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Previous Directors
The NHLBI has had 11 directors since its inception in 1948. The Institute has also been led by many acting directors who bridge the gaps between directors. We thank our past directors and acting directors for their years of service.
Click on any name below to read a brief biography.
Susan B. Shurin, M.D. (Acting Director)
December 2009 - August 2012
Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D.
February 2005 - October 2009
Claude Lenfant, M.D.
July 1982 - September 2003
Robert I. Levy, M.D.
September 1975 - June 1981
Theodore Cooper, M.D., Ph.D.
March 1968 - April 1974
Donald S. Frederickson, M.D.
November 1966 - March 1968
Robert P. Grant, M.D.
March 1966 - August 1966
William H. Stewart, M.D.
August 1965 - September 1965
Ralph E. Knutti, M.D.
September 1961 - July 1965
James Watt, M.D., D.P.H.
December 1952 - September 1961
Cassius James Van Slyke, M.D.
August 1948 - November 1952
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