Always Forward

The enthralling memoirs of Dr. Valentín Fuster, Director General of the Cardiovascular Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital. The outstanding highs and sobering lows of a life dedicated to medicine.

As a child, Valentín Fuster dreamed of becoming a tennis player, and perhaps he would have if an incident in high school and a pivotal meeting with Dr. Pedro Farreras Valentí had not altered his path forever. This life-changing moment set him on a course to become one of the most influential cardiologists of all time.

In Always Forward, Dr. Fuster, the most cited Spanish scientist in history, shares the invaluable life lessons he’s learned along the way. He recounts how he began his decisive research on the causes of heart attacks, research that laid the very foundations of global cardiovascular health. With complete honesty, he narrates his successes, stumbles, and defeats, and reveals his most personal experiences in facing complex situations in both life and work. His hope is to inspire others, especially young people, as they embark on or navigate their own journeys.

These memoirs transcend the ordinary, offering a stirring chronicle of a life devoted to groundbreaking research and heartfelt care. They present profound life lessons and raw, unvarnished truths, shared by one of the most extraordinary and exemplary figures in the world of medicine.