 Ralph G. Brindis, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.C., F.S.C.A.I.
President - Elect
2009-2010
Dr. Brindis is the Senior Advisor for Cardiovascular Disease for Northern California Kaiser and a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Brindis graduated MIT in 1970 after which he obtained a Master's Degree in Public Health from UCLA in 1972. He graduated Emory Medical School Summa Cum Laude in 1977 with elected membership in Alpha Omega Alpha. All of his graduate medical training was performed at UCSF as a Resident and Chief Resident in Internal Medicine and also as a Cardiology Fellow.
Dr. Brindis is a practicing interventional cardiologist with an active practice of consultative cardiology. His major interest in process measures and outcomes assessment in cardiovascular care has led to helping the creation and implementation of various Cardiovascular Guidelines for Northern California Kaiser.
Dr. Brindis presently serves as the Vice President of the American College of Cardiology. He has served previously as the ACC Governor of Northern California and as Past President of the California Chapter of the ACC. Dr. Brindis is the present Chief Medical Officer and Chair of the ACC National Cardiovascular Registry (ACC-NCDR) Management Board now overseeing six cardiovascular national registries assessing cardiac catheterization and angioplasty, implantable defibrillators, carotid stenting, acute coronary syndromes, ambulatory cardiovascular treatment and congenital heart disease. He also presently chairs the ACC Appropriateness Oversight Task Force developing appropriateness criteria for non-invasive testing and coronary revascularization procedures in cardiovascular disease. He is the past Chair of the ACC Quality Strategic Directions Committee. Dr. Brindis was the 2007 recipient of the national ACC Distinguished Fellow Award. Dr. Brindis also is active as a volunteer in the AHA having served on the California Affiliate Board and previously as President and member of the Board of the AHA San Francisco Division.
Presently he serves on the Steering Committee of the national AHA Quality of Care and Outcomes Conference. Dr. Brindis sits on the Cardiac Advisory Board of the State of California OSHPD initiative overseeing public reporting of hospital and physician specific CABG mortality. He also served on the National Blue Ribbon Advisory Committee for Cardiac Care for the Veteran’s Administration and presently serves on the VA Hospital National CABG Quality Oversight Committee. Dr. Brindis has over one hundred publications in national peer reviewed cardiovascular journals.
Dr. Brindis is married to Dr. Claire Brindis, Interim Director of the Institute of Health Policy and also the Director of the Center for Reproductive Health Policy Research both at UCSF. Their son Seth is an Emergency Pediatrics Fellow at UCLA Harbor Hospital and son Daniel is attending American University Law School in Washington, DC. Dr. Brindis swims on the USF Masters Swim Team and enjoys fine wine and too infrequent golf.
 David
R. Holmes Jr., M.D., F.A.C.C.
Vice President
2009-2010
Dr. Holmes is professor of medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
and has Master’s Faculty Privileges in Clinical Research at
the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minn. He also serves
as a consultant in cardiovascular medicine. An invasive and interventional
cardiologist, Holmes is chair of upcoming i2 Summit 2009 in Orlando
and has played a major role in the development of all i2 Summit
meetings. His professional experience and academic appointments
have included director of electrophysiology and pacing and director
of the cardiac catheterization laboratory, both at the Mayo Clinic.
He has been active in many ACC activities, including serving as
a member of the ACC Board of Trustees. Holmes has received numerous
awards over the years, including the ACC Distinguished Scientist
Award (Clinical Domain) in 2004. He has published extensively and
serves on the editorial boards of many journals, including the Journal
of the American College of Cardiology.
 John
G. Harold, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Secretary
2009-2010
John Gordon Harold, MD, FACC, FACP, FCCP, FAHA has been elected
Chair of the American College of Cardiology Board of Governors
effective March 2009. Dr. Harold will serve a one-year term as Chair
from March 2009 – March 2010,
and then a term as Immediate Past Chair from March 2010 –
March 2011. The Chair of the Board of Governors is the highest office
of the ACC Board of Governors, and as such, guides the Governors
in their deliberations, provides guidance and oversight as they
lead their chapters/states, serves as the voice of the Governors
to the Board of Trustees and is instrumental in leading issues related
to advocacy through the Board. The Chair also serves as Secretary
of the American College of Cardiology and retains a seat on the
Executive Committee for three years. In his new role, Dr. Harold
will work closely with the American College of Cardiology staff
on issues from the state and national level that affect the practice
of cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Harold is a Past Chief of Staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
in Los Angeles. He is an Attending Physician in the Cedars-Sinai
Heart Institute, Division of Cardiology. He is a Clinical Professor
of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of
California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Harold was named Chief of
Staff at Cedars-Sinai in 2004, a position he held for two years.
