Recognizing ASE's 2026 Award Winners
Read about the impressive careers of the ASE 2026 Award Recipients in the May/June 2026 issue of Echo magazine.
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
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
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
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
