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Linda J. Addonizio, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Director, Program for Pediatric Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure and Transplantation
Department of Pediatrics
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian
New York, New York

Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas, MD
Researcher in Medical Sciences
Vice Head
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición
México City, Mexico

Karen Altmann, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Clinical Pediatrics
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Associate Attending
Department of Pediatric Cardiology
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian
New York, New York

Salvador Alvarez, MD
Department of Infectious Diseases
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida

Nezar L. Amir, MBCHB, FRACP
Staff Cardiologist
Department of Medicine
North Shore Hospital
Anekland, New Zealand

Howard D. Apfel, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Department of Pediatric Cardiology
Columbia University
Attending Physician
Department of Pediatric Cardiology
Children's Hospital
New York, New York

Gerard P. Aurigemma, MD
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, Massachusetts

Dusica Babovic-Vuksanovic, MD
Professor
Department of Medical Genetics and Pediatrics
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Consultant
Department of Medical Genetics
Rochester, Minnesota

David S. Bader, MD
Department of Cardiology
Boston University Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts

Ilie T. Barb, MD
Fellow
Division of Cardiology
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Robyn J. Barst, MD
Professor Emeritus
Department of Pediatrics
Columbia University
New York, New York

Deepak L. Bhatt, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Cardiology
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Ann F. Bolger, MD, FACC, FAHA
William Watt Kerr Professor of Clinical Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Director, Echocardiography
Department of Cardiology
San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, California

Joseph L. Bouchard, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Cardiology
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Massachusetts Memorial Hospital
Worcester, Massachusetts

David Brick, MD
Instructor in Clinical Pediatrics
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York

Charles F. Burger, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Chair
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Mayo Clinic Hospital
Jacksonville, Florida

Bernard R. Chaitman, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine
Director of Cardiovascular Research
Division of Cardiology
St. Louis University School of Medicine
Staff
Division of Cardiology
St. Louis University Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri

Clay H. Chappell, MD
Interventional Cardiology Fellow
Department of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Gerald A. Charlton, MD, FACC
Director, Cardiology Fellowship Program
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Staff Cardiologist
Cardiology Section
New Mexico VA Health Care System
Albuquerque, New Mexico

James H. Chesebro, MD
Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease
University of Massachusetts Medical Center and School
Worcester, Massachusetts

Robert T. Cole, MD
Cardiology Fellow
Department of Cardiology
Atlanta, Georgia

Rubin S. Cooper, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, New York
Chief/Director
Department of Pediatrics
New York Presbyterian
New York, New York

Michael H. Crawford, MD
Professor and Lucie Stern Chair in Cardiology
Department of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Chief of Clinical Cardiology
Department of Medicine
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, California

David A. Crowe, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatric Cardiology
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, New York
Associate Attending
Department of Pediatrics
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York
New York, New York

Paulina Cruz, MD
Resident
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago
Advocate Christ Medical Center
Oak Lawn, Illinois

Rajesh Dash, MD, PhD
Chief Fellow
Division of Cardiology
University of California, San Francisco
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, California

John M. Davis, III, MD
Consultant
Division of Rheumatology
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, Minnesota

Rajat Deo, MD
Cardiology Fellow
University of California
San Francisco, California

Chintan S. Desai, MD

Abhijeet Dhoble, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
College of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Neal W. Dickert, Jr, MD, PhD
Fellow
Division of Cardiology
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Sean T. Donovan, MD
Department of Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL

Shannon M. Dunlay, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Deborah L. Ekery, MD
Department of Cardiology
Austin Heart Hospital
Austin, Texas

Luis Eng-Ceceña, MD
Medical Director
Hospital Fátima
Los Mochis, Sin. México

Niels Engberding, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine/Cardiology
Emory University
Attending Physician
Department of Cardiology
Grady Memorial Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia

Andrew E. Epstein, MD, FAHA, FACC, FHRS
Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Disease
Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division
University of Pennsylvania
Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Chief
Department of Medicine, Cardiology Section
Philadelphia VA Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Floranne C. Ernste, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Husam H. Farah, MD
San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, California

Eric D. Fethke, MD
Department of Pediatrics
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, New York

Kevin P. Fitzgerald, MD
Cardiology Fellow
Department of Cardiology
St. Louis University
St. Louis, Missouripric

Timothy P. Fitzgibbons, MD
Fellow
Department of Cardiology
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, Massachusetts

Gerald F. Fletcher, MD
Professor of Medicine
Department of Cardiovascular Disease
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Jacksonville, Florida

Kevin C. Floyd, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Physician
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Care
Worcester, Massachusetts

Gary S. Francis, MD
Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Division
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Paul F. Frey, MD, MPH
Interventional Cardiology Fellow
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Erin M. Galbraith, MD
Division of Cardiology
Department of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Efrain Gaxiola, MD
Director
Cardiac Catherterization Laboratory
Jardines Hospital de Especialidades
Jalisco, Mexico

