2010 Chairpersons & Distinguished Faculty (confirmed as of 8/4/2010)

2010 CMHC Chairpersons George L. Bakris, MD Professor of Medicine Director, Hypertensive Diseases Unit, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine 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 Baylor College of Medicine 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 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   2010 Faculty David Badesch, MD Professor of Medicine Division of Pulmonary Sciences, Critical Care Medicine, and Cardiology Clinical Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Center University of Colorado Denver C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD Professor of Medicine Director Women’s Heart Center Director Preventive & Rehabilitative Cardiac Center Women’s Guild Endowed Chair in Women’s Health Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Richard Becker, MD Professor of  Medicine Director, Cardiovascular Thrombosis Center Duke University Medical Center Duke Clinical Research Institute Richard Bergman, PhD Keck Professor of Medicine Chair, Department of Physiology & Biophysics Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California Kathy Berra, MSN, ANP Clinical Director, Stanford Heart Network Stanford University School of Medicine Prevention Specialist Cardiovascular Medicine & Coronary Interventions Board of Directors, PCNA Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH Chief of Cardiology, VA Boston Healthcare System Director Integrated Interventional Cardiovascular Program Brigham and Women's Hospital VA Boston Healthcare System Senior Investigator, TIMI Study Group Harvard Medical School Lawrence Blonde, MD Director, Ochsner Diabetes Clinical Research Unit Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Associate Internal Medicine Residency Program Director Eugene Braunwald, MD Distinguished Hersey Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Chairman, TIMI Group Brigham and Women’s Hospital Eliot Brinton, MD Cardiovascular Genetics University of Utah School of Medicine John Buse, MD, PhD, CDE Professor of Medicine Director, Diabetes Center Chief, Division of Endocrinology University of North Carolina School of Medicine Christopher Cannon, MD Senior Investigator, TIMI Study Group Cardiovascular Division Brigham and Women’s Hospital Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Tara Dall, MD Advanced Lipidology, S.C. Early Detection Center for Heart Disease & Diabetes Diplomate American Board of Clinical Lipidology Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin Keith Ferdinand, MD Clinical Professor, Cardiology Division, Emory University Chief Science Officer, Association of Black Cardiologists Paul Forfia, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Jeffrey Friedman, MD, PhD Professor, Rockefeller University Senior Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Kishore Gadde, MD Director, Obesity Clinical Trials Program Duke University Medical Center Om Ganda, MD Senior Physician & Director, Lipid Clinic Chairman, Clinical Oversight Committee Joslin Diabetes Center Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Alan Garber, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biology Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism Baylor College of Medicine Attending Physician, The Methodist Hospital W. Timothy Garvey, MD Butterworth Professor and Chair Department of Nutrition Sciences GRECC Investigator and staff physician Birmingham VA Medical Center Director, UAB Diabetes Research and Training Center James Gavin III, MD, PhD CEO & Chief Medical  Officer Healing Our Village, Inc. Clinical Professor of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Thomas Giles, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine Tulane University Henry Ginsberg, MD Irving Professor of Medicine Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Director Irving Institute for Clinical & Translational Research Columbia University Medical Center Ronald Goldberg, MD Professor of Medicine Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Diabetes Research Institute University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Neal Kleiman, MD Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories The Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center Professor, Department of Medicine Weill Cornell Medical College Robert Kushner, MD Professor of Medicine Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Clinical Director Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity Wendy Lane, MD Clinical Endocrinologist Director of Clinical Research Mountain Diabetes and Endocrine Center 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 The State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn Peter Libby, MD Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine Brigham and Women's Hospital Mallinckrodt Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Steven Lipshultz, MD Professor and Chairman Department of Pediatrics Associate Executive Dean for Child Health University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine Chief of Staff of Holtz, Children's Hospital Michelle Look, MD Family Physician Medical Director San Diego Sports Medicine and Clinical Research Family Health Center Atul Malhotra, MD Medical Director, Sleep Disorders Program Clinical Chief, Sleep Medicine Associate Physician, Division of Sleep Medicine and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Brigham and Women's Hospital Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School R. Preston Mason, PhD President Elucida Research Cardiovascular Institute Department of Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital Harvard Medical School Peter McCullough, MD, MPH Consultant Cardiologist Chief, Division of Nutrition & Preventive Medicine William Beaumont Hospital Clinical Professor of Health Science Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Darren McGuire, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Associate, Donald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Richard Nesto, MD Associate Professor Harvard Medical School Chair Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Lahey Clinic Medical Center Suzanne Oparil, MD Professor and Director Vascular Biology and Hypertension Program Department of Medicine Division of Cardiovascular Disease University of Alabama at Birmingham D. Wayne Overby, MD Assistant Professor Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery University of North at Chapel Hill Myung Park, MD Associate Professor of Medicine University of Maryland School of Medicine Director, Pulmonary Vascular Diseases Program Division of Cardiology University of Maryland Medical Center Anne Peters, MD Professor of Clinical Medicine University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine Director, USC Clinical Diabetes Programs Matthew Price, MD Assistant Professor Scripps Translational Science Institute Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Scripps Clinic Daniel Rader, MD Professor of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Director, Preventive Cardiology & Lipid Clinic Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Robert Ratner, MD   Vice President for Scientific Affairs Medstar Research Institute Paul Ridker, MD, MPH Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Brigham and Women's Hospital Eugene Braunwald Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Eric Rimm, ScD Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition Director, Program in Cardiovascular Epidemiology Harvard School of Public Health Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School, Channing Laboratory Brigham and Women’s Hospital Julio Rosenstock, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas Director, Dallas Diabetes and Endocrine Center Donna Ryan, MD Professor Associate Executive Director for Clinical Research Pennington Biomedical Research Center President, The Obesity Society Peter Stone, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Co-Director, Samuel A. Levine Cardiac Unit Director, Clinical Trials Center Brigham and Women's Hospital Allen Taylor, MD Professor of Medicine Georgetown University Director of Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Washington Hospital Center MedStar Research Institute Robert Wilensky, MD Professor of Medicine Director of Interventional Cardiology Research University of Pennsylvania Stephen Wiviott, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Investigator, TIMI Study Group Associate Physician, Cardiovascular Division Brigham and Women’s Hospital Carol Wysham, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Washington-School of Medicine Section Head, Department of Endocrinology Rockwood Clinic