American College of Cardiology

2007 Distinguished Award Recipients

2006 ACCF Littman Travel Awardees

2006 ACCF Russek Travel Awardees

2006 FIT Legislative Conference Travel Award Recipients

2006 Distinguished Award Recipients

2006 ACCF/Merck Fellowship Awardees

2006 ACCF/Pfizer CDA Awardees

2006 ACCF Endowment CDA Awardees

2006 ACCf/GE Healthcare CDA Awardees

2006 ACCF/Guidant CDA and Fellowship Awardees

2006 Young Investigators Awards Finalists

2005 Russek Travel Awardees

2006 CCA Travel Award Winners

2006 FIT Travel Award Winners

2006 ACCF/Bristol-Myers Squibb Travel Award Winners

2005 MRI/CT Travel Award Winners

ACC'06 Early Career Travel Awardee List

ACC '05 Early Career Travel Awardee List

ACC '05 FIT Travel Awardees List

2005 Distinguished Award Recipients

2005 ACCF/Bristol-Myers Squibb Travel Award Winners
Listed alphabetically with their training directors (TD)

2005 ACCF/Merck Awardees

2005 ACCF/Pfizer Fellowship Awardees

2005 ACCF Career Development Awardee

2005 ACCF/GE Healthcare Cardiovascular Career Development Awardee

2005 CCA Travel Award Winners

2006 Littman Awardees

Mazher Afaq, M.D.
Bridgeport Hospital, CT

Vlad Cotarlan, MD
Geisinger Health System, PA

James Daniels, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center, TX

Jim John MD, MPH     
University of Alabama

Vikram Katari
University of Oklahoma Health Sci. Ctr.

David Krause, M.D.
Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA

Carl Musser, MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, NH

Priti Patel, M.D.
University of Iowa          

Emily Tsai, MD
Johns Hopkins University, MD

Tracy Y. Wang, MD, MS
Duke University Medical Center, NC

2006 Russek Travel Awardees

Thom Dahle, MD
University of Minnesota

Kavita Ernst, MD
Stanford University

Matheen Khuddus, M.D.
University of Florida

Dale Leffler, MD
Michigan State University

Jesus Mendiolaza MD
UMDNJ-NJMS

Shaine Morris, MD
Texas Children’s Hospital

Ibrahim Saeed, M.D.
Washington University in St. Louis

Daniel J. Schwartz, M.D.
University of Maryland

2006 FIT Legislative Conference Travel Award Recipients

Alison Bailey, M.D.
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

Kimberly Champney, M.D.
Emory University
Decatur, GA

Ankush Chhabra, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA 02199

Kayvan Ellini, M.D.
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Glendale, CA

Caitlin Giesler, M.D.
University Hospital, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH

Sarah Joyner, M.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

Rajan Kadakia, M.D.
Texas Heart Institute/Baylor College of Medicine
Pearland, TX

Saravanan Kuppuswamy, M.D.
University of Missouri-Columbia Hospital and Clinics
Columbia, MO

Ami Bhatt Maniar, M.D.
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA

Faisal Nabi, M.D.
Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX

Chadi Nouneh, M.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Paul Pienkos, M.D.
Aurora Sinai/St. Luke’s Medical Center
Milwaukee, WI

Sri Sadhu
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Chicago, IL

Aaron Weisbord,  M.D.
Brown University
Providence, RI

Omer Zuberi, M.D
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

2006 Distinguished Award Recipients

2006 ACCF/Merck Fellowship Awardees

2006 ACCF/Merck Research Fellowship Awards in Cardiovascular Disease & the Metabolic Syndrome

Michael Brown , MD, Washington University, St. Louis

Naomi  M. Hamburg , MD, Boston Medical Center

Jason Lindsey, MD University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

