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2008 Faculty

Richard P. Abben, MD
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Houma, LA

Stephen Albert, DPM
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
Denver, CO

David E. Allie, MD
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Lafayette, LA

Frank R. Arko, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX

K.C. Arnold, ANP
Gulf Coast Endocrinology
Ocean Springs, MS

Bradley B. Bailey, MD
Palomar Pomerado Health
Escondido, CA

Gary Balian, PhD
Orthopaedic Research Laboratories/University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA

Bob Bartlett, MD
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

Robert E. Beasley, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center
North Miami, FL

Luiz Belardinelli, MD, PhD
CV Therapeutics, Inc.
Palo Alto, CA

Desmond P. Bell. Jr., DPM, CWS
First Coast Diabetic Foot & Wound Management Center
Jacksonville, FL

Kathleen Berra, MSN, ANP-C, FAAN
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA

Giancarlo Biamino, MD
Heart Center Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany

Cheryl M. Bongiovanni, PhD, RVT
Lake District Hospital
Lakeview, OR

Phyllis Bonham, PhD, RN, MSN, CWOCN
Associate Professor, MUSC College of Nursing,
Director, Wound Care Education Program
Charleston , SC

Joseph V. Boykin, Jr., MD
HCA Retreat Hospital Wound Healing Center & 
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

Harold Brem, MD
New York University Medical Center
New York, NY

Georgann Bruski, RT
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital
Boston, MA

Frank T. Bunch, MD
Cardiology Associates of Mobile
Mobile, AL

James Carter, MD
CPVS
Flagstaff, AZ

Gary Chaisson, RTR, RCVT
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Terrebonne General Medical Center
Houma, LA

Todd Chitwood, RN, RCIS
Oregon Cardiology
Eugene, OR

Nishit Choksi, MD
William Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, MI

Charlene Cole, RN
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Roanoke, VA

Tyrone Collins, MD
Oschner Clinic
New Orleans, LA

Michael H. Criqui, MD, MPH
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Timothy Crombleholme, MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic & Fetal Surgery
Cincinnati, OH

Tony S. Das, MD
CIVA
Dallas, TX

Rajesh Dave, MD
Harrisburg Hospital
Harrisburg, PA

Andrea E. Davis, BS, RICS
AED Consulting, LLC
Washington, DC

Tom Davis, MD
Harper University
Detroit, MI

Pat Dear
Edutrax
Ellijay, GA

Eduardo J. de Marchena, MD
University of Miami Cardiovascular Center
Miami, FL

Regina Deible, BSN, RN
Cardiology Center Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD

Lawrence A. DiDomenico, DPM
Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine
Youngstown, OH

Edward B. Diethrich, MD
Arizona Heart Institute & Hospital
Phoenix, AZ

Eric J. Dippel, MD
Midwest Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Davenport, IA

Vickie R. Driver, MS, DPM, FACFAS
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA

Steve V. Edelman, MD
Perlman Ambulatory Care Center
La Jolla, CA

William J. Ennis, DO, MBA
St. James Hospital
Olympic Fields, IL

Peter S. Fail, MD
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Houma, LA

James J. Ferguson, III, MD
The Medicines Company
Parsippany, NJ

Irwin Feuerstein, MD
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, DC

John Florio
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City, KS

Thomas J. Fogarty, MD
Thomas Fogarty Winery
Portola Valley, CA

Robert G. Frykberg, DPM, MPH
Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ

Robert Gallino, MD
Washington Hospital
Washington, DC

Roger S. Gammon, MD
Austin Heart
Austin, TX

Gary Gershony, MD
John Muir Medical Center
Walnut Creek, CA

Kenneth A. Gorski, RN, RCIS
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH

Michael Guiry, RPA-C
New York Presbyterian Columbia Medical Center
New York, NY

Robert Gunther, DPM, FAPWCA
American Professionals Wound Care Association (APWCA)
Richboro, PA

Geoffrey C. Gurtner, MD
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, CA

Andres A Gutierrez, MD, PhD
Oculus Innovative Sciences
Petaluma, CA

Virginia A. Hammarlund, PhD, RD, LDN
Hammarlund Nutrition Consultants
Chicago, IL

Jason Hanft, DPM
Foot & Ankle Institute
South Miami, FL

Lawrence B. Harkless, DPM
Western University of Health Sciences
Pomona, CA

Chris J. Hebert, RT(R), RCIS
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Southwest Medical Center
Lafayette, LA

Sue Heilman, RN
Medtronic
Cheswick, PA

Alan Heldman, MD
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD

Timothy Henry, MD
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
Minneapolis, MN

