NLA Awards
The W. Virgil Brown Distinguished Achievement Award & Lectureship
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About the Award
The W. Virgil Brown Distinguished Achievement Award & Lectureship is the highest honor the NLA bestows. It’s named for Dr. W. Virgil Brown, a founder of the NLA whose impact on lipidology, and on the organizations that champion it, remains unmatched.
Since 2009, the NLA and the Foundation of the NLA have come together each year to recognize one exceptional clinician whose work has changed how lipid disorders are diagnosed and treated. Know someone who fits that description? We want to hear about them.
Award Information
Who We’re Looking For
A nationally (or internationally) recognized leader whose work has moved the field forward, through advances in the diagnosis and treatment of lipid disorders and through educating the healthcare providers who carry that work into practice. Honorees are typically NLA members.
How the Recipient is Chosen
Each year, a joint committee of the National Lipid Association and the Foundation of the NLA reviews nominations and selects the honoree.
What the Honoree Receives
Honorary lifetime NLA membership with full member privileges (no dues, ever), plus a travel stipend to attend the NLA Annual Meeting, where they’ll be celebrated on stage with a plaque and a monetary award.
Supported By
This award is made possible by The Dyslipidemia Foundation.
Please Note: Anyone can submit a nomination, and you don’t need to be an NLA member. The only rule: you can’t nominate yourself.
Past Recipients of the W. Virgil Brown Distinguished Achievement Award & Lectureship
2009: W. Virgil Brown, MD, MNLA
2010: Scott M. Grundy, MD, FNLA
2011: Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., MD, DPhil, MNLA
2012: Avedis K. Khachadurian, MD, FNLA
2013: Daniel Steinberg, MD, PhD
2014: Henry N. Ginsberg, MD
2015: Patrick McBride, MD
2016: Joseph Witztum, MD
2017: Robert H. Eckel, MD, FNLA*
2018: Penny Kris-Etherton, PhD, RD, CLS, MNLA
2019: Vera A. Bittner, MD, MSPH, MNLA
2020: John R. Guyton, MD, MNLA
2021: Peter W.F. Wilson, MD, FNLA
2022: Anne C. Goldberg, MD, MNLA
2023: Daniel J. Rader, MD, FNLA
2024: Robert Hegele, MD
2025: Børge G. Nordestgaard, MD, DMSc
2026: Christie M. Ballantyne, MD, MNLA