George Sokos , DO, Allegheny General Hospital

2006 ACCF/Pfizer CDA Awardees

2006 ACCF/Pfizer Career Development Awards in Clinical or Preventive Medicine

HS Vincent Chen, MD, PhD, University of California, San Diego

Amit Khera, MD, MSc, Univ. Texas Southwestern Medical Center

2006 ACCF Endowment CDA Awardees

2006 ACCF/Harry B. Graf Endowment Fund Award for Heart Disease Prevention

Abhinav Goyal, MD, Duke University

2006 ACCF/William F. Keating, Esq. Endowment Fund Award for Hypertension & Peripheral Vascular Disease

Heather Gornik, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2006 ACCF/GE Healthcare Career Development Awards in Cardiovascular Imaging

Prem Soman, MD, University of Pittsburgh

Joseph C. Wu, MD, PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine

2006 ACCF/Guidant CDA and Fellowship Awardees

2006 ACCF/Guidant Foundation Career Development Award in Women’s Cardiovascular Health:

Mimi Sen Biswas, MD MHS, Duke University Medical Center

2006 ACCF/Guidant Foundation Fellowship Award in Women’s Cardiovascular Health:

Anjanette Ferris, MD, Columbia University Medical Center

2006 Young Investigators Awards Finalists

Clinical Investigations – Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery

George L. Adams, M.D, Durham, NC; Chief of Service: Galen Wagner, M.D.
Presentation:  Pre-hospital Wireless Transmission of Electrocardiograms to a Cardiologist via Hand-held Device for Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

Paul S. Chan, M.D., Cincinnati, OH; Chief of Service: Sandeep Vijan
Presentation:  Cost-Effectiveness of ICD Therapy and Risk Stratification with Microvolt T-wave Alternans Testing in the MADIT-II Eligible Population

Rajat Deo, M.D., San Francisco, CA; Chief of Service: Mary A. Whooley
Presentation:  Association of Cystatin C with Ischemia in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: Results from the Heart and Soul Study

Yoko Miyasaka, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.C., Rochester, MN; Chief of Service: Teresa S. M. Tsang, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Presentation:  Trends in Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation 1980-2000 and Implications on Projected Prevalence for 2050

Mehdi Shishehbor, D.O., Cleveland, OH; Chief of Service: Deepak L. Bhatt, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Presentation:  In Acute Coronary Syndromes, Should Patients with Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease Undergo Culprit Lesion or Multivessel Stenting?

Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Gyo-Seung Hwang, M.D., Ph.D., Los Angeles, CA; Chief of Service: Peng-Sheng Chen, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Presentation:  Calcium Dynamics and the Mechanisms of Vulnerability and Defibrillation in Langendorff-Perfused Rabbit Ventricles

Koji Ikeda, M.D., Kyoto, Japan; Chief of Service: Thomas Quertermous, M.D.
Presentation:  Aithon, A Novel Factor for Actin Dynamics, Regulates Microvascular Endothelial and Inflammatory Cells Function

Navin Kapur, M.D., Baltimore, MD; Chief of Service: Jeffrey J. Rade, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Presentation:  Paracrine Release of Transforming Growth Factor-Beta Inhibits Endocardial Thrombomodulin Expression in Acute Heart Failure

Veerappan Subramaniyam, M.D., Atlanta, GA; Chief of Service: Arshed Quyyumi, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Presentation:  Stimulation of Endothelial Progenitor Cells with Granulocyte Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor Improves Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease

Savvas S. Xanthos, Ph.D., New York City, NY; Chief of Service: Sheldon Weinbaum
Presentation:  New Hypothesis for Vulnerable Plaque Rupture: Local Stress Concentration Around Single Calcified Macrophages in the Thin Fibrous Cap

Physiology, Pharmacology and Pathology

Shany Blum, M.D., M.Sc, Haifa, Israel; Chief of Service: Andrew P. Levy, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.C.
Presentation:  Haptoglobin Genotype Determines Myocardial Infarct Size in Diabetic Mice

Frederick E. Dewey, Palo Alto, CA; Chief of Service: Victor F. Froelicher, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Presentation:  Novel Predictor of Prognosis from Exercise Testing: Heart Rate Variability Response to the Exercise Treadmill Test