Amelie Hollier, MSN, FNP
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center
Lafayette, LA

Marsha R. Holton, BS, CCRN, RCIS
Cardiovascular Orientation Programs
Indian Head, MD

Carlos Ince, MD
Midatlantic Cardiovascular
Baltimore, MD

Agostino Ingraldi, MD
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Lafayette, LA

Allen Jacobs, DPM, FAPWCA
Allen M. Jacobs & Associates Ltd.
St. Louis, MO

Laura F. Jacobs, MD, PhD
NormaTec, Inc.
Newton Center, MA

Kenneth Jamerson, MD
University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, MI

Robert L. Jesse, MD, PhD
Department of Veterans Affairs
Richmond, VA

Bob Johnson, RT
North Memorial Hospital
Robbinsdale, MN

Lynne Jones, RCIS
Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals
Tomball, TX

Tony Joseph, MD
AMC Registry, Inc
Upper Arlington,OH

Warren S. Joseph, DPM
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Coatesville, PA

Stanley R. Kalish, DPM
Atlanta Foot & Leg Clinic 
North Lake Regional Medical Center
Atlanta, GA

Elias H. Kassab, MD
Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center
Dearborn, MI

V. Antoine Keller, MD
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Houma, LA

Mohamed H. Khan, MD
The Cardiovascular Center
Redding, CA

Yazan Khatib, MD
First Coast Cardiovascular Institute
Jacksonville, FL

Howard Kimmel, DPM
Willoughby, OH

Robert S. Kirsner, MD
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Robert L. Kistner, MD
Kistner Vein Clinic
Honolulu, HI

B. Waine Kong, PhD, JD
Heart Institute of the Caribbean
Jamacia

Zvonimir Krajcer, MD
Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Houston, TX

Steven R. Kravitz, DPM
Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine
American Professional Wound Care Association
Richboro, PA

Prakash Krishnan, MD
Mt. Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY

Merrily A. Kuhn, RN, PhD, ND
D'Youville and Daemen College, Educational Services
Buffalo, NY

Donald Kushner, DPM
Beachwood Foot & Ankle Clinic
Beachwood, OH

Jason C. Leger, MSN, FNP
|Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Opelousas, LA

Martin B. Leon, MD
Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY

Glenn N. Levine, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

William W. Li, MD
The Angiogenesis Foundation
Cambridge, MA

Peter Lin, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Douglas W. Losordo, MD
Director, Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute    
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL

Michael Mack, MD
Director of Heart & Lung Transplantation atMedical City Dallas Hospital
Director Heart & Lung Failure Program
Dallas, TX

Michael Marcello, MD
Family Doctors Clinic Matthews
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Raceland, LA

William Marston, MD
University of North Carolina
Cary, NC

John D. Martin, MD
The Vascular Institute at Anne Arundel Medical Center
Annapolis, MD

Glenn A. Martin, RTR(CV)
Terrebonne General Medical Center
Houma, LA

William Marston, MD
University of North Carolina
Cary, NC

Michael W. McElderry, MD
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Lafayette, LA

Robert B. McLafferty, MD
Southern Illinois School of Medicine
Springfield, IL

Thomas O. McNamara, MD
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

Mandeep Mehra, MD, MBA
University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Sameer Mehta, MD, MBA
Mercy Medical Center
Miami, FL

Donna M. Mendes, MD
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
New York, NY

Claude B. Minor, Jr., MD
Monroe Surgical Hospital
Monroe, LA

Kazuo Misumi, MD
Chiba Nishi General Hospital
Matsudo, Chiba-Ken, Japan

Yunus Moosa, MD
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Zachary, LA

Gerit Mulder, DPM
UCSD Outpatient Center (OPC)
San Diego, CA

Bruce E. Murphy, MD
Arkansas Heart Hospital
Little Rock, AR

Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Charelston, WV

Jeffrey A. Niezgoda, MD
Hyperbaric & Wound Care Associates
Milwaukee, WI

Elizabeth Ofili, MD
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

Julio C. Palmaz, MD
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

Joy Pape, RN, BSN
EnJOY Life! Health Consulting, LLC
New York, NY

Juan C. Parodi, MD
University of Miami
Miami, FL

Juan A. Pastor-Cervantes, MD
Memorial Regional Hospital
Hollywood, FL

Raghotham R. Patlola, MD
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Lafayette, LA

Linda Paxton, RN
Ross Heart Hospital at OSUMC
Columbus, OH

Costantino S. Pena, MD
Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Miami, FL

Arthur E. Pitchenik, MD
University of Miami School of Medicine   
Miami VA Medical Center
Miami, FL

