized in Vascular Medicine Academic Medical Center Amsterdam
Management of Venous Thromboembolism – The Hamilton Legacy Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism Relation Venous and Arterial Thrombosis and the Role of Statins

January 1, 2009
Peter Sleight
2009 Arnold Johnson Lectureship in Cardiology
Honorary Consultant, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
For AMI, thrombolysis is now dead - but has it been murdered? Serendipity in Medical Careers - can it still occur? Role of circulatory rhythms in health & disease: Music, mantras & prayer

January 1, 2008
Robert Hart
2008 Arnold Johnson Lectureship in Cardiology
Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center
Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke: The First 100 Years What’s New in Stroke? The Top 10 Studies for 2006 -2008

January 1, 2007
John Camm
2007 Arnold Johnson Lectureship in Cardiology
Professor, Clinical Cardiology Cardiac and Vascular Sciences
St. George’s Hospital, London, UK
Acquired QT Prolongation and Cardiovascular Risk New Antiarrhythmic Drugs for Atrial Fibrillation

January 1, 2006
Terrence Montague
2006 Arnold Johnson Lectureship in Cardiology
Professor of Medicine and Director, Disease Management, University of Montreal
Canada's Health: Perceptions, Politics and Possibilities Patient Adherence and Concordance in Chronic Care Disease Management as a Chronic Model: A Cardiologist's View

January 1, 2005
Sir Richard Doll
2005 Arnold Johnson Lectureship in Cardiology
Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Oxford
Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine
Clinical Trial Service Unit & Epidemiological Studies Unit (CTSU), Oxford, UK
Proof of Causality Deduction from Epidemiological Observation Tobacco: A Medical History Quantification of the Benefits of Alcohol: An Epidemiological Problem Clinical Discussion of Major Projects with Investigators Identification of Tobacco as One of the Great Killers

January 1, 2004
Philip James
2004 Arnold Johnson Lectureship in Cardiology
Director, Public Health Policy Group & Chairman, International Obesity Task Force (IASO/OTF)
London, UK
Challenges and Controversies in the Management of Chronic Diseases: The Case of Obesity Managing the New Epidemic of Obesity The Sensitivity of Asians to the Co-Morbidities of Weight Gain The High Global Burden of Disease from Obesity

January 1, 2001
Sir Richard Peto
2001 Arnold Johnson Lectureship in Cardiology
Emeritus Professor, Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Nuffield Department of Population Health
University of Oxford, UK
Halving Premature Death Getting the BP Story Right Future Worldwide Health Effects of Current Smoking Patterns

January 1, 2000
Richard Horton
2000 Arnold Johnson Lectureship in Cardiology
Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet
The Journalism of Science: Justifiable Controversy or Jeopardized Credibility?