Best Young Scientist Award

The Best Young Scientist Award acknowledges mid-level young investigators with clinical and academic excellence in cardiovascular medicine and encourages continued commitment and dedication to the field.

The winner will be announced at the ceremony during TCTAP 2025 and get a 5,000 USD scholarship and certificate.

Qualifications

• Younger than 40 years old at the start of TCTAP 2025 (April 23, 2025) excluding individuals who have attained the rank of Associate or Full Professor.
• Can introduce novel and advanced solutions to complicated issues in TCTAP.
• Can share their patient care experience with knowledge and understanding of the clinical practice in TCTAP.

PAST RECIPIENTS

11^th Winner | 2024

Ki Hong Choi, MD

Samsung Medical Center, Korea (Republic of)

10^th Winner | 2023

Hashrul Rashid, MD

St. Thomas Hospital, UK / Monash University, Australia

9^th Winner | 2022

Haoyu Wang, MD

Fuwai Hospital, China

8^th Winner | 2021

Yi Xu, BM, PhD

The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, China

7^th Winner | 2019

Jeehoon Kang, MD

Seoul National University Hospital, Korea (Republic of)

6^th Winner | 2018

Ho Lam, MD

Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, China

5^th Winner | 2017

Babu Ezhumalai, MD

Fortis Malar Hospital, India

4^th Winner | 2016

Alfonso Ielasi, MD

IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi Sant'Ambrogio, Italy

3^rd Winner | 2015

I-Ming Chen, MD

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

2^nd Winner | 2014

Yusuke Watanabe, MD

Teikyo University Hospital, Japan

1^st Winner | 2013

Nikos Werner, MD

Heart Center Trier, Germany