Jeremiah Stamler, MD, founding chair and professor emeritus of Preventive Medicine, passed away on January 26. He was 102 years old.

“Jerry was a giant intellect who founded the fields of cardiovascular epidemiology and preventive cardiology and led in defining new prevention concepts right up until his last days. He was also a kind and gentle soul who believed in people. As the current chair of the department he founded 50 years ago, I can say that we are all so grateful to have known him, to have been mentored by him, and to have been inspired by his example,” said Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, chair of Preventive Medicine and the Eileen M. Foell Professor of Heart Research.

Known as the father of preventive cardiology, Stamler’s work helped transform the understanding of diet and cardiovascular health. He is also credited with discovering novel pathways to treat hypertension and defining innovative strategies for health promotion across the life course.

Jeremiah Stamler, MD, receives the American Heart Association’s Eugene Braunwald Academic Mentorship Award in 2014.

In the 1970s, Stamler helped introduce the concept of cardiovascular “risk factors” — notably cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes, smoking — into the field of cardiology and highlighted their connection to heart attack risk, which at the time was deemed controversial by the scientific community and general public. Stamler’s INTERSALT study, which established a connection between increased sodium intake and high blood pressure, also generated pushback when he published his findings in 1997, yet eventually informed health guidelines published by the American Heart Association and others.

“Dr. Stamler was an amazing colleague and friend to hundreds of people. He gave generously of his time to many colleagues, students, post-docs and even strangers. He was a force for truth and never backed down when confronted by others who did not share his passion for truth and the best science. He made me feel at home immediately in 1991 when I became chair of the department he had founded in 1972. I loved working with him since I always knew he would make our research better, more clear, more relevant and more impactful,” said Philip Greenland, MD, the Harry W. Dingman Professor of Cardiology and a member of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University./.../

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He was at the forefront of studies that found links between salt, diet and other risk factors and cardiovascular ailments.

Minhas memórias com Jerry

Na Irlanda em 1985, durante Seminário de Dez dias sobre Epidemiologia e Prevenção das Doenças Cardiovasculares, em Black Rock.

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