Berne Distinguished Award from the American Physiological Society the RD Wright Award from the BP Research Council in Australia the Irvine Page Award from the American Society of Hypertension and the Joan Mott Award from the Physiology Society. Her awards from the American Heart Association include the Dahl Award, the Harriet Dustan Research Award and the Research Excellence Award from the Council on Hypertension. Touyz has been recognized with numerous awards for her distinguished accomplishments and research efforts. She completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the Clinical Research Institute of Montréal.ĭr. Touyz earned her bachelor of science, bachelor of medicine and surgery (M.B.B.Ch.), master of science and doctorate degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was previously the Canada Research Chair in Hypertension and professor of medicine at the Kidney Research Centre of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute/University of Ottawa in Canada. She was also the British Heart Foundation (BHF) chair of cardiovascular medicine and director of the ICAMS BHF Centre of Research Excellence in Vascular Science and Medicine. Touyz served as director of the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (ICAMS) at the University of Glasgow for a decade, and as a consultant for Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, both in Glasgow, Scotland. David Harrison and the outstanding team of associate editors, I will ensure that Hypertension remains the premier journal globally,” said Dr. Working together with the Deputy Editor Dr. Hypertension must be the ‘go-to’ journal for the most innovative and impactful research. I am committed to preserving its reputation as the foremost journal in the field internationally and will strive to build on the outstanding and strong foundation that makes it distinctive. As the journal representing the Council on Hypertension, Hypertension is one of the gems of the portfolio of AHA journals. “It is with enormous pride and great pleasure that I take on the leadership as Editor-in-Chief of Hypertension. We look forward to her stellar leadership, as she will undoubtedly push the journal to new heights as the preeminent research forum for the latest advancements in hypertension, particularly those that can improve outcomes and quality of life for our patients.” Touyz continually impressed us with her leadership, professionalism and desire to make a positive impact on hypertension care for millions of people around the world. “During her time as deputy editor of the journal, Dr. Lewis, M.D., M.P.H., FAHA, chair of the American Heart Association’s Scientific Publishing Committee. Dominiczak for her 10 years of incredible service in the role,” said Eldrin F.
Touyz as the new Editor-in-Chief of the Hypertension journal, effective with the January 1, 2022, issue published yesterday, and we are grateful to Dr. Dominiczak, M.D., FAHA, who has led the journal since Jan. Touyz takes the helm from current Editor-in-Chief Anna F. She most recently served as deputy editor of the Hypertension journal, and Dr. (Med), Ph.D., FAHA, has been selected as the new editor-in-chief of Hypertension, a peer-reviewed journal published by the American Heart Association. ( NewMediaWire ) - DecemDALLAS - Rhian M.