Paul M. McKie, Great Falls, VA; Chief of Service: John C. Burnett, Jr., M.D.
Presentation:  The Predictive Value of B-type Natriuretic Peptide for Mortality in a Community-Based Cohort Free of Heart Failure 

Saugato Sanyal, M.D., New York, NY; Chief of Service: Patrick Lam, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Presentation:  Impact of Heart Failure Medications on the Incidence of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients of Congestive Heart Failure Who Have Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator; a Followup of 374 Patients

Hetal D. Shah, M. Pharm., Ahmedabad, India; Chief of Service: Keyur H. Parikh, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Presentation:  Intracoronary Boluses of Adenosine and Sodium Nitroprusside in Combination Reverses Slow/No Reflow During Angioplasty: A Clinical Scenario of Experimental Preconditioning

2005 Russek Award Winners

Feras M. Bader
Training Program: The University of Utah
Program Director: Sheldon Litwin, MD

Kurt R. Daniel, DO
Training Program: Wake Forest University
Program Directors: Robert J. Applegate, MD, FACC/ David M. Herrington, MD, MHS, FACC

Amit A. Doshi MD
Training Program: The Ohio State University
Program Director: Albert J. Kolibash, Jr., MD, FACC

Sarah Gualano, MD
Training Program: University of Michigan Cardiology
Program Director: Peter G. Hagan , MD

Kevin M. Hayes, DO
Training Program: Deborah Heart and Lung Center
Program Director: Charles A. Dennis MD, FACC

Avrum Jacobs, MD
Training Program: University of Chicago
Program Director: Roberto M. Lang, MD, FACC

Michael Ling, MD
Training Program: University of Ottawa Heart Institute Cardiology Program
Program Director: Chris Glover, MD, FRCPC FACC

Fidencio Saldana, MD
Training Program: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Program Director: James C. Fang , MD, FACC


Medical Student Travel Award Winners

Amina H. Abdeldaim
Institution: Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Bjorn Herman
Institution: Columbia University

David Kim
Institution: Columbia University

Priya Nori
Institution: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Pallavi Patri
Institution: Mount Sinai Medical Center

2006 CCA Travel Award Winners

Margaret Barnett, FNP
Alaska Heart Institute
Anchorage, AK

Karen Billgren, RN, RDCS, RVT
Northwest Arkansas Heart and Vascular Center
Fayetteville, AR

Denise R. Carlson, RN, FNP
Medcenter One Health Systems
Mandan, ND

Marilyn Daley, ARNP
Clinical Director New England Heart Institute
Manchester, NH

Nancy L. Davis, ARNP
Cardiology Associates of Gainesville
Gainesville, FL

Sue Dusil, M.A., R.N., CCRP
Cardiovascular Research Nurse Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids, IA

Beth A. Eichhorn, RN
Mayo Medical Center
Lake City, MN

Debra Ferguson, NP
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, CO

Jennifer Kack, RN
Bozeman Deaconess Hospital
Bozeman, MT

Peggy Kirkwood, RN, NP
Cardiovascular Nurse Practitioner Mission Hospital
Mission Viejo, CA

Simona Leszinsky, PA-C, BA, MS, RT
Cardiovascular Services St. John Macomb Hospital
Warren, MI

Linda G. Martinez, MSN, RN, CCRN, APRN-BC
Presbyterian Heart Group
Albuquerque, NM

Janelle Michel, ACNP
Cardiology Nurse Practitioner VA Northern California Healthcare System Sacramento Medical Center
Mather, CA

Scott Parker
Heart Care Center
Laurel, MS

Debra Porter
Dean Clinic
Oregon, WI

Sue F. Tsai, PA-C
Seton Medical Center
Austin, TX

Colleen Walsh-Irwin, NP
Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center
East Northport, NY

