Andrew Einstein, MD, PhD, FACC
Chair, Academic Cardiology Council

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Title/Institution: Associate Professor, Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Email: ae2214@cumc.columbia.edu
Twitter: @AndrewEinstein7
Clinical/Research Interests: Nuclear cardiology, cardiac CT, cardiac MRI, clinical cardiology, patient safety

Francis Alenghat, MD, PhD, FACC
Member, Academic Cardiology Council

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Title/Institution: Assistant Professor, University of Chicago
Email: alenghat@uchicago.edu
Twitter: @alenghat
Clinical/Research Interests: Atherosclerosis, inflammation and cardiovascular disease, prevention

Licurgo Cruz, MD, FACC
Member, Academic Cardiology Council

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Title/Institution: Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago. Santiago de los Caballeros. Dominican Republic.
Email: drcruzd69@hotmail.com
Clinical/Research Interests: Interventional Cardiology

George Dangas, MD, PhD, MACC
Member, Academic Cardiology Council

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Title/Institution: Director, Cardiovascular Innovation at Mount Sinai Hospital, NYC; TCT Director
Email: gdangas@crf.org
Clinical/Research Interests: Interventional Cardiology, Vascular Surgery

Howard Eisen, MD, FACC
Member, Academic Cardiology Council

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Title/Institution: Professor, Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute
Email: heisen@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
Clinical/Research Interests: Heart failure, transplantation, mechanical circulatory support

Dinesh Kalra, MD, FACC
Member, Academic Cardiology Council

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Title/Institution: Chief of Cardiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine and Director of Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Lipid Clinic
Email: dinesh.kalra@louisville.edu
Twitter: @DineshKalra
Clinical/Research Interests: Cardiac CT and MRI for plaque regression and evaluation of cardiomyopathies, and Lipidology, preventive therapies in high-risk individuals

Frank W. Smart, MD, FACC
Member, Academic Cardiology Council

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Title/Institution: Chief, Section of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine at Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Email: fsmart@lsuhsc.edu
Clinical/Research Interests: Congestive heart failure, Heart failure with preserved EF, Vascular biology in HFpEF, Healthy aging and longevity

Susan Smyth, MD, PhD, FACC
Member, Academic Cardiology Council

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Title/Institution: Dean of the UAMS College of Medicine
Email: ssmyth@uams.edu
Twitter: @SusanSmithSmyth
Clinical/Research Interests: Inflammation and thrombosis in vascular biology

Stavros Stavrakis, MD, PhD, FACC
Member, Academic Cardiology Council

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Title/Institution: Electrophysiologist, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Email: Stavros-stavrakis@ouhsc.edu
Twitter: @stavrosstavrak1
Clinical/Research Interests: I am a clinical electrophysiologist and physician scientist. My clinical interest is in arrhythmias. My research is focused on autonomic neuromodulation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation and heart failure, in both animal models and in humans.

Eric J. Velazquez, MD, FACC
Member, Academic Cardiology Council

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Title/Institution: Robert W. Berliner Professor of Medicine Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
Email: eric.velazquez@yale.edu
Twitter: @yalecardiology
Clinical/Research Interests: Acute Heart Failure/Cardiovascular Medicine

Karol E. Watson, MD, FACC
Member, Academic Cardiology Council

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Title/Institution: Co-director, UCLA Program in Preventive Cardiology and Director of UCLA Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Health Program
Email: kwatson@mednet.ucla.edu
Twitter: @kewatson
Clinical/Research Interests: Clinical/Research Interests: vascular biology, lipids, atherosclerosis, prevention, population health

William A. Zoghbi, MD, MACC
Member, Academic Cardiology Council

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Title/Institution: Professor and Chair, Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Email: wzoghbi@houstonmethodist.org
Twitter: @williamzoghbi
Clinical/Research Interests: Cardiovascular Imaging, Valvular Heart Disease, Cardiac Function, and General Cardiology