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SUSAN K. BENNETT, M.D.
Clinical Director, Women's Heart Program
George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Susan K. Bennett, M.D., is Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at George Washington University Medical Center, in Washington, D.C. She is a partner with Cardiology Associates, PC also located in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Bennett earned her M.D. from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. After graduating, she completed both her internship and her residency in internal medicine at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. After completing fellowships in cardiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Maryland Medical System, she remained on staff at the University of Maryland as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Cardiology. In 1997 she joined Cardiology Associates, PC a 25-member single specialty group.
Dr. Bennett is the Medical Advisor for WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease. She also served as Chair for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Advisory Panel on Women and Heart Disease, which convened in March 2001. Dr. Bennett is past-president of the Greater Washington Area American Heart Association and national spokesperson for the American Heart Association (AHA). She serves as medical spokesperson for The Heart Truth Campaign, which is a national awareness campaign for women about heart disease sponsored by the NHLBI, part of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), in partnership with WomenHeart and AHA.
Dr. Bennett is the director of the Women’s Heart Program at George Washington University Hospital. This outpatient facility brings the comprehensive cardiovascular care to women in the D.C. area. The center specializes in tailoring aggressive risk management programs for women at risk or with heart and vascular disease and includes dietary and exercise interventions. Dr. Bennett is also president of the newly formed Association of Women’s Heart Programs. This non-profit works to educate the medical profession about important gender related issues in women and cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Bennett has authored and co-authored many articles on cardiovascular disease. In 2007, Dr. Bennett was awarded the Red Dress Award from Woman’s Day as well as the Larry King Cardiac Foundation Award. Her professional memberships include AHA, the American College of Cardiology, and the Society for Women’s Health Research.
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