He has also received honorary Doctors of Science from Northeastern University and Wentworth Institute of Technology. Some of his other honors include Gold Medal Awards from the Society of Interventional Radiology, and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe. In 2007 he received the Pioneer in Endoscopy Award from the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, among numerous other honors. He is the Founding Chairman of Boston Scientific Corporation, the former Chairman of FIRST, and is now the Vice Chairman of FIRST, and the Chairman of the Governance Committee.