WINCHESTER, MA, July 10, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Roman W. DeSanctis with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Dr. DeSanctis celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Having accrued over six decades of inimitable expertise in the field of cardiology, Dr. DeSanctis retired from the practice of medicine in 2014, having earned the distinguished title of Physician and Director Emeritus of Clinical Cardiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Indeed, he was the MGH Director of Clinical Cardiology for twenty years.
Joining the MGH staff and the faculty of Harvard Medical School in 1962, he enjoyed the opportunity to not only care for patients, but also to participate in the teaching, training and mentoring of hundreds of young physicians interested in careers in internal medicine and cardiology. In 1998, he was named the first incumbent of the James and Evelyn Jenks and Paul Dudley White Professorship in Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Well-known for his compassion and for his warm and nurturing bedside manner, Dr. DeSanctis believed strongly in putting patients first and also in the importance of humanism in medicine. He cared deeply for his patients and emphasized the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship.
In addition to his numerous contributions to medical journals, Dr. DeSanctis authored a book entitled On Being a Physician (2018) in which he details many of the ideals that guided him in his long career in medicine, and gives practical advice to medical graduates.
Dr. DeSanctis prepared for his career in medicine by receiving a Bachelor of Science degree, summa cum laude, at the University of Arizona (1951), followed by a Doctor of Medicine degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard Medical School in 1955. Dr. DeSanctis did all of his medical residency and cardiac training at the MGH. Between 1956-1958, he served in the United States Navy as the Assistant to the Attending Physician to Congress. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and the Subspecialty Board of Cardiovascular Disease.
Dr. DeSanctis maintained professional affiliations with numerous organizations pertinent to his area of expertise. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a Distinguished Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He was past president of the New England Cardiovascular Society, and was a member of the American Clinical and Climatological Society, the Association of American Physicians, and the American Heart Association. He was also elected to the Institute of Medicine (now the National Academy of Medicine) in 1982.
Dr. DeSanctis has received many clinical, teaching, and mentoring awards. He received honorary Doctor of Science degrees from Wilkes College (1984) and the University of Arizona (1998). He received an Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award from Harvard Medical School (1999), the Glonley-Raisbeck Award from the New York Academy of Medicine (2003), and the Trustee's Medal from the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (2006). He was also selected to be a Master in the American College of Physicians (1995), and was selected for the Gifted Teacher Award by the American College of Cardiology (1991).
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