The award will be presented Oct. 10 during the American Heart Association’s Hypertension Scientific Session in Arlington, Virginia.

Corey Caillouet, PharmD, Jon W. Cook and Vikas Gupta, MD, are winners of the Summer 2026 Credo Award.

As Vanderbilt Health's first Vice President and Chief Advanced Practice Officer, Bennett will provide strategic leadership for the APP community across the enterprise and help shape the future of advanced practice.

The new honor recognizes an individual whose compassion, leadership and dedication have made a lasting impact on the juvenile arthritis community.

Vanderbilt Technologies for Advanced Genomics is a one-stop genomics research resource that offers sample biobanking, genome sequencing, single-cell and spatial multiomic profiling, and other specialized services.

Schlisner, who is based at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks, grew up in a family that valued physical fitness and playing sports, and he says, with considerable understatement, “The whole family is quite athletic.”

Muñoz has served as a member of the AHA’s Greater Nashville Board, including a two-year term as president from 2021-2023.