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Eugene Braunwald

American cardiologist · United States · On the map · Doctors · Lived 1929 to 2026 · aged 96

Eugene Braunwald was an Austrian-born American cardiologist. He was a “groundbreaking cardiologist whose research helped transform heart disease from a near-certain killer into a condition often manageable with medications, procedures and careful monitoring”.

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2026Died22 April 20262002King Faisal International Prize in MedicineAward2001Warren Alpert Foundation PrizeAward1998George M. Kober MedalAward1993Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cardiovascular ResearchAwardJ. Allyn Taylor International Prize in MedicineAward1965John J. Abel AwardAward1929Born15 August 1929

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King Faisal International Prize in Medicine2002
Warren Alpert Foundation Prize2001
George M. Kober Medal1998
Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cardiovascular Research1993
J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine1993
John J. Abel Award1965
Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna
Honorary Doctor of the University of Vienna
Fellow of the American College of Cardiology

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His career was described as one of “contributions [that] were conceptual and practical.”

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United States
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Doctors
Type
Doctor
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Deceased
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Lived 1929 to 2026 · aged 96