PHA Scientific Leadership Council (SLC)

Vallerie V. McLaughlin, MD Chair, SLC; Chair, PHA Regional Medical Education Sessions Committee	University of Michigan Associate Professor of Medicine Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program University of Michigan 1500 E. Medical Center Drive Women's Hospital--Room L3119                              Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0273 (734) 936-5383               Fax (734) 763-7390 vmclaugh@umich.edu	Term expires 2012
David B. Badesch, MD SLC Immediate Past-Chair	University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Leprino Building, Room 536 12401 E. 17th Ave. Aurora, CO 80045 (720)848-6567 Fax: (720)848-7314 Email: David.Badesch@UCHSC.edu	Term expires 2010
John Newman, MD Vice-Chair, SLC Chair, Research Committee	Elsa S. Hanigan Professor of Pulmonary Medicine T 1218 Vanderbilt Medical Center North Nashville, TN 37232-2650 (615) 322-6943 Fax (615) 343-1809 john.newman@Vanderbilt.edu	Term Expires 2012
Robyn J. Barst, MD	Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Babies Hospital 3959 Broadway, North, Rm 255 New York, NY 10032 (212) 305-4436 Fax (212) 305-4429 rjb3@columbia.edu	Term expires 2008
Ray Benza, MD	University of Alabama at Birmingham 321 Tinsley Harrison Tower 1900 University Blvd Birmingham, AL 35294-0006 (205) 934-3438 Fax (205) 975-5245 rbenza@uab.edu	Term expires 2009
Todd Bull, MD	University of Colorado Health Sciences Center C-272 4200 East 9th Ave Denver, CO 80262-0001 (303) 315-4752 Fax (303) 315-5632 todd.bull@uchsc.edu	Term expires 2008
Richard Channick, MD	UCSD Medical Center 9300 Campus Point Dr. La Jolla, CA 93037 (858) 657-7150 Fax (858) 657-7107 Rchannick@UCSD.edu	Term expires 2009
C. Gregory Elliott, MD	Intermountain Medical Center University of Utah School of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Chairman's Office 5121 S. Cottonwood Street, Suite 307 P.O. Box 577000 Murray, UT 84157-7000 (801) 507-3373 greg.elliott@imail.org Fax (801)-507-3375	Term expires 2007
Karen A. Fagan, MD Chair, Scientific Sessions Committee	University of South Alabama 2451 Fillingim Street, Ste. 10G Mobile, AL 36617 kfagan@usouthal.edu	Term expires 2009
Adaani Frost, MD	Baylor College of Medicine 11.12B Baylor Clinic         6620 Main                    Houston, Texas, 77030       (713) 798-2400                 Fax (713) 798-2688 frost@bcm.tmc.edu	Term expires 2008
John Granton, MD	The Toronto General Hospital 200 Elizabeth Street 10EN220 Toronto, ON M5G 2C4 Canada (416) 340-3359	Term expires 2010
Nazzareno Galiè, MD	Istituto di Malattie dell' Apparato Cardiovascolare Universita di Bologna Via Massarenti 9 40138 Bologna, Italy 39-051--349858 Fax 39-051-344859 n.galie@bo.nettuno.it	Term expires 2008
Nicholas S. Hill, MD	Tufts-New England Medical Center Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine                750 Washington St, Suite 257       Boston, MA 02111                            617-636-4288                            Fax:617-636-5953                nhill@tufts-nemc.org	Term expires 2010
