Outreach Programs

• Special Program in Nutrition
• The Lipid Clinic
• Lipid Disorder Training
• Turkish Heart Study
• Insulin Resistance in Turks

Academic Interests
Director of the Clinical Pharmacology Training Program, which is an interdisciplinary program in clinical pharmacology that integrates clinical and basic sciences. Featured subdisciplines include autonomic/cardiovascular, antibiotic/infectious disease, pharmacologic data analysis and methodology, cellular action of drugs and other therapeutics.


Dan James, Pharm.D.; Member Emeritus, Medical Editorial Board - Heart Failure, Cholesterol
Clinical Assistant Professor,
University of Washington School of Pharmacy

Clinical Interests
Cardiovascular Diseases Coronary Artery Disease


Mariell Jessup, M.D.; Member Emeritus, Medical Editorial Board - Heart Failure
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Medical Director, Heart Failure/ Transplant Program, Hospital of the Univ. of Pa.

Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, Diplomate
American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diplomate

Special Interests
Cardiology-consultative
Cardiology-women
Cardiopulmonary disease
Congestive heart failure
Heart failure
Heart transplant
Heart transplant evaluation
Heart transplant-post transplant


Norman M. Kaplan, M.D.; Member Emeritus, Medical Editorial Board - High Blood Pressure
Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Research Interests
Clinical hypertension
Endocrinology and Metabolism

Member
Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure

Awards/honors
Master of the American College of Physicians
Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Heart Association's Council for High Blood Pressure Research

Author
Kaplan's Clinical Hypertension, 8th edition.


Robert H. Knopp, M.D.; Member, Medical Editorial Board - Cholesterol
Professor of Medicine University of Washington Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition Section Head, Harborview Medical Center Director, Northwest Lipid Research Clinic

Specialty Training
Fellowship, Diabetes and Metabolism Northwestern University Medical Center

Research Interests
Studies of dietary cholesterol lowering
Studies of medications to lower cholesterol
Sex steroid effects including novel progestins and SERMS


Irving L. Kron, M.D.; Member Emeritus, Medical Editorial Board - Coronary Artery Disease
William H. Muller Professor
Thoracic, Cardio Surgery, University of Virginia Hospital

Board Certifications
General Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Critical Care Medicine
General Vascular Surgery
Immediate Past Chairman, Council on Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Executive Committee of the American Heart Association

Clinical Interests
Coronary artery disease
Valvular repair
Thoracic and vascular diseases
Heart and lung transplantation
Congenital heart disease

Research Interests
Transplantation and aortic aneurysms


Jack Kron, M.D.; Member, Medical Editorial Board - Atrial Fibrillation
Professor of Medicine, Oregon Health and Sciences University; Director of Electrophysiology Laboratory, Oregon Health and Sciences University

Practice Specialty
Electrophysiology and clinical arrhythmia management

Current Research Interests
Atrial fibrillation
Radiofrequency ablation
Antiarrhythmic drugs and devices

Board Certifications
Internal Medicine, 1981
Cardiovascular Disease, 1985
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 1992; recertified, 2002



Alexandra J. Lansky, M.D.; Member, Medical Advisory Council; Member, Medical Editorial Board - Cholesterol
Director, Clinical Services, Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy, Columbia University Medical Center; Joint Chief Scientific Officer, Clinical Trial Center and Director, Women's Cardiovascular Health Initiative, Cardiovascular Research Foundation

Research Activities
Principal investigator for more than 30 multicenter clinical trials

Research Interests
Investigational coronary devices, intracoronary brachytherapy, angiogenesis and direct myocardial revascularization.



Wayne Levy, M.D.; Member, Medical Editorial Board - High Blood Pressure, Heart Failure
Associate Professor of Medicine Department of Cardiology, University of Washington School of Medicine

Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1988
American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, 1991, 2001

Areas of Clinical Expertise
End stage heart failure/cardiac transplantation


Current Research Interests
Aging, exercise training and cardiac sympathetic function.
Skeletal muscle efficiency using cardiopulmonary exercise test
Imaging analysis: quantitative regional neurocardiology - beta receptors and norepinephrine kinetics by PET
Interaction of the brain and the body in depression and heart failure via cytokines and neurohormones
Predicting Heart Failure mortality using common clinical variables


Patrick McCarthy, M.D.; Member Emeritus, Medical Editorial Board - Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Specialty Training
Fellowship - Mayo Clinic Rochester MN Fellowship - Stanford University Hospital Stanford CA Internship - Mayo Clinic Rochester MN Residency - Mayo Clinic Rochester MN

Specialty Interests
Heart transplantation
Ventricular assist devices
Modified Dor surgical procedure
Maze procedure
Arrhythmia surgery
Surgery of the ascending aorta
High risk surgery


