Victor Dzau, M.D., president of the National Academy of Medicine, will deliver the 33rd John S. Latta Lecture from noon-1 p.m. on April 18 at the UNMC Truhlsen Campus Events Center in the Sorrell Center. The event is hosted by the College of Medicine Alumni Council and the campus community is invited to attend.
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Victor Dzau, M.D. |
Dr. Dzau also serves as vice chair of the National Research Council. He is Chancellor Emeritus and James B. Duke Professor of Medicine at Duke University and the past president and CEO of the Duke University Health System. Previously, Dr. Dzau was the Hersey Professor of Theory and Practice of Medicine and chairman of medicine at Harvard Medical School’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, as well as chairman of the department of medicine at
Stanford University.
He is an internationally acclaimed leader and scientist whose work has improved health care in the United States and globally. His seminal work in cardiovascular medicine and genetics laid the foundation for development of the class of lifesaving drugs known as ACE inhibitors, used globally to treat hypertension and heart failure.
A sandwich lunch is available at 11:45 a.m. for the first 80 people.
The presentation will be recorded and posted on the UNMC Alumni Association website at a later date.
To RSVP for the lecture, please contact the Alumni Relations Office at 402-559-4385 or by email at alumni@unmc.edu.