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Keith Churchwell, M.D., center, executive medical director of the Vanderbilt Heart & Vascular Institute, was one of three honorees to be recognized at the 2012 Nashville Heart Gala for their significant impact in the field of cardiovascular disease and stroke in Middle Tennessee. With Churchwell are American Heart Association board president John Riddick, M.D., left, and board chair Keith Wolken.