Han Naung Tun MBBS, MD, FACTM, FACC ,FESC

Dr. Han Naung Tun is an American physician-researcher specializing in internal medicine and cardiology. After earning his MBBS in 2013, he completed postgraduate training in medicine and cardiology by 2016. Early in his career, he worked with Médecins Sans Frontiers and USAID’s PEPFAR program infectious disease and tropical medicine. He later trained in advanced cardiology at the University of Zurich and Zurich Heart House in Switzerland.

He is recognized for his extensive work in heart failure, cardiovascular imaging, and preventive cardiology. A fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the European Society of Cardiology, he also earned an MPH from the University of Vermont in 2023. Dr. Tun has authored over 70 publications and mentors postgraduate and doctoral students.

International Association and Organization Works 

• National Representative of “Heart Failure Specialist of Tomorrow” HFA HoT Representative for Myanmar in the European Society of Cardiology (2018-2021) and HFA Young Commette Task Forces in HFA (2022-2024)
• Ambassador of Echocardiography for Myanmar, EACVI’s HIT( Heart Imager of Tomorrow) in ESC, and A Committee Member of EACVI Web and Communication Committee (2020-2023).
• A Mentor and Mentee Program in American Heart Association, Hypertension, Stroke and Vascular Biology Council Working Group in AHA (Since 2019) and Mentor in ACC Member Hub (Since 2021).
• Ambassador of Tele-Cardiology Working Group for Asia in International Society of Telemedicine and eHealth (ISFTeH).
• Social Media Ambassador for ESC HF and EHJCVI in ESC.
• Content Catalyst in TCTMD

Award and Prizes

– Paul Dudley White International Scholar Awardee for Excellent Clinical Research Abstract in Vascular Discovery 2019 : From Gene to Medicine in Boston, American Heart Association (2019)

– Winner of ATVBLive19 Contest at Vascular Discovery 2019 Meeting in Boston, American Heart Association (2019).

– Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award (2020) for excellent scientific abstract in Vascular Discovery 2020 : From Gene to Medicine in Chicago, American Heart Association

– Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award for excellent scientific abstract in Hypertension Session 2020 in AHA .

– AFHRE Travel Award for Patient-Oriented or Clinical Research in Hypertension Supported by the American Foundation for Hypertension Research and Education in AHA Hypertension Session in 2020

Publications

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4789-2072

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=han+naung+tun