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Translated renin-angiotensin biology into life-saving cardiovascular therapies
M.D., President, National Academy of Medicine
Biography
Victor J. Dzau is a physician-scientist and global leader whose career bridges discovery, health system leadership, and national medicine policy. His cardiovascular research on the renin-angiotensin system helped shape modern understanding of vascular disease and contributed to the development and use of lifesaving ACE inhibitor therapies. As president of the National Academy of Medicine, he led major initiatives in precision health, human genome editing, clinician well-being, pandemic preparedness, global health, and equitable innovation. He previously served as Chancellor for Health Affairs at Duke University and President and CEO of Duke University Health System, and held senior academic leadership roles at Stanford and Harvard. In 2026, Dzau returned to Duke as James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Chancellor Emeritus for Health Affairs, and Director of the Mandel Center for Hypertension and Atherosclerosis. His career reflects the PMWC mission: turning science into systems that improve lives at scale worldwide today everywhere.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2027 Silicon Valley
Davos of Precision Medicine
PMWC 2027 Program
January 27–29, 2027 · Santa Clara Convention Center
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