Awards and Prizes

Each year, the BCS presents the following awards and prizes during the Annual Conference.

Mackenzie Medal

The Mackenzie Medal is awarded by the society in recognition of outstanding service to British cardiology. Two medals are given out each year. 

The 2025 recipients are: Dr Man Fai Shiu and Professor John Cleland

 

Previous recipients

2024: Dr Edward Rowland and Professor David Wood

Previous recipients

2023: Dr Jane Flint Bridgewater and Professor John Chambers

2022: Professor Jane Somerville (awarded by HRH Princess Anne at St James’ Palace Reception, Thursday 2 February 2023) and Professor Simon Ray

2021: Dr Sarah Clarke and Professor Mark Monaghan

2020: Professor Sir Nilesh Samani and Professor Barbara Casadei

2019: Professor Martin Cowie and Professor Keith Oldroyd

2018: Professor David Newby and Professor Hugh Watkins

2017: Professor John Deanfield and Professor John McMurray

2016: Dr Jim Hall and Dr Iain Simpson

2015: Professor Adam Timmis and Dr Peter Ludman

2014: Professor Huon Gray and Professor Sir Rory Collins

2013: Mark de Belder and Keith Fox

2012: Nick Boon and Peter Weissberg

2011: Kim Fox and Stuart Cobbe

2010: Peter Mills and Roger Boyle

 


BCS/BHF/BAS/BSCR Young Investigator Award (YIA)

This award was established by the society in 2001 to recognise excellence among young researchers intending to pursue a career in cardiovascular clinical medicine or research. The prize is currently £1,500 for the winner and £500 for runners up. The award is sponsored by the British Cardiovascular Society, British Heart Foundation (BHF), British Atherosclerosis Society (BAS) and British Society for Cardiovascular Research (BSCR).

The winner of the YIA for 2025 is: Dr Daniel Taylor

Previous winners

2024: Dr Aish Sinha

2023: Dr Arunashis Sau

2022: Dr Christopher Orsborne

2021: Dr Blanca Tardajos Ayllón

2020: Dr Jillian Simon

2019: Dr Donna Page

2018: Mrs Laurienne Edgar

2017: Dr Andrew Lewis

2016: Dr Alexander Rothman

2015: Dr Adam Lewandowski

2014: Dr Ramzi Khamis

2013: Dr Svetlana Reilly

2012: Dr Claire Martin

2011: Dr James Ware

2010: Dr Adil Rajwani



Michael Davies Early Career Award

This award honours researchers who have recently established themselves as independent investigators and who have made an outstanding contribution to cardiovascular science. It is open for applications from clinicians and non-clinicians who have an affiliation with a UK institution. The prize is currently £1,500 and a certificate. The award is sponsored by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

The winner of the Michael Davies Early Career Award for 2025 is: Professor Alexander Rothman

Previous winners

2024: Professor Eylem Levelt

2023: Professor Vanessa Ferreira

2022: Dr Thomas Treibel

2021: Professor Marianna Fontana

2020: Dr Christopher Miller

2019: Professor Oliver Rider

2018: Dr Dipak Kotecha

2017: Dr James Ware

2016: Dr Marc Dweck

2015: Professor Pier Lambiase

2014: Professor Houman Ashrafian

2013: Dr Divaka Perera

2012: Dr Nicola Smart

2011: Dr Paul Evans

2010: Dr Darrel Francis

 


BCS Editorials

The sub-editor programme sits within the Education remit and resident doctors can play an important role by contributing to the online educational content of the BCS website. 

The top 3 editorials are presented by the sub-editors and judged by an expert panel. The prize is currently £250 for first place, £100 for second place and £50 for third place. 

The winners for 2025 are:

First place: Dr Vijay Shyam-Sundar ‘Advances in Amyloidosis Care’

Second place: Dr Rahul Ghelani ‘One not to miss… The Arrhythmic Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome’

Third place: Dr Yande Kasolo ‘Obesity-Related Cardiomyopathy’

Previous first place winners

2024: Dr Kayla Chiew ‘Colchicine and residual inflammation: an old drug with a new trick’

2023: Dr Akriti Naraen ‘Conduction System Pacing: the future of pacing?’

2022: Dr Evelyn Brown ‘Management of spontaneous coronary artery dissection: When doing less is more’

2021: Dr Abigail Masding ‘An ancient remedy with a modern twist: colchicine in cardiovascular disease’

2020: Dr Mark Peterzan ‘Screening for cardiac amyloidosis in severe aortic stenosis’

2019: Dr Ahmed Adlan ‘Syncope: A structured approach’

2018: Dr Francesco Papalia ‘The Diabetologist: A Cardiologist’s new Best Friend? A brief look at the cardiovascular outcomes data of novel antihyperglycemic therapies through an evolving relationship between two specialties’