The McDonald Lectures
The McDonald lectures are presented annually. A list of previous presenters, dates, and locations, can be found below.
2019, Budapest
Prof Maria Lorenza Muiesan (Brescia, Italy)
Vascular biomarkers epidemiological and clinical aspects
2018, Guimaraes
Prof Phil Chowienczyk (London, UK)
The haemodynamic genesis of hypertension
2017, Pisa
Coen Stehouwer (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
The metabolic-microvascular dysregulation syndrome
2016, Copenhagen
Gary Mitchell (Massachusetts, USA)
Forward and reflected waves and cardiovascular disease
2015, Krakow
John Cockcroft (Cardiff, UK)
From COPD to stroke:past, present, and future
2014, Maastricht
Stéphane Laurent (Paris, France)
Cross-sectional arterial mechanics: the renaissance
2013, London
Kim Parker (London, UK)
Waves, reservoirs and arteries
2012, Vienna
Ed Lakatta (Baltimore, USA)
The reality of aging viewed from the arterial wall
2011, Paris
Alberto Avolio (Sydney, Australia)
Regulation of arterial stiffness: cellular molecular and neurogenic mechanisms
2010, Verona
Bernard Levy (Paris, France)
Interaction between the microcirculatory network and the systemic arterial pressure
2009, Cambridge
Stanley Franklin (California, USA)
Isolated systolic blood pressure and the diastolic J-curve of cardiovascular disease risk
2008, Ghent
Robert Reneman (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Wall shear stress revisited
2007, Prague
Gerard London (Paris, France)
Arterial properties in end-stage renal disease
2006, Athens
Michael O’Rourke (Sydney, Australia)
Study of the arterial pulse in the modern era: the rediscovery of art in science