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Marco Barbanti, MD, was named winner of the Thomas J. Linnemeier Spirit of Interventional Cardiology Young Investigator Award on Monday in recognition of his academic and clinical distinction in the field of interventional cardiology. tues.barbanti.headThe award was established in honor of the memory of Thomas J. Linnemeier, MD, who served as chief of the Indiana Heart Institute, senior vice president of New Ventures and chief medical officer of Vascular Intervention at Guidant Corp.

Each year it is given to a young interventional cardiologist who has shown both clinical and academic excellence to help stimulate his or her continued commitment to outstanding patient care and ongoing academic inquiry. The winner receives a $10,000 scholarship."Winning this award is the crowning achievement of many efforts over all these years. I'm still young, and this represents the most amazing starting point that I could ever have thought for my career,” Barbanti told TCT Daily.

“This award is also a source of pride for me because it shows that even in conditions in which the health care system allocates scarce funding for clinical research, you can reach important goals with commitment, willingness and good ideas."Barbanti is currently an interventional cardiologist in the division of cardiology at Ferrarotto Hospital in Catania, Italy.