Sue Wingate
Kaiser Permanente
Gaithersburg, MD

Donna Winterrowd, NP
Local Network Liaison for Illinois Midwest Physicians Alliance
Mokena, IL

Helen Zimmerman, MSN, CRNP
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA

2006 FIT Travel Award Winners

Name: Tariqshah Syed
Training Program: The Mount Sinai Hospital Manhattan NY (Urban Community Program)
Program Director: Eric Stern, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: William Wallace
Training Program: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Program Director: Michael McMullan, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Lisa M. Castellano, D.O.
Training Program: University of Arizona/ Sarver Heart Center
Program Director: Gordon Ewy, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Justin Anderson, M.D.
Training Program: Cardiovascular Disease at the University of Virginia Health Systems
Program Director: John Dent, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Ravjyot Chawla
Training Program: Loyola University Medical Center
Program Director: Keith McKlean

Name: Yuchi Han
Training Program: BIDMC, cardiology
Program Director: Mark Josephson, M.D., F.A.C.C.; Duane Pinto, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Raj Shetty
Training Program: West Virginia University, Morgantown
Program Director: Scott Gantt, D.O.

Name: Brett A. Faulknier, D.O.
Training Program: Scott & White Memorial Hospital/ Texas A&M Health Science Center
Program Director: Scott Gantt, D.O.

Name: Chandrasekhar Vasamreddy
Training Program: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program
Program director: C.A. Sivaram, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Amish M. Mehta, M.D.
Training Program: Allegheny General Hospital
Fellowship Director: Sunil Mankad, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Andressa Borges, M.D.
Training Program: SUNY at Stony Brook
Program Director: Peter F. Cohn, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Anil Goli, M.D.
Training Program: East Tennessee State University
Program Director: Stephen A. Fahrig, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Rehan M. Karim, M.D.
Training Program: University of Louisville
Program Director: Stephen Wagner, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Michael Christian Allan
Training Program: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Program Director: Eugene Smith, M.D.

Name: Ather Anis, M.D.
Training Program: UMDNJ-NJMS Newark, NJ
Program Director: Mark Klapholz, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Jay Varanasi
Training Program: University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
Program Director: Mark I. Furman, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Martin Engelhardt, M.D., Ph.D.
Training Program: University of Maryland
Program Director: R. Michael Benitez, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Darryl Wells
Training Program: University of Michigan
Program Director: Peter Hagan, M.D.
Name: Naushad Shaik M.D.
Training Program: University of Texas Medical School
Program Director: Francisco Fuentes, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Sheldon Singh
Training Program: The University of Toronto Adult Cardiology Training Program
Program Director: Eric Yu, M.D., F.A.C.C.

2006 ACCF/Bristol-Myers Squibb Travel Award Winners

Name: S. Hinan Ahmed
Institution: University of South Alabama

Name: Kusai Aziz
Institution: Michigan State University

Name: Feras Bader
Institution: University of Utah

Name: Sripal Bangalore
Institution: St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital

Name: Shyam Bhakta
Institution: Case Western Reserve University

Name: Paveljit S. Bindra
Institution: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Name: Julio A. Chirinos
Institution: University of Miami School of Medicine

Name: Hyung J. Chun
Institution: Stanford University

Name: Howard Dinh
Institution: UCLA Medical Center

Name: Joel A. Garcia
Institution: University of Colorado Hospital and Health Sciences Center

Name: Eli Gelfand
Institution: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Name: Andrew T. Ho
Institution: Loma Linda University Medical Center

Name: Dudley B. Holt
Institution: Washington University School of Medicine

Name: Kartik Mani
Institution: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Name: Subroto Paul
Institution: Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Name: Yuji Saito
Institution: University of California Irvine

Name: Benjamin M. Schaefer
Institution: University of Washington

Name: Victoria Shin
Institution: Harbor UCLA Medical Center

Name: Todd C. Villines
Institution: Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Name: Timothy R. Wessel
Institution: University of Florida College of Medicine

2005 MRI/CT Travel Award Winners

ACC '06 Early Career Travel Awardee List

The ACC is pleased to announce the winners of the Early Career Travel Awards to attend the 2006 Annual Scientific Session in Atlanta, Georgia. Five recipients of this award are recently certified in international cardiology.

