CMHC 2010 Cardiometabolic Health Congress: Home
Home Home  •  Site Map  •  Search  •  Useful Links
Hypertensionj

Quick Links
October 20-23, 2010 · Sheraton Boston Hotel · Boston, MA

Register Now! Register Now!Join Our Mailing List Join Our Mailing List 2008 Congress Details 2010 Congress Details 2008 Congress Details 2009 Congress Details 2008 Congress Details 2008 Congress Details 2008 Congress Details 2007 Congress Details 2008 Congress Details 2006 Congress Details 2009 Online CME 2009 Online CME Activity Useful Links Useful Links Reccommend This Site Recommend This Site


Chairpersons & Distinguished Faculty

2008 CMHC Chairpersons
Christie M. Ballantyne, MD Christie M. Ballantyne, MD
Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Chief, Section of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine
Director, The Maria and Alando J. Ballantyne, M.D., Atherosclerosis Clinical Research Laboratory
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Methodist DeBakey Heart Center
Co-director, Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis Clinic, The Methodist Hospital 		Robert H. Eckel, MD Robert H. Eckel, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
Division of Cardiology
Charles A. Boettcher II Chair in Atherosclerosis
Program Director, Adult General Clinical Research Center
University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus
Director Lipid Clinic, University Hospital
Richard W. Nesto, MD Richard W. Nesto, MD
Associate Professor
Harvard Medical School
Chair, Dept. of Cardiovascular Medicine
Lahey Clinic Medical Center		 Jay S. Skyler, MD Jay S. Skyler, MD
Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, & Psychology
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Associate Director for Academic Programs
Diabetes Research Institute
 
2008 CMHC Keynote Presenters
C. Ronald Kahn, MD C. Ronald Kahn, MD
Mary K. Iacocca Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Vice Chairman of the Board
Joslin Diabetes Center		 Peter Libby, MD Peter Libby, MD
Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Mallinckrodt Professor
of Medicine
Harvard Medical School		 Paul Ridker, MD Paul Ridker, MD
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Brigham and Women's Hospital
 
2008 Faculty
Martin Abrahamson, MD Martin Abrahamson, MD
Medical Director & Senior Vice President
Joslin Diabetes Center
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School		 Louis Aronne, MD, FACP Louis Aronne, MD, FACP
Director, Comprehensive Weight Control Program
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Weill-Cornell Medical College
Silva Arslanian, MD Silva Arslanian, MD
Richard L. Day Professor Pediatrics
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
Director Pediatric Clinical & Translational Research Center
Weight Management and Wellness Center		 George L. Bakris, MD, FAHA, FASN George Bakris, MD, FAHA, FASN
Professor of Medicine and Director
Hypertensive Diseases Unit
Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Eugene Braunwald, MD

Eugene Braunwald, MD
Distinguished Hersey Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Chairman, TIMI Group
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

 John Buse, MD, PhD, CDE John Buse, MD, PhD, CDE
Professor of Medicine
Director, Diabetes Care Center
Chief, Division of Endocrinology
Department of Medicine
University of North Carolina
School of Medicine at Chapel Hill
Christopher Cannon, MD Christopher Cannon, MD
Senior Investigator, TIMI Study Group
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School		 Timothy Church, MD, PhD, MPH Timothy Church, MD, PhD, MPH
Professor, John S. McIllhenny Endowed Chair
in Health Wisdom
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
David D'Alessio, MD

David D'Alessio, MD
Professor, Dept of Medicine
Director, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
University of Cincinnati

Jaime Davidson, MD Jaime Davidson, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
University of Texas
Southwestern Medical School
Michael Davidson, MD Michael Davidson, MD
Medical Director and Founder
Radiant Research
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Rush Medical College		 Keith Ferdinand, MD Keith Ferdinand, MD
Adjunct Clinical Professor, Morehouse School of Medicine
Clinical Professor, Emory University
Chief Science Officer
Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC), Inc.
Vivian Fonseca, MD Vivian Fonseca, MD
Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology
Tullis Tulane Alumni Chair in Diabetes
Chief, Section of Endocrinology
Tulane University Health Sciences Center		 Jeffrey Friedman, MD, PhD Jeffrey Friedman, MD, PhD
Professor, Rockefeller University
Senior Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Om Ganda, MD

