2026 National Volunteer Awards
Gold Heart Award
Joseph A. Hill, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Molecular Biology
Director, Harry S. Moss Heart Center
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Editor-in-Chief, Circulation
Gold Heart Award
Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, M.D., Sc.M., FAHA
Alexander Graham Bell Professor of Medicine
Director, Framingham Center for Population and Prevention Science
Section Chief, Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
2021-22 Volunteer President, American Heart Association
Voice of the Mission Award
Tara Narula, M.D.
Chief Medical Correspondent, ABC News
Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra/Northwell
Associate Director of the Women's Heart Program, Lenox Hill Hospital
Physician of the Year Award
Keith C. Ferdinand, M.D., FAHA, FACC, FASPC, FNLA, FPCNA (hon.)
Gerald S. Berenson Endowed Chair in Preventative Cardiology
Professor of Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine
Healthcare Volunteer of the Year Award
Lisa Salberg
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association
Louis B. Russell, Jr. Memorial Award
Tiffany M. Powell-Wiley, M.D., M.P.H., FAHA, FABMR
Stadtman Senior Investigator and Chief, Social Determinants of Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk Laboratory
Cardiovascular Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Adjunct Senior Investigator, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Institutes of Health
Ron Haddock International Impact Award
Johanna Contreras, M.D., M.Sc., FAHA, FACC, FHFSA, FASE, FSIAC
Director of Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy, Mount Sinai Network
Director of Cardiovascular Research, Mount Sinai West
Morgan Stark Memorial Award
Marsha Jones
Retired Executive, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
2023-25 Volunteer Chairperson of the Board,
American Heart Association
Award of Meritorious Achievement
Sarah Casalan and The UPS Store, Inc.
Award of Meritorious Achievement
Additional Ventures
Award of Meritorious Achievement
Mark J. Tarr
President and CEO,
Encompass Health Corporation
Award of Meritorious Achievement
Alyson Cole & the Penn Medicine team
and Helene Glassberg, M.D.
Special Recognition
Walter J. Koroshetz, M.D.
Former Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke,
Senior Advisor to Dana Foundation
Special Recognition
Gary H. Gibbons, M.D.
Former Director,
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Special Recognition
Rose Marie Robertson, M.D., FAHA
Former Chief Science and Medical Officer
2000-01 Volunteer President, American Heart Association
Earl B. Beagle Award for Staff Excellence
Greg Donaldson
National Senior Vice President, Corporate and Marketing Communications
American Heart Association