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Recognizing ASE's 2026 Award Winners

Congratulations, ASE 2026 Award Winners!
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Sherif Nagueh

Physician Lifetime Achievement Award

Sherif Nagueh, MD, FASE
Houston Methodist Hopsital
Houston, Texas

Sonographer Lifetime Achievement Award

Ken Horton, ACS, RCS, FASE
Intermountain Heart Institute
Mascotte, Florida

Ken Horton
P101 Smadar Kort, Cardiology

Richard Popp Excellence in Teaching Award

Smadar Kort, MD, FASE
Stony Brook University Medical Center
Stony Brook, New York

Circulation & Vascular Ultrasound Council Luminary Award

Bryan Wells, MD, FASE
Emory Healthcare
Atlanta, Georgia

Bryan Wells
Luc Mertens

Founders' Award for Lifetime Achievement in Echocardiography for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease

Luc Mertens, MD, PhD, FASE
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Canada

Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Echocardiography Award

G. Burkhard Mackensen, MD, PhD, FASE
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

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Vince Sorrell

Mentorship Award

Vince Sorrell, MD, FASE
University of Kentucky Gill Heart & Vascular Institute
Versailles, Kentucky

Meritorious Service Award

Merri Bremer, EdD, RN, ACS, RDCS, FASE
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Merri Bremer

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