Integrated Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents: Expert Panel Membership

Expert Panel Chair

Stephen R. Daniels, M.D., Ph.D., Panel Chair
Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Pediatrician in Chief and L. Joseph Butterfield Chair of Pediatrics
The Children's Hospital

Expert Panel Members

Irwin Benuck, M.D., Ph.D.
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

Dimitri A. Christakis, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Child Health Institute
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Washington

Barbara A. Dennison, M.D.
Director, Policy and Research Translation Unit
Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention
New York State Department of Health

Samuel S. Gidding, M.D.
Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Department of Pediatrics
Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

Matthew W. Gillman, M.D., M.S.
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Mary Margaret Gottesman, Ph.D., R.N., CPNP
Cochairperson, Bright Futures Pediatric Implementation Project
Ohio State University College of Nursing

Peter O. Kwiterovich, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Lipid Research Unit

Patrick E. McBride, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Medicine and Family Medicine
Codirector, Preventive Cardiology Program
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Health Sciences Learning Center, Room 2150

Brian W. McCrindle, M.D., M.P.H.
Cardiologist
Division of Cardiology
Department of Pediatrics
Section Head, Clinical Epidemiology
The Hospital for Sick Children

Albert P. Rocchini, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Division Chief, Cardiology
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

Elaine M. Urbina, M.D.
Preventive Cardiology Program
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Linda V. Van Horn, Ph.D., R.D.
Professor of Preventive Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University

Reginald L. Washington, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children

NHLBI Staff Members

Karen Donato, S.M.
Acting Deputy Director
Division for the Application of Research Discoveries

Robinson Fulwood, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.
Scientific Program Manager
Division for the Application of Research Discoveries

Janet de Jesus, M.S., R.D.
Nutrition Education Specialist
Division for the Application of Research Discoveries

Rae-Ellen W. Kavey, M.D., M.P.H.
Former Coordinator, Pediatric Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Program
Division for the Application of Research Discoveries

Christopher J. O’Donnell, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Director, Framingham Heart Study
Division of Intramural Research

Denise Simons-Morton, M.D., Ph.D.
Director
Division for the Application of Research Discoveries

Contractor Support

The Lewin Group
Clifford Goodman, M.S., Ph.D.
Christel M. Villarivera, M.S.
Charlene Chen, M.H.S.
Erin Karnes, M.H.S.
Ayodola Anise, M.H.S.

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