Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Newswise LOS ANGELES (March 12, 2015) Two Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute physician-researchers are to receive prestigious awards from the American College of Cardiology during the medical societys 64th Annual Scientific Session & Expo. Robert J. Siegel, MD, the director of the Heart Institutes Cardiac Noninvasive Laboratory and the S. Rexford Kennamer, MD, Chair in Cardiac Ultrasound, will be awarded the 2015 Distinguished Teacher Award by the 40,000-member medical society. P.K. Shah, MD, director of the Oppenheimer Atherosclerosis Research Center and the Shapell and Webb Family Chair in Clinical Cardiology, is to be named a Master of the college. Dr. Shah and Dr. Siegel are giants in cardiology and have contributed immensely to the outstanding reputation of the Heart Institute, said Eduardo Marbn, MD, PhD, director of the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute. Dr. Siegel is internationally recognized as one of the worlds leading experts in cardiac ultrasound. His dedication to teaching new physicians how to use leading-edge technology to diagnose and treat heart disease is unparalleled. Dr. Shah, who first came to Cedars-Sinai in 1976, is known for his immense contributions to cardiac patient care, research and teaching. In 2014, Shah and Siegel were both named … Continue reading →