Dr. Eugene Braunwald
1929-2026
We are deeply saddened to have lost our founding chairman and the father of modern academic cardiology, Dr. Eugene Braunwald.
Dr. Braunwald founded the TIMI Study Group in 1984, and with that vision profoundly shaped the practice of cardiovascular medicine across the world. More than 40 years, 80 clinical trials, and 450,000 trial participants later, we are proud that the TIMI Study Group has impacted almost every facet of cardiovascular care.
Dr. Braunwald’s intellectual rigor and zeal for discovery were legendary. While he touched many lives, we at TIMI were truly blessed to directly work with and learn from him over treasured decades. The >50 TIMI fellows Dr. Braunwald trained have become leaders in cardiovascular care around the world.
We will deeply miss him, but take comfort in knowing that we will carry forward his legacy and continue his lifelong mission to advance cardiovascular care.
Since its inception in 1984, the TIMI Study Group has been an Academic Research Organization dedicated to advancing the knowledge and care of patients suffering from cardiovascular disease and its risk factors. We have led a wide array of trials, from phase I to phase IV, enrolling from less than 30 to more than 26,000 subjects, and with both industry and NIH support. Trials have been conducted in over 50 countries and at more than 5000 separate sites.
We investigate a broad array of therapeutic interventions in individuals across the spectrum of cardiovascular disease, ranging from prevention in those with risk factors, to emergent interventions in those with acute manifestations of disease. In addition, we have used our large database of clinical findings, biomarkers, and genotypes to enhance the understanding of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors.
By leading large-scale, international, randomized controlled trials of novel therapeutics and performing sophisticated analyses, we have been privileged to help shape the very practice of cardiovascular medicine for over a quarter of a century.    Â
HARVARD Medical School