Thomas C. Gerber, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Radiology
College of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida

Deborah R. Gersony, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine and Pediatrics
Department of Cardiology
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York

Welton M. Gersony, MD
Alexander S. Nadas Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian
New York, New York

Helene Glassberg, MD
Director, Preventive Cardiology and Lipid Center
Temple University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dana H. Harris, MD

Ian S. Harris, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine
Attending Physician
Adult Congenital Cardiology Clinic
University of California
San Francisco, California

Constance J. Hayes, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Department of Pediatric Cardiology
Columbia University
Attending Physician
Department of Pediatric Cardiology
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
New York, New York

William E. Hellenbrand, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Department of Pediatric Cardiology
Columbia University
Director
Department of Pediatric Cardiology
Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian
New York, New York

Steven C. Hermann, MD, PhD
Adjunctive Assistant Professor
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
St. Louis University School of Medicine
Director
Cardiovascular Services
Bradford Regional Medical Center
Bradford, Pennsylvania

Allan J. Hordof, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Columbia University
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
New York, New York

Daphne T. Hsu, MD
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Division Chief and Co-Director
Pediatric Heart Center
Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Bronx, New York

Patrick Hu, MD, PhD
Cardiology Fellow
Department of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Michael P. Hudson, MD
Cardiology, Internal Medicine
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, Michigan

Charles F. Jackson, III, MD
Chief Cardiology Fellow
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Matthew J. Janik, MD
Cardiovascular Fellow
Division of Cardiology
Emory University School of Medicine
Chief Fellow
Cardiovascular Fellowship
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia

Brian C. Jensen, MD
Cardiology Fellow
Department of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

J. Ryan Jordan, MD

Joann G. Journigan, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Cardiologist
Department of Medicine
Carilion Clinic
Roanoke, Virginia

Birgit Kantor, MD
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases
Rochester, Minnesota

Jeffrey H. Kern, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Weill Cornell Medical College
Division of Pediatric Cardiology New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York

James A. Kong, MD
The Ohio Heart and Vascular Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

Ivy A. Ku, MD
Division of Cardiology
San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, California

Jarvis W. Lambert, MD
Internal Medicine and Cardiology Associate
Healthfirst Family Care Center, Inc.
Falls River, Massachusetts

Jacqueline M. Lamour, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Columbia University
New York, New York
Assistant Attending Physician
Department of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital of New York
New York, New York

Carolyn K. Landolfo, MD
Senior Associate Consultant
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases
Mayo Clinic Florida
Jacksonville, Florida

Benjamin R. Lavin, MD

Augustine S. Lee, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida

Donald A. Leichter, MD
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia University Medical Center
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
New York, New York

Stéphanie Levasseur, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Columbia University
Assistant Attending Physician
Department of Pediatric Cardiology
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian
New York, New York

Leonardo Liberman, MD
Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Pediatric
Columbia University
Director
Department of Pediatric Electrophysiology
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York

Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Consultant
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Zvi S. Marans, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Columbia University
Associate Attending Physician
Department of Pediatrics
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, New York

Walter E. Mashman, MD
Piedmont Heart Institute
Atlanta, Georgia

Eric L. Matteson, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Consultant and Chair
Division of Rheumatology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Rosemary Mehl, MD
Instructor
Department of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Staff Physician
Department of Primary Care
VA Boston Healthcare System
Brockton, Massachusetts

Roopa Mehta, MD
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutricion
Mexico City, Mexico

Juna Misiri, MD, MSc
Fellow
Department of Cardiology
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida

Seema Mital, MD, FAHA
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University of Toronto
Staff Cardiologist
Department of Pediatrics
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario

Kevin G. Moder, MD
Assistant Professor, Consultant
Division of Rheumatology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Consultant

Alanna Morris, MD
Fellow
Division of Cardiology
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Duy T. Nguyen, MA, MD
Cardiology Fellow
Department of Medicine
UCSF
Cardiology Fellow
Department of Medicine
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, California

J. V. (Ian) Nixon, MD
Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology)
Pauley Heart Center, VCU Health System
Richmond, Virginia

Thomas G. Osborn, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, Minnesota

Peter Ott, MD, FACC
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Director of Electrophysiology Laboratory and Arrhythmia Service
University of Arizona Health Sciences Center
Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiology
Sarver Heart Center
Tucson, Arizona

Linda A. Pape, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, Massachusetts

Robert H. Pass, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Chief, Pediatric Electrophysiology
Department of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Bronx, New York

Timothy E. Paterick, MD
Cardiologist
Division of Cardiovascular
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida

Timothy James (T. J.) Paterick, MD
Research Assistant
Department of Cardiology
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida

