Award Nominations
Each year during the Annual Meeting, the European Society of Hypertension honors physicians for their outstanding achievements and scientific research in the field of hypertension. The ESH Awards Committee encourages its members to nominate each year a colleague for the awards listed below.
Björn Folkow Award and Lecture
This is awarded to a person or persons who have carried out original research in physiology that has contributed to the understanding of pathogenesis of hypertension.
Alberto Zanchetti Life Achievement Award
The award is conferred to a scientist with a life-long, high-quality career in scientific research in the field of hypertension.
ESH Honorary Membership
Honorary membership is granted to a scientist who has made extraordinary contributions to research in hypertension or who has given exceptionally important support to the activities of the Society.
Peter A. van Zwieten Award
This award is dedicated to the late Prof. Peter A. van Zwieten in recognition of his exceptionally important support to the activities of the Society. This award is conferred to a scientist with achievements in the field of cardiovascular pharmacology.
The letter of nomination for each award should address the evaluation criteria for the award, including significant contributions and achievements made by the nominee. The letter should confirm the nominee has agreed to be nominated and is a member of the ESH. Furthermore, it should include the nominee’s CV and current contact details.
The ESH Awards Committee will evaluate and make sure the nominations meet all criteria and select the Award winners.
Awards Given at ESH Meetings
The European Society of Hypertension confers the following awards each year at their annual meeting.
Björn Folkow Award and Lecture
Established by the ESH with the generous collaboration of AstraZeneca in 1989, it continues to be awarded to a person or persons for their outstanding contribution to basic or clinical research in hypertension.
– 1989: J. Conway (Oxford, UK)
– 1991: M.A.D.H. Schalekamp (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
– 1993: M.J. Mulvany (Aarhus, Denmark)
– 1995: P.I. Korner (Woolwich, Australia)
– 1997: G. Mancia (Milan, Italy)
– 1999: T. Unger (Berlin, Germany)
– 2000: M. O’Rourke (Darlinghurst, Australia)
– 2001: T.F. Lüscher (Zurich, Switzerland)
– 2003: F.C. Luft (Berlin, Germany)
– 2004: R. Fagard (Leuven, Belgium)
– 2005: H. Haller (Hannover, Germany)
– 2006: A.M. Heagerty (Manchester, UK)
– 2007: C.E. Morgensen (Aarhus, Denmark)
– 2008: A.F. Dominiczak (Glasgow, UK)
– 2009: G. Grassi (Milan, Italy)
– 2010: E. Schiffrin (Montreal, Canada)
– 2011: P.M. de Leeuw (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
– 2012: M.D. Esler (Melbourne, Australia)
– 2013: S. Laurent (Paris, France)
– 2014: G.L. Jennings (Melbourne, Australia)
– 2015: G. Parati (Milan, Italy)
– 2016: M.J. Caulfield (London, UK)
– 2017: X. Jeunemaitre (Paris, France)
– 2018: D.N. Müller (Berlin, Germany)
– 2019: J. Redon (Valencia, Spain)
– 2021: M. Schlaich (Perth, Australia)
– 2022: C. Thomopoulos (Athens, Greece)
– 2023: M. Burnier (Lausanne, Switzerland)
– 2024: A.H.J. Danser (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Alberto Zanchetti Life Achievement Award
Established by the ESH in 1995, the Alberto Zanchetti Life Achievement Award is conferred to a scientist with a life-long high quality scientific research in the field of hypertension.
– 1995: Y.V. Postnov (Moscow, Russia)
– 1997: H.R. Brunner (Lausanne, Switzerland)
– 1999: M. Safar (Paris, France)
– 2001: P.A. van Zwieten (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
– 2003: A.F. Lever (Glasgow, UK)
– 2004: W.H. Birkenhager (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
– 2005: P. Sleight (Oxford, UK)
– 2006: E. Ritz (Germany)
– 2007: K.H. Rahn (Münster, Germany)
– 2008: J. Chalmers (Sydney, Australia)
– 2009: P. Corvol (Paris, France)
– 2010: S. Julius (Ann Arbor, USA)
– 2011: A.L. Mark (Iowa City, USA)
– 2012: R.H. Fagard (Leuven, Belgium)
– 2013: W. Januszewicz (Warsaw, Poland)
– 2014: E. Ritz (Heidelberg, Germany)
– 2015: F.H. Messerli (New York, USA)
– 2016: J. Menard (Paris, France)
– 2018: S.E. Kjeldsen (Oslo, Norway)
– 2019: G. Mancia (Milan, Italy)
– 2021: P. Palatini (Padova, Italy)
– 2022: P. López-Jaramillo (Bucaramanga, Colombia)
– 2023: R. Schmieder (Erlangen, Germany)
– 2024: R. Cífková (Prague, Czech Republic)
ESH Honorary Membership
Established by the ESH in 2001, honorary membership is granted to a scientist who has made extraordinary contributions to research in hypertension or who has given exceptionally important support to the activities of the Society.
