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2009 Chairpersons & Distinguished Faculty (confirmed as of 7/23/09)

2009 CMHC Chairpersons
Christie M. Ballantyne, MD Christie M. Ballantyne, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Section of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine
Department of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center and Baylor College of Medicine		 Robert H. Eckel, MD Robert H. Eckel, MD
Professor of Medicine
  Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
  Division of Cardiology
Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Charles A. Boettcher II Chair in Atherosclerosis
Director Discovery Translation, Colorado Clinical and Translational Science Institute
University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
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, MACP
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
 
2009 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, MPH
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Brigham and Women's Hospital
 
2009 Faculty
Jeffrey Anderson, MD Jeffrey Anderson, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Utah
Vice-Chair of Research, Department of Medicine
Associate Chief of Cardiology
Intermountain Medical Center		 Caroline Apovian, MD Caroline Apovian, MD
Director
Nutrition and Weight Management
Boston Medical Center
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 Ctr
Weight Management and Wellness Center
Richard Bergman, PhD Richard Bergman, PhD
Keck Professor of Medicine and Chair
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Keck School of Medicine of USC		 Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH
Chief of Cardiology, VA Boston Healthcare System
Director, Integrated Interventional Cardiovascular Program
Brigham and Women's Hospital and VA Boston Healthcare System
Senior Investigator, TIMI Study Group
Harvard Medical School
Henry R. Black, MD Henry Black, MD
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine
New York University School of Medicine 		Lawrence Blonde, MD Lawrence Blonde, MD
Director
Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism
Ochsner Medical Center
Christopher Cannon, MD Christopher Cannon, MD
Senior Investigator, TIMI Study Group
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School		 Robert Cooper, MD Robert Cooper, MD
Clinical Endocrinologist
Holyoke Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Ralph DeFronzo, MD Ralph DeFronzo, MD
Professor, Dept of Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center
Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital		 Michael Farkouh, MD Michael Farkouh, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
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.

Kenneth Fujioka, MD Kenneth Fujioka, MD
Director
Nutrition and Metabolic Research Center
Department of Endocrinology
Scripps Clinic
Om Ganda, MD Om Ganda, MD
Director, Lipid Clinic
Joslin Diabetes Center		 J. Michael Gaziano, MD J. Michael Gaziano, MD
Director of Cardiovascular Epidemiology
Division of Preventive Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Thomas Giles, MD Thomas Giles, MD
Professor of Medicine
Tulane University		 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 Rsrch Inst.
Director, Lipid Disorders Unit
Alan Gradman, MD Alan Gradman, MD
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
The Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Matthew Hutter, MD Matthew Hutter, MD, MPH
Director
Ernest Amory Codman Center
for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center
Joseph Izzo, Jr., MD Joseph Izzo, Jr., MD
Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology
Vice Chairman, Department of Medicine
Erie County Medical Center		 David Kendall, MD David Kendall, MD
Chief of Clinical Services and Medical Director
International Diabetes Center
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota
Clinical Consultant in Endocrinology
Park Nicollet Clinic
William Kraus, MD William Kraus, MD
Professor of Medicine
Research Director, Center for Living
Duke University Medical Center 		Jeffrey Kuvin, MD Jeffrey Kuvin, MD
Assoc. Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Director, Clinical Cardiovascular Services
Director, Cardiovascular Education and Fellowship Training; Co-Director, Center for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
Director, Vascular Function Study Group
Michael Landzberg, MD Michael Landzberg, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, Boston Adult Congenital Heart (BACH)
Pulmonary Hypertension Service Associate
Director, Adult Pulmonary Hypertension Associate in Cardiology		 Wendy Lane, MD Wendy Lane, MD
Clinical Endocrinologist
Director, Clinical Research Unit
Mountain Diabetes and Endocrine Center
Harold Lebovitz, MD Harold Lebovitz, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism/Diabetes
State University of New York
Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn		 R. Preston Mason, PhD R. Preston Mason, PhD
President
Elucida Research Cardiovascular Institute
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Darren McGuire, MD Darren McGuire, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate, Donald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center
Director, Parkland Hospital and Health Systems Outpatient Cardiology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center		 Nancy Houston Miller, RN, BSN Nancy Houston Miller, RN, BSN
Associate Director
Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
Stanford University School of Medicine
Suzanne Oparil, MD Suzanne Oparil, MD
Professor and Director
Vascular Biology and Hypertension Program
Department of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Disease
University of Alabama at Birmingham		 Jerry Palmer, MD Jerry Palmer, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Metabolism
Endocrinology and Nutrition
Section Head, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Director, Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center
University of Washington
Anne Peters, MD Anne Peters, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Director, Clinical Diabetes Programs

Donna Polk, MD, MPH Donna Polk, MD, MPH
Director
Preventive Cardiology, Cholesterol Management Center
Division of Cardiology
Hartford Hospital
Richard Pratley, MD Richard Pratley, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Diabetes & Metabolism
Translational Medicine Unit
University of Vermont College of Medicine		 preston, ioana Ioana Preston, MD
Co-Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Center
Tufts Medical Center
Daniel Rader, MD Daniel Rader, MD
Director, Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine
& Lipid Clinic
Penn Cardiac Care at Presbyterian Medical Center		 Rebecca Reeves, DrPH, RD Rebecca Reeves, DrPH, RD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Managing Director, Behavioral Medicine Research Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Marc Sabatine, MD, MPH Marc Sabatine, MD, MPH
Associate Physician, Cardiology Division
Investigator, TIMI Study Group
Brigham and Women's Hospital		 Jeffrey Sager, MD Jeffrey Sager, MD, MSCE, FCCP
Director Cottage Pulmonary Hypertension Center
University of Southern California
Robert Toto, MD Robert Toto, MD
Clinical Professor
Mary M. Conroy Professorship in Kidney Disease
Director, Patient-Oriented Research in Nephrology
University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Director, Clinical Nephrology, Parkland Memorial Hospital		 Raymond Townsend, MD Raymond Townsend, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Hypertension Program
University of Pennsylvania
Joseph Vassalotti, MD Joseph Vassalotti, MD
Chief Medical Officer
National Kidney Foundation
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

William White, MD William White, MD
Professor and Chief, Division of Hypertension & Clinical Pharmacology
Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center
Medical Director, Clinical Trials Unit
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Anne Wolf, RD, MS

Anne Wolf, RD, MS
Instructor of Research
ICAN Intervention Team Leader
Office of the Chair
University of Virginia Health System		 Carol Wysham, MD Carol Wysham, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Washington-School of Medicine
Section Head, Department of Endocrinology
Rockwood Clinic
Bernard Zinman, MD Bernard Zinman, MD
Director
Leadership Sinai Center for Diabetes, Mount Sinai Hospital
Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto

   
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