John B. Kostis, M.D.

Professor and Chairman, Department of Medicine

UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Founding Director, The Cardiovascular Institute of New Jersey

Dr. Kostis is the recipient of the American Heart Association's New Jersey Distinguished Leadership in Research Award, the Melvyn H. Motolinsky Research Foundation Distinguished Service Award, and the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Award of Honor. He was also honored as a Distinguished Physician by the Hellenic Medical Society of New York. Dr. Kostis has been named one of "The Best Doctors in the U.S. " by the American Health Magazine and a "Top Doctor" in the New York City area by New York magazine, in addition to being included in Who's Who in Science and Engineering.

The recipient of more than $30 million in research grants, Dr. Kostis is a member of learned societies including the Association of Professors of Medicine, the Association of University Cardiologists, the Council on Clinical Cardiology, the Council on Hypertension of the American Heart Association, and the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). He is a Fellow in the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Chest Physicians and has lectured by invitation at plenary sessions of the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology and the American Society of Hypertension.

Dr. Kostis has lectured by invitation at medical schools and international meetings in the United States and over 40 countries in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa . He has served on the editorial boards of many scientific journals and has held leadership positions in the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Hypertension, the American Heart Association, and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. Dr. Kostis serves on the Board of the ECFMG and is the President-Elect of the Northeast Lipid Association.