These travel awards are supported by the ACCF Education Endowment.

Christina M. Bove, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Blue Ridge Heart & Vascular, PLC
Charlottesville, VA 22902

H.S. Vincent Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
UCSD Medical Center
San Diego, CA 92103

Umaima Fatima
Chandler, AZ 85225

Glenn A. Hirsch, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 21287

P. Michael Ho, M.D., Ph.D.
Denver VA Medical Center
Denver, CO 80220

Jin Kyung Kim
University of California, Irvine
Orange, CA 92868

Michael R. Komada, M.D.
Triangle Heart Associates
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Santhosh K.G. Koshy, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Pearland, TX 77584

Bashir A. Lone, M.D., F.A.C.C.
South Carolina Heart Center
Columbia, SC 29204

Srihari S. Naidu, M.D., F.A.C.C.
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY 10021

Phuong-Anh Pham, M.D.
Fair Oaks, CA 95628

Mitchell Ross, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Arizona Cardiology Group, P.C.
Phoenix, AZ 85013

Arturo Valverde, M.D.
University at Buffalo SUNY
Amherst, NY 14221

Carl M. Wynter, M.D.
Farmington, MI 48336

Ali Ziaee, M.D.
St. Louis University Hospital
St. Louis, MO 63110

Interventional

Jeffrey Cavendish, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Navy Medical Center San Diego
San Diego, CA 92129

Kamal Gupta, M.D., M.B.B.S.
VA Medical Center
Kansas City, MO 64128

Deepak R. Talreja, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Cardiovascular Associates, LTD
Virginia Beach, VA 23454

Tudor Vagaonescu, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.C.
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School - UMDNJ
New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Jamal Zarghami, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Providence Hospital
Southfield, MI 48075

ACC '05 Early Career Travel Awardee List

The ACC is pleased to announce the winners of the Early Career Travel Awards to attend the 2005 Annual Scientific Session in Orlando, Florida. Four recipients of this award are recently certified in international cardiology.

These travel awards are supported by the ACCF Education Endowment.

ACC '05 FIT Travel Awardees List

The ACC is pleased to announce the winners of the FIT Travel Awards to attend the 2005 Annual Scientific Session in Orlando, Florida. Winners have been notified via e-mail. Five recipients of this award are in interventional Cardiology training programs.

Congratulations to the following recipients of the 2005 FIT Travel Award!

2005 ACC Distinguished Awardees

2005 ACCF/Bristol-Myers Squibb Travel Award Winners
Listed alphabetically with their training directors (TD)

Name: Mouaz H. Al-Mallah, M.D.
Institution: Henry Ford Hospital Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
TD: Henry Kim, M.D.

Name: Christopher Arant, M.D.
Institution: Univ of Florida College of Medicine Division of Cardiology
TD: Jaime B. Conti, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Maninder S. Bedi, M.D.
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
TD: Jim Shaver, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Paul Chan, M.D.
Institution: University of Michigan Fellowship Program
TD: Mark Sterling, M.D.

Name: William W. Chu, M.D.
Institution: Washington Hospital Center
TD: Ron Waksman, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Eron Crouch, M.D.
Institution: University of North Carolina Hospital
TD: Park W. Willis, IV, M.D.

Name: Arjun Deb, M.D.
Institution: Cardiovacular Diesease, Mayo Clinic Rochester
TD: Guy Reeder, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Rajat Deo, M.D.
Institution: University of California
TD: David Waters, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Veronica Franco, M.D.
Institution: University of Alabama, Birmingham
TD: Vera Bittner M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Vijay S. Iyer, M.D., Ph.D.
Institution: University of Buffalo
TD: Avery Ellis, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Aamer H. Jamali, M.D.
Institution: Sedars-Sinai Medical Center
TD: Sanjay Kaul, M.D.