Michael McIvor, MD - High Blood Pressure, Heart Failure
Member, Medical Editorial Board - High Blood Pressure, Heart Failure Medical Director, Foundation Research, St. Petersburg, FL; Managing Partner, St. Petersburg Heart Center, St. Petersburg, FL; Medical Director, Heart Failure Clinic, VA Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL; Chief Executive Officer, Heart Gallery Press

Clinical and Research Interests
Atrial Fibrillation
Cardiac Interventions
Cholesterol Disorders
Heart Failure
Heart Pacing
High Blood Pressure
Unstable Angina/Acute Myocardial Infarction

Specialty Training
Residency at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Fellowship at the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health

Certifications
Diplomat, American Board of Internal Medicine
Diplomat, Subspecialty Boards in Cardiovascular Disease
Interventional Cardiology Examination

Publications
Choose Health Over Heart Failure, A Patient Guide to America’s Next Cardiac Epidemic, 2nd Edition
Choose Health Over Heart Failure, A Patient Guide to America’s Next Cardiac Epidemic (Patient Workbook)
Blueprint For Heart Failure: A Physician’s Guide to Establishing a Heart Failure Center in the Private Practice Setting, 2nd Edition

Dr. McIvor has published a number of scientific articles in peer-reviewed medical journals. He has served as a principal investigator or co-investigator in several cardiovascular trials, and has served on institutional review boards and a data safety monitoring committee.

L. Kristin Newby, M.D., F.A.C.C.; Member Emeritus, Medical Editorial Board - Coronary Artery Disease
Associate Professor of Medicine
Co-Director Coronary Care Unit, Duke University

Research Interests
Clinical investigation -- the process and treatment of acute and chronic coronary artery disease and systems issues for delivery of care to patients with these illnesses. Particular interests include management of patients with chest pain and unstable angina, evaluation of the use of biochemical markers other than CK-MB for diagnosis and risk stratification in these patients, issues related to coronary artery disease in women, and systems issues regarding optimizing the process of delivery of care to patients with acute and chronic coronary artery disease.


Patrick O’Gara, M.D.; Member Emeritus, Medical Editorial Board - Coronary Artery Disease
Director of Clinical Cardiology,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Board Certifications
Internal Medicine 1981
Cardiovascular Diseases

Clinical Interests
Cardiovascular Diseases
Valvular Heart Disease
Coronary Artery Disease


Werner Samson, M.D.; Member, Medical Editorial Board - Coronary Artery Disease
Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine

Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, Diplomate
American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diplomate

Special Accomplishments
Assistant Dean for Admissions, University of Washington School of Medicine
Past President - American Heart Association of Washington
Past Governor for Washington State, American College of Cardiology
Past President - King County Medical Association
Fellow, American College of Physicians

Professional Appointments
American College of Physicians, Cardiovascular Section


Phi Beta Kappa
Alpha Omega Alpha
American Heart Association of Washington Distinguished Achievement Award
Best Teacher, Swedish Hospital Medical Center, 1970-1971


Robert Superko, M.D.; Member Emeritus, Medical Editorial Board - Cholesterol
Director of the Cholesterol, Genetics, and Heart Disease Institute Director, RN Lipid Disorders Training Center Medical Director & Research Scientist, Cholesterol Research Center, Lawrence Berkeley

Honors
American College of Cardiology (Fellow) American Heart Association, Council on Atherosclerosis (Fellow)

Research Interests
Genetic influences on lipoprotein and metabolic issues that contribute to coronary heart disease


Clyde W. Yancy, M.D., F.A.C.C.; Member, Medical Advisory Council; Member Emeritus, Medical Editorial Board - Heart Failure
Associate Professor of Medicine, Medical Director of the Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute at Baylor University Medical Center

Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Board of Cardiovascular Disease

Research Interests
Treatment of acute decompensated heart failure
Management of advanced heart disease
Implementation of registry data to effect quality improvements in cardiovascular care in special populations
Exercise pathophysiology in congestive heart failure and post transplant
Experimental inotropes and vasodilators in congestive heart failure
Skeletal muscle dysfunction in congestive heart failure
Appropriate candidate selection for cardiac transplantation
Impact of alternative immunosuppressive regimens after cardiac transplantation
Strategies to reduce rejection incidence after cardiac transplantation

Honors and Awards
Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
Fellow American Heart Association, and
Fellow American College of Physicians
Carl Westcott Distinguished Chair in Medical Research

Journal editorships
Dr. Yancy is an associate editor for Congestive Heart Failure and the American Heart Journal and a guest editor for Circulation. He is a reviewer for all of the major journals in cardiovascular medicine.

Education and training
Doctor of medicine degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1982
Post graduate training from UT Southwestern Medical Center from 1982 through 1989

Dr. Yancy is broadly published in the areas of heart failure and heart transplantation and is also recognized for his work in hypertension. He serves as a consultant to the Centers for Disease Control, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health and is a member of the Cardiovascular Device Panel of the FDA.