Professor Joseph K. Perloff

2026 Perloff Lectureship

The Joseph K. Perloff Lectureship is in honor of our founding director and is an annual reminder of Dr. Perloff’s legacy and his role in recognizing ACHD as a distinct and essential specialty in cardiology. Each year, a lecturer with international acclaim in the world of adult congenital heart disease is invited to UCLA to give this coveted presentation.


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Dr. George Lui, 2026 Perloff Guest Lecturer

This year, Dr. George Lui is the invited lecturer. As director of the Stanford ACHD program since 2013, Dr. Lui has multiple research publications and teaching accolades. His pedigree is impressive, completing medical school at Yale, his Med-Peds residency at Harvard, and his cardiology and ACHD fellowships at Columbia University Medical Center. His lecture will be held on Friday, October 23, 2026, at the Tamkin Auditorium in the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. For more information about attending this lecture or gaining access to the recorded lecture, please email [email protected].