_Faculty_________________________

Michael D. Ozner, M.D., FACC, FAHA
Symposium Director
Medical Director, Center for Prevention and Wellness

Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida

Theodore Feldman, M.D., FACC, FACP
Symposium Director
Medical Director, South Miami Heart Center
Medical Director, Center for Prevention and Wellness
Baptist Health South Florida
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Miami, Florida



Symposium Faculty 

Jeffrey L. Anderson, M.D., MACP, FACC, FAHA
Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine
Associate Chief of Cardiology
Director of Research, Cardiovascular Research Department
Vice-Chair of Research, Department of Medicine
Intermountain Medical Center
Salt Lake City, Utah

Christie Ballantyne, M.D.
Donald P. Chapman Endowed Chair of Cardiology, Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine
Chief, Section of Cardiovascular Research, Department of Medicine
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, The Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center and Baylor College of Medicine
Chief, Section of Atherosclerosis and Peripheral Arterial Disease, Department of Cardiology, The Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center
Professor, Departments of Medicine and Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Neil D. Barnard, M.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine
President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Washington, District of Columbia

Jan Basile, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Seinsheimer Cardiovascular Health Program
Division of General Internal Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Charleston, South Carolina

Harold E. Bays, M.D., FACP, FACE, FNLA
Medical Director/President
Louisville Metabolic and Atherosclerosis Research Center, Inc. (L-MARC)
Louisville, Kentucky

William E. Boden, MD, FACC, FAHA
Chief of Medicine
Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center
Vice-Chairman, Department of Medicine
Albany Medical Center
Albany, New York

Michael H. Davidson, M.D., FACC, FACP, FNLA
Clinical Professor, Director of Preventive Cardiology
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Joel E. Dimsdale, M.D.
Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus and Research Professor
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, California

Larry Goldstein, M.D., FAAN, FAHA
Professor of Medicine (Neurology)
Director, Duke Stroke Center
Durham, North Carolina

Martha Gulati, M.D., M.S., FACC, FAHA
Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology
Sarah Ross Sofer Chair in Women’s Cardiovascular Health
Section Director for Preventive Cardiology and Women’s Cardiovascular Health
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Peter Jones, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Section of Atherosclerosis and Lipid Research                         
DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center
Baylor College of Medicine and Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention              
Co-director, Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis Clinic
Medical Director, Medical Weight Management Center
 Methodist Diabetes & Metabolism Institute
The Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas

Robert S. Rosenson, M.D., FACP, FACC, FAHA, FNLA
Professor of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Director, Cardiometabolic Disorders
State University of New York, Downstate
Brooklyn, New York

Paul Thompson, M.D.
Director of Cardiology, Hartford Hospital
Professor of Medicine, University of Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut

Eric C. Westman, M.D., MHS
Director, Lifestyle Medicine Clinic
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

Disclosures and Conflict of Interest Resolution
Baptist Health South Florida requires resolution of all conflicts of interest to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all CME programming. Conflicts of interest of any individuals who control CME content will be identified and resolved prior to this educational activity. Full disclosure will be made in the syllabus. Presenters will also disclose discussion of off-label uses.