Janet M. de Jesus
Janet M. de Jesus, M.S., R.D., is a nutritionist in the Center for Translation Research and Implementation Science (CTRIS) at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In her role at CTRIS, she participates in systematic evidence reviews and NHLBI participation in the collaborative development of clinical […]
Sarah de Ferranti
Dr. de Ferranti is interested in describing, identifying, and evaluating and treating atherosclerotic risk factors during childhood to reduce cardiovascular disease burden during adulthood. She divides her time between clinical and implementation research, directing the Preventive Cardiology Clinic and providing clinical care for both preventive cardiology and congenital heart disease patients. Her research has included […]
Michael H. Davidson
Dr. Michael H. Davidson is Director of the Lipid Clinic at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. He also serves as Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President for Omthera Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Davidson earned his medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus. He then completed his residency and […]
Paresh Dandona
Paresh Dandona is a Distinguished Professor of Medicine and chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. He is also the founder and director of the Diabetes Endocrinology Center of Western New York in Buffalo. Previously, he served as director of Diabetes and […]
Alan Chait, MD
As Edwin L. Bierman Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle, and Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition director from 1996-2016, Dr. Chait has extensive research and clinical experience. He has published more than 300 papers related mainly to lipids, lipoproteins, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. He directs the UW Lipid Clinic at […]
William T. Cefalu
Dr. William T. Cefalu is Chief Scientific, Medical and Mission Officer at the American Diabetes Association, the global authority on diabetes. During his more than 30-year career as a physician, scientist and health care leader, Dr. Cefalu has been an active leader with the Association as a physician member and for scholarly publications. Prior to […]
John G. Canto
Biography to come.
David A. Calhoun
Dr. David Calhoun is a Professor of Medicine, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Program and Center for Sleep/Wake Disorders at The University of Alabama at Birmingham. He earned undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. After completing his medical residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, he did a post-doctoral research […]
John C. Burnett, Jr.
Dr. Burnett is the Marriott Family Professor of Cardiovascular Research, Director of the Cardiorenal Research Laboratory and Mayo Distinguished Investigator. His research has advanced our understanding of humoral mechanisms in heart failure, hypertension and cardiometabolic disease with a special focus on the natriuretic peptide/guanylyl cyclase/cGMP pathway. This research has led to the development of innovative […]
Rebecca J. Brown, MD, MHSc
Dr. Brown is a pediatric endocrinologist with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. Her research focuses on pathophysiology and clinical therapeutics for rare disorders of extreme insulin resistance, including lipodystrophy and dysfunction of the insulin receptor. She applies what she learns toward the development of […]
