03/27/2026
This year's The Hellenic Medical Society Dr. Mary Kalopothakes Distinguished Female Physician Award will be awarded to Dr. Roxana Mehran.
Dr. Roxana Mehran is a renowned Iranian-American cardiologist, Professor of Medicine, and Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Research and Clinical Trials at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. A leading expert in interventional cardiology, complex data analysis, women's cardiovascular health, and bleeding risk scores, Dr. Mehran notably developed the Mehran bleeding risk score. Roxana is well known to our Hellenic community, wife of HMS ex-President Dr. George Dangas.
She is an pioneering advocate for women in medicine, and Founder of the non-profit organization Women as One, designed to promote talented women in medicine.
She leads large-scale international clinical trials in cardiovascular medicine, particularly focused on acute coronary syndromes and anti-platelet therapies. A recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the 2024 Jacobi Medallion, 2019 European Society of Cardiology Silver Medal, and the 2017 Bernadine Healy Leadership in Women's CV Disease Award, Dr. Mehran is
widely published and listed among the top-cited researchers globally.
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This year marks the 15th year that the The Hellenic Medical Society in particular honors the contributions of women in medicine through the Dr. Mary Kalopothakes award. The first symposium, held in 2011 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, honored Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos, MD, renowned neonatology researcher. https://neomagazine.com/2011_04_april/22a.html