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Dr. Mardi Gomberg-MaitandMardi Gomberg-Maitand, MD, MSc, is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Center at the University of Chicago Hospitals. She is a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and an active member of the American Heart Association, the American Thoracic Society, and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association.

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Whitney Decker, 29, lives just outside Chicago in Orland Park, Illinois with her husband, Tim, and 4-year-old daughter, Shealee Veronica. PAH treatments have helped stabilize Whitney’s condition, allowing her to focus on family and become a philanthropic entrepreneur.

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Alexa Tunitis (Too-NIGH-tis), 26, lives in southern Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband, Matt, and 19-month-old twin daughters, Sophie and Josie. She has a familial connection to PAH; her aunt was diagnosed with the disease approximately 10 years ago and continues to beat prognosis odds today.

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Media Coverage

  • WGN (WB) - Whitney Decker & Dr. Gomberg, September 1, 2006
  • Orland Park Star - Whitney Decker & Dr. Gomberg, August 20, 2006


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