Sam Conaway has received the first Pulse Setter Leader award from the Cardiovascular Research Foundation – this award recognizes an exceptional leadership who demonstrates unwavering commitment to perform as an elevated standard of excellence.
Starting as a cardiovascular technologist more than 30 years ago, Sam Conaway leveraged his cath-lab experience to become a passionate leader in the medical device industry. Sam is currently the president of U.S. cardiology sales at Boston Scientific and a member of the executive leadership team, where he provides strategic direction for the interventional cardiology division. He was instrumental in establishing Boston Scientific’s prominent position in complex PCI, LAAC, and structural heart valves. Under Sam’s authentic leadership and ability to imagine the future, the company has successfully launched many new products, thereby helping thousands of patients. As chairman of Close the Gap, Boston Scientific’s health equity program, Sam works relentlessly toward ensuring that all patients — regardless of gender, age, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or sexual orientation — understand their medical conditions and have access to therapies to help them live better lives.
