Cardiometabolic Health Congress: Faculty - Ballantyne, Eckel, Nesto, Skyler, MD

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October 15-18, 2008 · Sheraton Boston Hotel · Boston, MA

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2008 Cardiometabolic Health Congress Chairpersons
	Christie M. Ballantyne, MD Associate Chief and Professor of Medicine Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Co-director, Lipid Metabolism & Atherosclerosis Clinic Baylor College of Medicine	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 Associate Professor Harvard Medical School Chair, Dept. of Cardiovascular Medicine Lahey Clinic Medical Center	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 Faculty
	Martin Abrahamson, MD Medical Director & Senior Vice President Joslin Diabetes Center Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Louis Aronne, MD, FACP Director, Comprehensive Weight Control Program New York-Presbyterian Hospital Clinical Professor of Medicine Weill-Cornell Medical College
	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 Professor of Medicine and Director Hypertensive Diseases Unit Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
	Eugene Braunwald, MD Distinguished Hersey Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Chairman, TIMI Group Brigham and Women’s Hospital	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 Senior Investigator, TIMI Study Group Brigham and Women's Hospital Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School	Timothy Church, MD, PhD, MPH Professor, John S. McIllhenny Endowed Chair in Health Wisdom Pennington Biomedical Research Center
	Jaime Davidson, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine Division of Endocrinology University of Texas Southwestern Medical School	Michael Davidson, MD Medical Director and Founder Radiant Research Assistant Professor of Medicine Rush Medical College
	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 Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology Tullis Tulane Alumni Chair in Diabetes Chief, Section of Endocrinology Tulane University Health Sciences Center
	Jeffrey Friedman, MD, PhD Professor, Rockefeller University Senior Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Om Ganda, MD Directo, Lipid Clinic Joslin Diabetes Center
	Thomas Giles, MD Professor of Medicine Tulane University	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 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 Division of Cardiovascular Diseases The Western Pennsylvania Hospital Professor of Medicine Temple University
	Byron Hoogwerf, MD Staff Physician Department of Endocrinology Member, Cardiac Prevention Clinic Cleveland Clinic	Edward Horton, MD Section Head, Clinical Research Director, Outpatient Clinical Research Center Vice President Joslin Diabetes Center
	C. Ronald Kahn, MD Mary K. Iacocca Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Vice Chairman of the Board Joslin Diabetes Center	Richard Kahn, PhD Chief Scientific and Medical Officer American Diabetes Association
	Robert Kushner, MD Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University	Jack Leahy, MD Professor of Medicine Chief, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Unit Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine
	Harold Lebovitz, MD Professor of Medicine Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism/Diabetes State University of New York Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn	Peter Libby, MD Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine Brigham and Women's Hospital Mallinckrodt Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
	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 Director, Optimal Weight for Life Program Children's Hospital Boston Associate Professor, Pediatrics Harvard Medical School
	R. Preston Mason, PhD President Elucida Research Cardiovascular Institute Senior Research Staff Brigham & Women’s Hospital Harvard Medical School	Peter McCullough, MD, MPH Chief, Division of Nutrition and Preventive Medicine Medical Director, Preventive Cardiology William Beaumont Hospital
	Nancy Houston Miller, RN, BSN Professor Stanford University School of Medicine	Anne Peters, MD Professor of Medicine University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine Director, Clinical Diabetes Programs
	Marc Pfeffer, MD, PhD Dzau Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Cardiovascular Division Brigham and Women’s Hospital	Jorge Plutzky, MD Director, The Vascular Disease Prevention Program Brigham and Women's Hospital Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
	Richard Pratley, MD Professor of Medicine Director, Diabetes & Metabolism Translational Medicine Unit University of Vermont College of Medicine	Daniel Rader, MD Director, Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine & Lipid Clinic Penn Cardiac Care at Presbyterian Medical Center
	Paul Ridker, MD Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Brigham and Women's Hospital	Marc Sabatine, MD, MPH Associate Physician, Cardiology Division; Investigator, TIMI Study Group Brigham and Women's Hospital
	Sidney Smith, Jr, MD Professor of Medicine Director, Center of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Thomas Wadden, PhD Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry University of Pennsylvania
	Matthew Weir, MD Professor and Director Division of Nephrology University of Maryland School of Medicine	Peter Wilson, MD Professor of Medicine, Cardiology Division Emory University School of Medicine
	Carol Wysham, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Washington-School of Medicine Section Head, Department of Endocrinology Rockwood Clinic

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