Distinguished Alumnus, San Francisco Boys Chorus, 2007
Advisory Professor, Medical School of Tongji University, 2006
Distinguished Scientist Award for Basic Research, American College of Cardiology, 2006
America’s Top Doctors, 1st – 6th Edition (Castle Connolly ranking), 2001–2006
Innovator in Medicine Award, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA, 2004
MERIT Award, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 1993-2003
Outstanding Alumnus Award, Alumni Awards for Excellence, University of California, San Diego, 2000
Special Recognition Award, American Heart Association Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 72nd Annual Scientific Sessions, Atlanta, GA, 2000
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2000–
Established Investigator, American Heart Association, 1986-1991
Fellow, Medical Foundation, Inc., 1980-1982
S. A. Levine Fellow, American Heart Association, Massachusetts Affiliate, 1976-1977
Honours with Distinction, Bachelor’s degree, University of California, Berkeley, 1969