Samuel Arce, MD
National Hispanic Medical Association
Cindy Lamendola, NP, MSN, FAHA
Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, Stanford University
Nancy Brown, CEO
American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association
Goutham Rao, MD, FAHA
Case Western Reserve University
Doris Browne, MD, MPH
National Medical Association
Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, FAAFP
AHA Chief Medical Officer Prevention and Chief of the Center for Health Metrics & Evaluation
Shannon Christen, RD, CDE
University of Colorado Health
Gregory Schwartz, MD, PhD, FAHA
VA Medical Center Denver and University of Colorado School of Medicine
Jim Dudl, MD
Kaiser Permanente
Bryce Smith, PhD, MSSW
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Diabetes Translation
Robert H. Eckel, MD, FAHA
University of Colorado
Anne Sumner, MD, FAHA
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Kimberly Ketter, MSN, AGNP-C, CDE
Case Management Associates, LLC
Tracy Y. Wang, MD, FAHA
Duke Clinical Research Institute
Kate Kirley, MD, MS
American Medical Association
Patrick Wayte, SVP
Center for Digital Health Innovation, American Heart Association
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