Om Ganda, MD
Directo, Lipid Clinic
Joslin Diabetes Center

 Thomas Giles, MD

Thomas Giles, MD
Professor of Medicine
Tulane University
Henry Ginsberg, MD Henry Ginsberg, MD
Irving Professor of Medicine
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Director, Irving Center for Clinical and Translational Research		 Ronald Goldberg, MD Ronald Goldberg, MD
Professor of Medicine, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Assoc. Dir. of Medical Affairs, Diabetes Research Institute
Director, Lipid Disorders Unit
Alan Gradman, MD Alan Gradman, MD
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
The Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Temple University		 Byron Hoogwerf, MD

Byron Hoogwerf, MD
Staff Physician
Department of Endocrinology
Member, Cardiac Prevention Clinic
Cleveland Clinic
Edward Horton, MD Edward Horton, MD
Section Head, Clinical Research
Director, Outpatient Clinical Research Center
Vice President
Joslin Diabetes Center		 Richard Kahn, PhD Richard Kahn, PhD
Chief Scientific and Medical Officer
American Diabetes Association
Robert Kushner, MD Robert Kushner, MD
Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University		 Jack Leahy, MD

Jack Leahy, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Unit
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine
Harold Lebovitz, MD

Harold Lebovitz, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism/Diabetes
State University of New York
Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn

 Alice Lichtenstein, DSc Alice Lichtenstein, DSc
Gershoff Professor of Nutrition Science & Policy
Tufts University
Director of Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University
David Ludwig, MD, PhD David Ludwig, MD, PhD
Director, Optimal Weight for Life Program
Children's Hospital Boston
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School		 R. Preston Mason, PhD R. Preston Mason, PhD
President
Elucida Research Cardiovascular Institute
Senior Research Staff
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Peter McCullough, MD, MPH Peter McCullough, MD, MPH
Chief, Division of Nutrition and Preventive Medicine
Medical Director, Preventive Cardiology
William Beaumont Hospital		 Nancy Houston Miller, RN, BSN

Nancy Houston Miller, RN, BSN
Professor
Stanford University
School of Medicine
Anne Peters, MD

Anne Peters, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Director, Clinical Diabetes Programs

 Marc Pfeffer, MD, PhD

Marc Pfeffer, MD, PhD
Dzau Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Cardiovascular Division
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Jorge Plutzky, MD Jorge Plutzky, MD
Director, The Vascular Disease Prevention Program
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School 		Richard Pratley, MD Richard Pratley, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Diabetes & Metabolism
Translational Medicine Unit
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Daniel Rader, MD Daniel Rader, MD
Director, Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine
& Lipid Clinic
Penn Cardiac Care at Presbyterian Medical Center		 Marc Sabatine, MD, MPH Marc Sabatine, MD, MPH
Associate Physician, Cardiology Division;
Investigator, TIMI Study Group
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sidney Smith, Jr, MD

Sidney Smith, Jr, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Center of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 Thomas Wadden, PhD Thomas Wadden, PhD
Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
Matthew Weir, MD Matthew Weir, MD
Professor and Director
Division of Nephrology
University of Maryland School of Medicine		 Peter Wilson, MD

Peter Wilson, MD
Professor of Medicine, Cardiology Division
Emory University School of Medicine

Carol Wysham, MD Carol Wysham, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Washington-School of Medicine
Section Head, Department of Endocrinology
Rockwood Clinic		    
© 2010 Cardiometabolic Health Congress Dyslipidemia Conference • Hypertension Conference • Type 2 Diabetes Conference • Insulin Resistance Conference • Obesity Conference