About Us: Leadership
Coordinating Committee
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Nancy McMurrey
American Academy of Physician Assistants
Marie-Michele Leger, MPH PA-C
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Kerry J. Stewart, EdD, FAACVPR, FACSM, FSGC
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Justine Medina, RN, MS
American College of Cardiology
Greg O. von Mering, MD, FACP, FACC
American College of Clinical Pharmacy
C. Edwin (Ed) Webb, PharmD, MPH
American College of Foot & Ankle Orthopedics & Medicine
Kirk Geter, DPM, FACFAOM
American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
Julie K. Letwat, JD, MPH
American College of Physicians
Patrick Alguire, MD, FACP
American Diabetes Association
Peter Sheehan, MD
American Heart Association
Rose Marie Robertson, MD
American Medical Women’s Association
Linda Hallman
American Physical Therapy Association
Lisa Culver, PT, DPT, MBA
American Podiatric Medical Association
Joseph M. Caporusso, DPM
American Radiological Nurses Association
Kathleen Gross, MSN, RN,BC,CRN
American Society of Hematogy
Steven R. Lentz, MD, PhD
American Venous Forum
Michael Dalsing, MD
Association of Vascular and Interventional Radiographers
Karen Finnegan
Canadian Cardiovascular Society
Beth Abramson, MD
Canadian Chapter Society for Vascular Nursing
Sue DeVries, RN, MScN, CCN(c)
Canadian Podiatric Medical Association
Jayne Jeneroux
Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery
Randolph Guzman, MD
HHS Office of Public Health and Science
James Galloway, MD
National Gerontological Nursing Organization
Robin Remsburg, PhD, APRN, CD
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Susan T. Shero,RN, MS
National Hispanic Council on Aging
Yanira Cruz, MPH, DrPH
National Lipid Association
William James Howard, MD, MACP
National Medical Association
James G. Barnes, DPA
Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society
David H. Deaton, MD
Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
Janet Long, MSN, APRN, BC, ACNP
Sister to Sister Foundation
Laurene McKillop
Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery
Anton Sidawy, MD, MPH
Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions
Wayne Powell, Sr. Director for Advocacy and Guidelines
Society for Vascular Medicine
Alan T. Hirsch, MD
Society for Vascular Nursing
Carolyn Robinson, RN, MSN, NP
Society for Vascular Surgery
Jerry Goldstone, MD
Society for Vascular Ultrasound
Kathleen Greene, RN, MS, RVT, RDMS
Society of Interventional Radiology
Timothy P. Murphy, MD
Spirit of Women
Tanya Abreu
Vascular Disease Foundation
Alain Drooz, MD