He previously served as Vice Chief of Staff, Secretary of the Medical
Staff, and Clinical Chief of Medicine and Cardiology.
The first-generation son of Irish immigrants, John and Ann Harold,
Dr. Harold was born in California but grew up in New York City.
He attended the Sophie Davis Center for Biomedical Education at
the City College of New York receiving a Bachelor of Science in
Biomedical Sciences. He obtained his medical degree from the State
University of New York at Stony Brook. Dr. Harold then entered a
three year Internal Medicine residency at the Mount Sinai Hospital
in New York City under the direction of Dr. Richard Gorlin. During
his tenure at Mt. Sinai, Dr. Harold was privileged to work with
many of the founding fathers of the ACC, including Dr. Simon Dack.
After completing his internal medicine training, he went to Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center in 1982 to complete a fellowship in cardiology under
the direction of his mentor, Dr. Jeremy (HJC) Swan. Dr. Harold formerly
joined the Cedars-Sinai Medical staff in 1985 and began his practice
in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases. He was named Cedars-Sinai
Alumnus of the Year in 2005. Dr. Harold serves on the Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center Board of Directors. He also serves as the Immediate
Past- President of the ACC California Chapter and as the ACC Governor
for Southern California. His ACC activity has included service on
the Nominating Committee; Board of Trustees Work Group to Allocate
Funds Raised Through the Campaign for the Future (CFTF); Cardiology
Training and Workforce Committee; Chapter Finance Work Group; Development
Committee and the Informatics Committee. Dr. Harold is a supporter
of the ACCF Campaign for the Future and is a member of the 1949
Founders Society.
Dr. Harold is a member of the Board of Directors of numerous organizations
including Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Los Angeles affiliate
of the American Heart Association, Save A Heart Foundation, Bicuspid
Aortic Foundation, the Heart Fund at Cedars-Sinai, and the UCLA
Clinical Faculty Association. He has served on the American Board
of Internal Medicine Board of Directors since 2006. Dr. Harold has
achieved board certification in Cardiovascular Disease, Critical
Care Medicine, Geriatrics and Internal Medicine.
Whether to raise funds in support of programs at Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center or to raise money for the American College of Cardioloty,
Dr. Harold has chaired or co-chaired numerous fundraising events
over the past two decades. He chaired the 2003 American Heart Association
Awards Gala honoring Dr. Jeremy Swan and Dr. William Ganz, and the
2006 Los Angeles AHA Heart Awards Gala. Dr. Harold will co-chair
the 2009 American Heart Association Heart Awards Gala. He co-chaired
the Cedars-Sinai Save A Heart Foundation Galas from 1999 - 2002.
Dr. Harold is President of the Los Angeles County Division of the
American Heart Association. He received the American Heart Association
Passion of the Heart Award in 2007. He serves on the AHA Council
on Clinical Cardiology Membership Committee. Dr. Harold was named
Stony Brook School of Medicine Alumnus of the Year in 2007. He will
receive the United Hostesses' Charities Award at their Beverly Hills
gala this November.
 Richard
A. Chazal, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Treasurer
2009-2012
Born in Ocala, Fla., Richard A. Chazal, M.D., F.A.C.C., earned
his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and a medical
degree in 1977 from the University of South Florida, where he was
elected to Alpha Omega Alpha. His cardiology training was accomplished
at the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Krannert Institute
of Cardiology, including a one year fellowship in echocardiography.
Dr. Chazal is the chair of the Budget, Finance and Investment Committee
(BFIC) and treasurer of the College. During his time as a member
of the College, he has served in multiple capacities, including
roles as secretary of the College, chair of the Board of Governors,
ACC Chapter President and Governor for Florida from 2002 to 2005,
as well as member and chair of multiple committees. In addition
to service on the ACC Board of Governors and Board of Trustees,
he serves on the Balance Scorecard Work Group, as well as the Executive
Committee.
Dr. Chazal’s practice focuses on clinical cardiology with
particular interests in practice patterns and quality improvement.
A Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography, he directs
the diagnostic ultrasound program for his institution. Dr. Chazal
is a senior partner in The Heart Group in Fort Myers.
Dr. Chazal and his wife, Linda, have three children. In his free
time, he is an avid fisherman.
 W.
Douglas Weaver, M.D., M.A.C.C.
Immediate Past President
2009-2010
Dr. Weaver is the Division Head of Cardiovascular Medicine, the
Darin Chair of Cardiology, Director of the Henry Ford Cardiovascular
Institute at the Henry Ford Health System and Professor of Medicine
at Wayne State University.
He received his medical degree from Tufts University School of
Medicine and did Internal Medicine and Cardiology training at the
University of Washington. After completing the Fellowship, he was
a cardiologist in Germany for the U.S. Army Medical Corps for three
years. He returned to the University of Washington and rose to the
rank of Professor. He has been at Henry Ford for the past ten years.
His academic and research interests include: cardiac resuscitation,
heart failure and acute coronary syndromes. He has been an active
leader of multi-center clinical trials and has published more than
250 original articles.
He has been the recipient of several RO1's, American Heart Association,
and industry sponsored grants. He has been named by Castle Connolly
as one of "America's Top Doctors." He has served on many
different committees and task forces for the College. He chaired
the Scientific Sessions Task Force, the Budget, Finance and Investment
Committee, the Education Task Force and is a member of the Property
Task Force. At Henry Ford, he chairs the Finance Committee for the
Medical Group, is on the Hospital Medical Executive Committee, the
Chairs Council, Leadership and Executive Group for the health system,
and Philanthropy Committees.
 Jack
Lewin, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Jack Lewin has been Chief Executive Officer of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) since November 2006. The 35,000-member College represents American cardiologists, and a growing number of international members. Based in Washington DC, ACC has a distinguished reputation among professional societies for leadership in the monitoring of quality care and outcomes, and for making such results transparent. Publisher of the esteemed Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), ACC is also the world leader in cardiovascular clinical education and clinical guidelines development, operating the NCDR quality of care data registries in over 2,400 hospitals.
Under Lewin’s leadership, ACC has aspired to contribute greatly to national leadership in advocacy related to expanding access to care for uninsured persons, and in reforming Medicare, Medicaid, and the financing and delivery of quality health care. These efforts are part of ACC’s mission to promote ‘heart health’ and reductions in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality worldwide. ACC has over 300 employees and an annual budget of over $90 million.
Prior to Coming to ACC, Lewin was CEO of the 35,000 member California Medical Association and its various subsidiary companies. Lewin was also formerly Hawaii’s Director of Health from 1986-1994, overseeing 6500 employees and a $1 Billion budget. In this role, he helped Hawaii achieve near-universal access to health care and revitalize statewide public health systems. In Hawaii, he was also CEO of the statewide 13-facility Community Hospital System.
Before that, as a Commissioned Officer in the USPHS, he was the founder and first Director of the Navajo Nation Department of Health, serving the needs of America’s largest Indian tribe, straddling the three states of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
Trained in internal medicine, Lewin has also enjoyed many years of practicing primary care medicine during his career in Arizona, Hawaii, and California. He serves on numerous national boards and advisory bodies, including being founder and President of the Physicians’ Foundations, which are among the top ten health-related philanthropies in the nation, focused on promoting quality, patient safety, and health information technology adoption, and President of the national Patient Safety Institute. He was an advisor on health policy to President Clinton.
Dr. Lewin received his B.A. in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine, and his M.D. from the University of Southern California. His hobbies include composing for piano, skiing, biking, kayaking, and long-distance running, having completed over 25 marathons. He and his wife Sandra have three children.
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Alfred
A. Bove, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.C.
