Thomas Joseph Quinn, MPhil, Becomes Fellow of the ACC
 Thomas Joseph Quinn, MPhil,
FACC, associate dean for research
and director for health and social
care research at the Faculty of Health,
Social Care and
Education at Kingston
University and St.
George’s, University
of London, recently
received the designation of Fellow of
the ACC (FACC). Quinn is well known
for his work in cardiovascular care,
especially in the management of
patients with acute heart conditions.
He becomes one of the few nurses to
receive the FACC designation. “I see
it as an achievement and recognition
for all cardiac nurses – this is as much
for the staff nurses I worked with in
the 1980s as it is for me now as a
professor of nursing,” stated Quinn.
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Judy E. Tingley, DNP, MPH, RN, AACC, Named VP & CEO of Erlanger
Heart and Lung Institute
 Judy E. Tingley, DNP, MPH,
RN, AACC, has been named vice
president and chief executive officer
of Erlanger Health
System’s new Heart
and Lung Institute. In
her new role, Tingley
will lead the overall
operations of the Institute, quality
improvement, program development
and clinical education efforts. She
previously served as chief operating
officer of HeartSource, a joint
program of the divisions of cardiology
and cardiothoracic surgery at
Columbia University Medical Center
in New York City.
Tingley currently serves as
a member of ACC’s Science and
Quality Steering Committee, Clinical
Policy Approval Committee, Surviving
Acute MI Workgroup, Patient
Navigator Program Task Force and
the Society of Thoracic Surgeon’s
(STS) Task Force on Quality Initiatives.
She is also the founding chair
of the New York State STS Regional
Data Management Workgroup. |
Indian Health Care Facility
Name International Center
of Excellence
 The ACC has named Apollo
Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata, as an
International Center of Excellence.
The recognition is the first for an
Indian health care facility.
The ACC International Centers
of Excellence program recognizes
institutions outside of the United
States for their commitment to
high standards of medical practice
and dedication to providing quality
cardiovascular care. “International
Centers of Excellence are committed
to the improvement of heart health in
their communities and seek ways to
improve the care they provide,” said
ACC President Richard A. Chazal,
MD, FACC.
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ACC Past President
Featured in “Eating
You Alive”
 Kim Allan Williams
Sr., MD, MACC,
immediate past
president of the
ACC, was among
dozens of other physicians and
researchers featured in the recent
documentary, “Eating You Alive.”
The documentary focuses on
how a whole-foods, plant-based
diet might be the solution to the
chronic conditions afflicting more
Americans each day. Learn more on
EatingYouAlive.com.
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