Gail P. Poirrier, RN, DNS
University of Louisiana College at Lafayette
College Nursing and Allied Health Professions
Lafayette, LA

Michael Poon, MD
Mt. Sinai Medical Center
Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography 
New York, NY

Darren D. Powell, RCIS
Spokane Community College
Spokane, WA

Guy Pupp, DPM
Lakeview Podiatry Associates
Dearborn, MI

Trisha Pye, RN
Carolinas Healthcare
Charlotte, NC

Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, MD
Arizona Heart Institute
Phoenix, AZ

Rajagopalan Ravi, MD
Arizona Heart Institute
Phoenix, AZ

Mahmood Razavi, MD
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, CA

Bhagat Reddy, MD
Cardiac Disease Specialists of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

Matt Regulski, DPM
Toms River Foot and Ankle Center
Toms River, NJ

Dominic A. Rizzo, DPM
New Horizons Clinical Research
Cincinnati, OH

Jeffrey M. Robbins, DPM
Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC
Cleveland, OH

Barry Rosenblum, DPM
New England Sinai Hospital
Stoughton, MA

Gary M. Rothenberg, DPM, CDE, CWS
VAMC Miami
Miami, FL

Javier Ruiz-Aburto, MD
Ponce Medical School
Ponce, Puerto Rico

John Paul Runyon, MD
The Ohio Heart and Vascular Health Center
Cincinnati, OH

Wendy Sabadie-Garretson, RN, CCRN
Delgado-Charity School of Nursing
Destrahan, LA

Hany Samir, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Wolfgang Schaden, MD
University of Vienna
Meidling, Austria

Andrej Schmidt, MD
Heart Center Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany

Alan Schob, MD
Miami Veterans Administration
Miami, FL

Jayesh B. Shah, MD
Southwest Centre for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine
San Antonio, TX

Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, MS
Midwest Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Davenport, IA

Samin K. Sharma, MD
Mt. Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY

Peter Sheehan, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY

Martha Shelver, MSN, RN
Appleton, WI

Naomi Shields, PhD
University of Kansas
Wichita, KS

Ron G. Smalling, MD
St. John's Medical Center
Springfield, MO

Adrianne P.S. Smith, MD
Diversified Clinical Services
The Woodlands, TX

Barbara K. Sosnowski, PhD
Tissue Repair Company
San Diego, CA

Samuel J. Stagg, III, MD
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Houma, LA

Donna Stansbury, RN, FACCN
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Lafayette, LA

Robbie R. Stefanski, RN, MSN
University of Louisiana College at Lafayette
College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions
Lafayette, LA

John S. Steinberg, DPM
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, DC

Patricia E. Thorpe, MD
San Maritano Hospital
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Terry A. Treadwell, MD
Institute for Advanced Wound Care
Montgomergy, AL

Joe R. Treadwell, DPM
Danbury Hospital
Danbury, CT

Michael Tuchek, DO
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL

Michael A. Vasquez, MD, RVT
SUNY Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

Kalyan K. Veerina, MD
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Opelousas, LA

Hector O. Ventura, MD
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
New Orleans, LA

Aristidis Veves, MD, DSc, FRCP
Microcurculation Lab and Joslin-Beth Israel Deaconess Foot Center
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Ron Waksman, MD
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC

Craig M. Walker, MD
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Houma, LA

Barry S. Weinstock, MD
Mid-Florida Cardiology Specialists
Orlando, FL

Bruce T. Werber, DPM
Midwestern University
Glendale, AZ

Grayson H. Wheatley, III, MD
Arizona Heart Institute
Phoenix, AZ

Mark H. Wholey, MD
UPMC Shadyside Hospital
Pittsburgh Vascular Institute
Pittsburgh, PA

Michael H. Wholey, MD, MBA
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

Sandy K. Wilds, RN, MS
Health Evolutions
Indianapolis, IN

Norbert Wilke, MD
University of Florida College of Medicine
Jacksonville, FL

Charles O. Williams, RPA, RT (R) (CV)
Emory University Hospital Cardiac Cath Lab
Atlanta, GA

Olajide Williams, MD, MS
Harlem Hospital Center
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Muscular Dystrophy Clinic
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York, NY

Randall Wolcott, MD
Southwest Regional Wound Care Center
Lubbock, TX

Stephanie C. Wu, DPM, MSc
Rosalind Franklin University School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

Dane K. Wukich, MD
UPMC Comprehensive Foot & Ankle Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Jay S. Yadav, MD
Piedmont Heart Institute
Atlanta, GA

Kerry Zang, DPM
Arizona Institute of Footcare
Mesa, AZ

Charles M. Zelen, DPM
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Roanoke, VA