Marius Hoeper, MD	Abt. fur Pulmonolgie- Medizinische Hochschule Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1 Hanover D-30625 Germany +49 511 532 3530 Hoeper.Marius@mh-hannover.de	Term expires 2010
Dunbar Ivy, MD	University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center The Children’s Hospital 13123 East 16th Avenue Denver, CO 80218 (720) 777-3367 Fax (720) 777-2595 ivy.dunbar@tchden.org	Term expires 2010
Zhi-Cheng Jing, MD	Fu Wai Heart Hospital PUMC & CAMS 167, Beilishi Road Beijing 100037 China 0-086-135-0135 x3191 jingzhicheng@medmail.com.cn	Term lapses 2010
Anne M. Keogh, MD	St. Vincent's Public Hospital Xavier 4 Victoria Street Darlinghurst 2010 Sydney NSW Australia 61 2 8382 2641 Fax 61 2 8382 3084 amkeogh@stvincents.com.au	Term lapses 2009
Michael J. Krowka, MD Chair, Medical Sessions Committee	Mayo Clinic 200 First St. S.W. Rochester, MN 55905 (507) 284-2921          krowka@mayo.edu	Term expires 2009
James E. Loyd, MD	Vanderbilt University Medical Center Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine T-1217 MCN Nashville, TN 37232-2650 (615) 322 3412 Fax (615) 343-7448 Jim.Loyd@vanderbilt.edu	Term expires 2010
Michael McGoon, MD, Chair, PHA Board of Trustees	Mayo Clinic 200 First Street SW, GO5-130 Rochester, MN 55905 (507) 284-3683 Fax (507) 284-4200 Fax: (507) 266-9142 mmcgoon@mayo.edu	Term expires 2008
Srinivas Murali, MD, FACC Chair, Education Committee	Allegheny General Hospital 320 East North Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (412) 359-3527 Fax (412) 647-7168 smurali@wpahs.org	Term lapses 2009
Ronald J. Oudiz, MD Editor-in-Chief,  PHA Medical Journal Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension	Liu Center for Pulmonary Hypertension at Harbor- UCLA Medical Center 1124 W Carson St #405 Torrance, CA 90502-2064 (310) 222-3560 Fax (310) 328-4830        oudiz@humc.edu	Term Expires 2009
Marlene Rabinovitch, MD	Stanford Univ School of Medicine Dunlevie Professor of Pediatrics CCSR-Room 2245B 269 Campus Park Drive Stanford, CA 94305 (650) 723-8239 Fax: (650) 723-6700 marlener@stanford.edu	Term Expires 2008
Erika Berman Rosenzweig, MD	Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center 3959 Broadway, BHN 2-255 New York, NY 10032 (212) 305-4436 Fax (212) 342-1473 esb14@columbia.edu	Term Expires 2010
Ivan Robbins, MD	Vanderbilt University MCN RM T-1217 Nashville, TN 37232 (615) 322-2386 Fax (615) 343-1809 ivan.robbins@Vanderbilt.Edu	Term Expires 2010
Julio Sandoval, MD	Cardiopulmonary Department National Institute of Cardiology of Mexico Juan Badiano No.1, Colonia Seccion XVI, Tlalpan CP14080 Mexico, D.F. Mexico (52 55) 55 73 29 11 ext.1355 Fax: (52 55) 55 13 93 48 Work Email: julio.sandoval@cardiologia.org.mx Home Email: sandovalzarate@prodigy.net.mx	Term expires 2010
Richard Silver, MD	Medical University of South Carolina 96 Jonathan Lucas St, Suite 912 Charleston, SC 29401 silverr@musc.edu	Term expires 2010
Victor F. Tapson, MD	Div. of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Duke University Medical Center Box 31175 Durham, NC 27710 (919) 684-6237 Fax (919) 681-7502 Tapso001@mc.duke.edu	Term expires 2008