Zachary Paterick, MD

Stefano Perlini, MD
Associate Professor
Director, Echocardiography Lab
Clinica Medica II, Internal Medicine
IRCCS San Matteo, University of Pavia
Pavia, Italy

Priya Pillutla, MD
Resident
Department of Internal Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Joseph L. Polizzi, MD
Fellow
Division of Cardiology
St. Louis University
St. Louis University Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri

Sala R. Pradhan, ARNP, MSN
Nurse Practitioner
Department of Cardiology
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida

Ashwin Prakash, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
Associate in Cardiology
Department of Cardiology
Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Benjamin Prentiss, MD
UMass Memorial Medical Center
Worcester, Massachusetts

Daniel T. Price, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Section of Cardiology
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts

Beth Feller Printz, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (in Radiology)
Department of Pediatrics
Columbia University
New York, New York
Assistant Attending Physician in Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian
New York, New York

Cameron Ramsay, MD

Rajni K. Rao, MD
Clinical Instructor
Cardiology Division
Department of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Moffitt-Long Hospital
San Francisco, California

Vijay U. Rao, MD, PhD
Clinical Instructor
Department of Cardiology
University of California
San Francisco, California

Jason S. Reingold, MD
Fellow
Heart and Vascular Institute
St. Joseph's Hospital/St. Joseph's Institute
Atlanta, Georgia

Marc E. Richmond, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Columbia University
Assistant Attending
Department of Pediatrics
Morgan-Stanley Children's Hospital of New York
New York, New York

Bryan Ristow, MD
Clinical Associate Professor Medicine
Department of Cardiology
Mercer University
Savannah, Georgia
Chief
Department of Cardiology
Liberty Regional Medical Center
Hinesville, Georgia

Carlos A. Roldan, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Staff Cardiologist
Director
Echocardiography Laboratory
Department of Medicine
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Erica Berman Rosenzweig, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (in Medicine)
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Assistant Attending Pediatrician
Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York

Don O. Rowe, MD
Cardiologist
Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Cardiologist
Department of Cardiology
Emory Johns Creek Hospital
Johns Creek, Georgia

Sameer Satija, MD
Resident
Emory Heart Center
Atlanta, Georgia

Murali Senapathi, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, Massachusetts

Sanjiv J. Shah, MD
Assistant Professor Medicine
Department of Medicine
Northwestern University
Director
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Northwestern.
Chicago, Illinois

Alexander Shpilman, MD

Gad A. Silberman, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

David Singh, MD
Department of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Harsimran S. Singh, MD, MSc
Fellow, Interventional Cardiology
Department of Cardiology/Medicine
Columbia University
NY Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York

Rakesh K. Singh, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Columbia University
Assistant Attending
Department of Pediatrics
Morgan-Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian
New York, New York

David E. Solowiejczyk, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Columbia University
New York, New York
Attending Physician
Department of Pediatrics
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian
New York, New York

Thomas J. Starc, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Attending Physician
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York

Eveline Oestreicher Stock, MD
Resident
Department of Internal Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Raphael K. Sung, MD
Electrophysiology Fellow
Clinical Fellow
Department of Medicine, Cardiology
University of California
San Francisco, California

Thomas M. Tadros, MD, MPH
Fellow, Cardiovascular Medicine
Cardiology Section
Boston University Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts

Kimara L. Targoff, MD
Instructor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology
Columbia University
Children's Hospital of New York
New York, New York

Randal J. Thomas, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Mayo Medical School
Director
Department of Cardiovascular Health Clinic
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Donna M. Timchak, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Columbia University
New York, New York
Attending
Department of Pediatrics
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Morristown, New Jersey

Alegandro J. Torres, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatric Cardiology
Columbia University
Attending
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian
New York, New York

Jorge F. Trejo, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Consultant
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester Minnesota
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida

Quynh A. Truong, MD, MPD, FACC
Instructor
Department of Cardiology, Radiology
Harvard Medical School
Assistant
Department of Cardiology, Radiology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

James Utz, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Consulting Physician
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
St. Mary's Hospital/Methodist Hospital
Rochester, Minnesota

Vasanth Vedantham, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Division
University of California
San Francisco, California

Juan C. Velasquez-Castaño, MD
Fellow
Interventional Cardiology
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Kenneth J. Warrington, MD
Department of Rheumatology
Gonda Vascular Center
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Nanette K. Wenger, MD
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Emory University School of Medicine
Director, Cardiac Clinics
Department of Cardiology
Grady Memorial Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia

Heather B. Westmoreland, MD
Fellow, Cardiovascular Disease Training Program
Emory University
Chief Fellow
Grady Memorial Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia

Ismee A. Williams, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics, Divsion of Pedatric Cardiology
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Attending Physician
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York
New York, New York

Lisa D. Wilsbacher, MD, PhD
Clinical Instructor
Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division
University of California
San Francisco, California

Benoy J. Zachariah, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Boston University
Staff Cardiologist
Department of Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts