Robert L. Kormos MD, FAHA, FRCS(C), FACS

Dr. Robert Kormos is currently the Division Vice President of Global Medical Affairs Heart Failure at Abbott Laboratories in Austin, Texas. He was formerly a deputy director at the McGowan Institute and the past director of UPMC's Artificial Heart Program. He has been part of the education of over 100 residents and 60 Cardiothoracic Transplant Fellows.

While at the University of Pittsburgh, his research and clinical interests were focused on mechanical circulatory support, resulting in his authorship/co-authorship of over 340 published articles, over 330 proceedings papers, 40 book chapters, and a textbook on the subject. He has made over 400 regional, national, and international invited lectures. He is a manuscript reviewer for The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and Circulation. He is a member of more than 18 professional societies and is internationally regarded for his clinical and research work in organ transplantation and in the use of cardiac assist devices as temporary or permanent support for patients with end-stage heart disease.

Dr. Kormos is the recipient of multiple awards including the President's Award at the 7th Annual Scientific Session of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation in 1987. He was also elected to serve as president of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation from 1999-2000. As a further honor, Dr. Kormos has been listed for the past 15 years in America's Top Doctors published by Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd. In 2006, he received the Carnegie Science Center Chairman’s Awards for Excellence. US News and World Report recognize him as a “doctor in the top 1% in the nation in his specialty” since 2012. Dr. Kormos received the American Heart Association of Pittsburgh “Pulse of Pittsburgh” Achievement Award in 2016.