Liaisons

Arlene Schiro, R.N., M.A., A.C.N.P Chair, PH Resource Network (voting)	Massachusetts General Hospital aschiro@partners.org 617-726-1250
Joanne Sperando-Schmidt (non-voting) Patient Liaison, PHA Board Member	44 Central St. Huntington, NY 11743 Work:516-576-0404 x2033 Home: 631-427-4586 joanne64@optonline.net
Carol E. Vreim, PhD NHLBI (non-voting)	Division of Lung Diseases, NHBLI Deputy Director 6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 10018 MSC #7952 Bethesda, MD 20892 (301) 435-0233 Fax (301) 480-3547 vreimc@nhlbi.nih.gov

Emeritus Members

Bruce H. Brundage, MD	St. Charles Medical Center - Bend 2500 NE Neff Rd. Bend, OR 97701 (541) 322-2765 Fax (541) 383-6825                              BHBBMC@aol.com
Alfred P. Fishman, MD	Professor of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Health System 1320 Blockley Hall 423 Guardian Drive Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021 (215) 662-3194 Fax (215) 662-6393 fishmana@mail.med.upenn.edu

Research Committee
John H. Newman, MD, Chair Lewis Rubin, MD, Immediate Past-Chair Karen Fagan, MD Marc Humbert, MD, PhD Marlene Rabinovitch, MD Duncan Stewart, MD Jason X.-J. Yuan, MD, PhD	Goals: Follow up on all awarded studies that the PHA has funded Serve as a point of communication for possible registries Generate grant proposals for studies that are unlikely to be funded by other sources (such as the NIH or industry).  Pilot proof of concept clinical trials are often difficult to fund and may be appropriate for funding by the PHA, e.g. single institution studies.
Journal Editorial Committee
Ronald J. Oudiz, M.D., Editor-in Chief Vallerie McLaughlin, M.D., Immediate Past Editor Richard Channick, M.D., Editor-in Chief Elect Associate Editors Erika Berman Rosenzweig, M.D. Todd Bull, M.D. Robert Schilz, D.O., Ph.D. Editorial Board Teresa De Marco, M.D. Eli Gabbay, M.D. Kristin Highland, M.D. Omar Minai, M.D. Myung Park, M.D. Ioana Preston, M.D. Zeenat Safdar, M.D. Rajan Saggar, M.D. Francisco Soto, M.D., M.S. Fernando Torres, M.D.	Goals: Support production of quarterly journal
Nominations Committee
David B. Badesch, MD, Chair Robyn J. Barst, MD Immediate Past-Chair Vallerie V. McLaughlin, MD, Chair-Elect	Goals: Define and initiate nominations process Define the length of terms for the various committees.  Currently there is a 3-year term for the SLC with members serving a maximum of 2 terms. Discuss how to increase PHCR as well as the international presence in the PHA.
Education Committee
Srinivas Murali, MD, Chair Ivan Robbins, MD, Immediate Past-Chair Teresa De Marco, MD Robert Frantz, MD Nicholas Hill, MD Robert Schilz, DO, PhD	Goals: Give assistance to PAH staff with patient educational materials, survival guide, fact sheets, web site, etc., as well as physician educational projects Work on educational programs which can be made into DVDs both for the lay population as well as for the scientific community.
Regional 2006 Medical Education Sessions Committee
Vallerie V. McLaughlin, MD, Chair Richard Channick, MD Adaani Frost, MD Michael D. McGoon, MD Ivan Robbins, MD	Goals: Give assistance to PHA staff with patient educational materials, survival guide, fact sheets, web site, etc., as well as physician educational projects    Work on educational programs which can be made into DVDs both for the lay population as well as for the scientific community.
Scientific Sessions Conference Committee
Karen Fagan, MD, Chair Greg Elliott, MD, Immediate Past-Chair Raymond Benza, MD Ekkehard Gruenig, MD Nicholas Hill, MD Ivan Robbins, MD	Goals: Reach consensus regarding what we think offers the best overall balance of presenting scientific data as well as invited lectures, being aware of the additional time this adds to the meeting.  Plan structure of sessions at 2008 PHA Conference Apply for research grants to fund sessions Arrange for CME and CEU credits for physicians and nurses attending the meeting
Medical Sessions Conference Committee
Michael Krowka, MD, Chair Cathy Anderson- Severson, RN, BSN Jeffrey Edelman, MD Sean Gaine, MD, PhD Traci Housten-Harris, RN, MS Debbie Levine, MD Michael Mathier, MD Joseph Parambil, MD Tomas Pulido, MD Julio Sandoval, MD Roxana Sulica, MD	Goals: Plan structure of medically led sessions at 2008 PHA Conference

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