Name: John L. Jefferies, M.D.
Institution: Baylor College of Medicine
TD: James M. Wilson, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Ajay J. Kirtane, M.D.
Institution: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical Sch.
TD: Duane S. Pinto, M.D.

Name: Michelle Kittleson, M.D.
Institution: Johns Hopkins Hospital
TD: James L. Weiss, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Christian Lilje, M.D.
Institution: Tulane University Health Science Center School of Medicine
TD: Nancy T. Ross, M.D.

Name: Jalees Rehman, M.D.
Institution: Indiana University, School of Medicine
TD: Eric S. Williams, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: David M. Safley, M.D.
Institution: Interventional Cardiology, Mid America Heart Institute
TD: Steven B. Laster, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Benjamin M. Scirica, M.D.
Institution: Brigham & Women's Hospital
TD: James Fang, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: George M. Tadros, M.D.
Institution: University of Minnesota
TD: Leslie W. Miller, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Name: Yingbo Yang, M.D., Ph.D.
Institution: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Division of Cardio. Med.
TD: Mark Anderson, M.D., F.A.C.C.

2005 ACCF/Merck Adult Cardiology Fellowship Awardees

Hanh Bui, MD
University of California, San Diego

Rose Cohen, MD
Columbia University

Patricia Nguyen, MD
Stanford University

Benjamin Schaefer, MD
University of Washington, Seattle

Mintu Turakhia, MD
University of California, San Francisco

Jeffrey Williams, MD
University of Pittsburgh

2005 ACCF/Pfizer Fellowship Awardees

Saumya Das, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital

Andrew Watson, MD, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles

2005 Career Development Awardees
ACCF/Bristol Myers Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals Award in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Jinette Abbott, MD
Brown University

2005 ACCF/GE Healthcare Cardiovascular Career Development Award

Farouc Jaffer, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital

Steven Lloyd, MD
University of Alabama, Birmingham

2005 CCA Travel Award Winners

Penelope Anne Champagne, RN
Cardiac Rehab Coordinator
Glens Falls Hospital
Glens Falls, NY

Beth A. Chia, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Iowa Heart Center, P.C.
Clive, IA

Sherolyn J. Christensen, PA
Physician Assistant
Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants
Springfield, IL

Rebecca J. Dick, RN
RN-CCRN
Falmouth, MI

Gregory L. Ehle, PA-C
Physician Assistant
University Cardiology Associates
Burlington, VT

Thomas S. Good, FNP
Heart & Vascular Clinic of Northern Colorado
Fort Collins, CO 80526

Jerald D. Grissom, Jr., PA
Physcian Assistant
Mebane, NC

Ms. Tracy L. Hoatson, NP
Nebraska Heart Institute
North Platte, NE

Jaye C. Howes, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Cardiology Associates of Waterbury
Waterbury, CT

Chad S. Kent, RN
Clinical Information Specialist
Providence Everett Medical Center
Everett, WA

Tracey L. King, RN
Registered Nurse
The NCH Healthcare System
Cape Coral, FL

Dora J. Lapworth, N.P.
Nurse Practitioner - Heart Failure Program Coordinator
The Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Tzu-Ching Liu, RN
Cardiology Nurse Specialist
Alaska Native Medical Center
Anchorage, AK

Victoria Paparelli, CNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist
South Texas Cardiovascular Consultants
San Antonio, TX

Veronica T. Rossetti, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Sewell, NJ

Jonathan E. Skillings, PA
Severn, MD

Timothy W. Smith, RN
Senior Staff Nurse
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Joplin, MO

Mary K. Steinke, NP
Nurse Practitioner-CHF Clinic
Indianapolis, IN

James E. Voyk, P.A.
Physician Assistant
Heart Group, Inc.
Ravenna, OH

Ms. Elizabeth H. White, RN,MSN,CRNP
Consultant/Nurse Practitioner
Wayne, PA