– 2001: P. Sleight (Oxford, UK)
– 2005: S. Julius (Ann Arbor, USA), B.N.C. Prichard (London, UK)
– 2006: A. Zanchetti (Milan, Italy)
– 2007: P. Lund-Johansen (Bergen, Norway), J. Widimský Sr. (Prague, Czech Republic)
– 2008: L. Lisheng (Beijing, China)
– 2009: J.L. Rodicio (Madrid, Spain), P. van Zwieten (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
– 2010: D. Ganten (Berlin, Germany)
– 2011: D.L. Clement (Gent, Belgium)
– 2012: G. Mancia (Milano, Italy)
– 2013: T. Fujita (Tokyo, Japan)
– 2014: C. Farsang (Budapest, Hungary)
– 2016: J. Redon (Valencia, Spain)
– 2018: P. López-Jaramillo (Bucaramanga, Colombia)
– 2019: R. Cífková (Prague, Czech Republic)
– 2021: P.K. Whelton (New Orleans, USA)
– 2022: V. S. Ram (Hyderabad, India), B. Falkner (Philadelphia, USA)
– 2023: E. Agabiti Rosei (Brescia, Italy)
– 2024: M. Viigimaa (Tallinn, Estonia)
Paul Milliez Award
The Paul Milliez Award, established by the French Society of Hypertension (SFHTA ) and the ESH in 2004, continues to be awarded to a distinguished scientist/physician originating from a French speaking country in recognition of their outstanding contribution to research/education or care in the field of hypertension and related diseases.
– 2004: M. Safar (Paris, France)
– 2005: J. Ménard (Paris, France)
– 2006: P. Corvol (Paris, France)
– 2007: A. Mimran (Montpellier, France)
– 2008: B.I. Levy (Paris, France)
– 2009: J-M. Mallion (Grenoble, France)
– 2010: G. London (Fleury-Mérogis, France)
– 2011: P.F. Plouin (Paris, France)
– 2012: S. Laurent (Paris, France)
– 2013: J.L. Elghozi (Paris, France)
– 2014: F. Zannad (Nancy, France)
– 2017: M. Azizi (Paris, France)
– 2018: M. Beaufils (Paris, France)
– 2019: B. Chamontin (Toulouse, France)
– 2020: X. Girerd (Paris, France)
– 2022: P. Gosse (Bordeaux, France)
– 2024: M. Burnier (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Servier Research Grant in Hypertension
This initiative follows the Servier SNS Research Award and is awarded every 2 years for a research proposal in the field of hypertension and related diseases with a focus on end-organ damage, surrogate markers and biomarkers.
– 2011: K.E. Kotliar (Munich, Germany)
– 2013: S. Masi (London, U.K.)
– 2015: S. Foulquier (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
– 2017: D. Hering (Gdansk, Poland)
– 2019: M. Tadic (Berlin, Germany)
– 2021: R. Boulestreau (Bordeaux, France)
– 2023: E. Algharably (Berlin, Germany)
SOMNOmedics Young Investigator Award
This award established by ESH with the support of SOMNOmedics, will be awarded annually to a young scientist for outstanding contributions to blood pressure control in patients with sleep disorders (basic or clinical research).
– 2024: K. Kyriakoulis (Athens, Greece)
Peter A. van Zwieten Award
This award is dedicated to the late Prof. Peter A. van Zwieten in recognition of his exceptionally important support to the activities of the Society. This award is given every 2 years to a scientist with accomplishments in the field of cardiovascular pharmacology.
– 2011: M. Azizi (Paris, France)
– 2013: M. Burnier (Lausanne, Switzerland)
– 2015: A.H.J. Danser (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
– 2017: T. Unger (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
– 2019: M. Fernández-Alfonso (Madrid, Spain)
– 2021: M. Volpe (Rome, Italy)
– 2023: J. Versmissen (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)