Lavizzo-Mourey leads the Princeton, New Jersey, nonprofit that
deploys nearly $500 million in annual grants to fund the improvement of
the U.S. healthcare system and nurture the development of the
nation's top doctors. She also finds time to treat patients in a
community health clinic.
Rayburn S. Lewis, M.D.
Title: Executive Director and Medical Director; Swedish Medical
Center, Ballard Campus
Specialty:. Internal Medicine
Lewis serves as executive director and medical director of the
Ballard campus of Seattle's Swedish Medical Center, the largest
nonprofit health provider in the Pacific Northwest. He is responsible
for strategic and operational management of both the Medicine and
Behavioral Health Service groups.
Rita J. Louard, M.D., F.A.C.E.
Title: Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Director, Clinical Diabetes
Program, Montefiore Medical Center
Specialty:. Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
Louard is one of two directors of the clinical diabetes program at
Montefiore Medical Center. While she's not actively involved in
clinical trial research at the moment, the most innovative part of her
diabetes practice is its focus on integrating a multidisciplinary team
(doctor, nurse practitioner, dietitian) to better treat patients.
Celia J. Maxwell, M.D.
Title: Assistant Vice President for Health Sciences and Director of
the Women's Health Institute, Howard University Hospital
Specialty: Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases
Maxwell oversees various programs, including one in which Howard
University provides free HIM screenings in a city that has the highest
rate of new HIV and AIDS cases in the nation. Maxwell, a fellow of the
American College of Physicians, educates young women on the dangers of
unprotected sex, among other topics.
Carl J. McDougall, M.D.
Title: Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Weill Medical
College of Cornell University; Associate Attending Physician, New
York-Presbyterian Hospital
Specialty:. Gastroenterology
McDougall dedicates his time to the study and prevention of colon
cancer. In addition, he focuses on liver and ulcer diseases,
Crohn's disease, and colitis. He presently has a private medical
practice in New York City.
Edgar L. Milford, M.D.
Title: Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School;
Director, Tissue Typing Laboratory, Renal Division, Brigham and
Women's Hospital
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Milford is a Harvard-trained physician who completed his fellowship
in nephrology at Harlem Hospital Center. His clinical interests include
renal transplantation, histocompatibility testing, immunological
monitoring, chronic renal disease and dialysis, bone marrow
transplantation, hypertension, and diabetes.
Khan J. Nedd, M.D.
Title: Board Chair and Acting Medical Director, Grand Rapids Area
African American Health Institute
Specialty:. Internal Medicine
Nedd co-founded the Grand Rapids Area African American Health
Institute, a nonprofit organization that promotes healthcare parity
through advocacy, education, and research. He is also president of the
Hospitalists of West Michigan, and is active in both the West Michigan
community and his native Grenada.
Keith Norris, M.D.
Title: Professor of Medicine and Executive Vice President of Health
Affairs and Research, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Specialty: Nephrology
Based in Los Angeles, Norris is principal investigator of a $9.5
million multi-institutional medical research program, funded by the
National Institutes of Health that targets diseases affecting
minorities. Eighteen top majority and HBCU med schools will collaborate
on cancer, diabetes, infant mortality, and other diseases.
Velvie A. Pogue, M.D.
Title: Chief of the Division of Nephrology and Director of
Hypertension Services, Harlem Hospital; Associate Professor of Clinical
Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
Specialty: Nephrology and Hypertension
Pogue's interest in hypertension led her to be an active
investigator in numerous studies including the African American Study of
Kidney Disease and Hypertension Trial and Cohort Study and the
Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack
Trial.
Neil R. Powe, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.
Title: Professor of Medicine and Director of the Welch Center for
Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Powe is a leader in clinical and population-based research that has
impacted national policy on patient care. A recognized expert in the
treatment of chronic kidney disease, Powe is the principal investigator
of a study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Mark Roach III M.D.
Title: Professor, Department of Radiation Ontology and Urology;
Vice Chair, Department of Radiation and Ontology, University of
California San Francisco
Specialty: Radiation Ontology and Urology
Roach chaired highly regarded, large prospective randomized trials
comparing different strategies for prostate cancer. His primary research
focuses on the application of 3-D conformal and intensity modulated
radiotherapy treatment.
Walter Royal III M.D.
Title: Associate Professor of Neurology, Anatomy and Neurobiology,
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Specialties: Neurology, Neurovirology, Neuroimmunology
Royal is an active investigator in multiple sclerosis clinical
trials. He operates a laboratory that researches immune responses in
multiple sclerosis and HIV infection. He is also associate director of
research at the Veterans Administration Multiple Sclerosis Center of
Excellence, East.
Lloyd Shabazz, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Title: President and Medical Director, Delta Hematology / Oncology
Associates
Specialty: Medical Ontology
Based in Portsmouth, Virginia, Shabazz's clinical cancer
research centers on the development of new and innovative therapies
available for prevention and treatment of cancers and blood-related
diseases. Though he has a special interest in hematologic malignancies,
Shabazz offers patient care across a broad range of cancers.
Cheryl A. Smith, M.D.
Title: Medical Director, Mount Morris Medical
Specialty: Primary Care
Subspecialty: HIV/AIDS
A leading expert in HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C, Smith is committed to
the practice of high-quality primary healthcare and medical education.
She is executive director for The Burkina Foundation, a nonprofit based
in Harlem with a specific focus on HIV/AIDS.
Duane T. Smoot, M.D.
Title: Professor of Medicine & Chief of Gastroenterology,
Department of Medicine, Howard University College of Medicine
Specialty: Gastroenterology
As the interim program director of Howard University's General
Clinical Research Center, Smoot is currently investigating the role of a
bacterium, Helicobacter pylori, in the development of stomach cancer,
and the prevention of sporadic colorectal adenomas.
Ramona F. Swaby, M.D.
Title: Associate Member, Department of Medical Ontology and
Attending Physician, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Specialty: Medical Ontology (Breast Cancer)
Research has always been a passion for Swaby. At Fox Chase Cancer
Center, her research focuses on hormone receptors and resistance to
hormone therapies. She also investigates molecularly targeted therapies
for breast cancer.
Anne L. Taylor, M.D.
Title: Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Physicians and
Surgeons, Columbia University Medical College
Specialty: Cardiology
Taylor leads academic affairs and faculty development for more than
4,000 faculty members in clinical practice and 299 basic sciences
faculty. She was chair of the steering committee for the groundbreaking
African American Heart Failure trial, which tested the efficacy of heart
failure medication on African Americans.
Herman A. Taylor Jr., M.D., M.P.H.
Title: Professor of Medicine at the University of Mississippi
Medical Center; Clinical Professor, Jackson State University;, Visiting
Professor of Natural Science, Tougaloo College
Specialty: Cardiology
Taylor, recognized as Physician of the Year by the American Heart
Association, is an authority on heart disease and risk factors,
especially those associated with African American populations. He serves
as director of the Jackson Heart Study, the largest population-based
study of heart and related diseases ever undertaken for African
Americans.
Anthony E. Watkins, M.D.
Title: Vice President, Medical Staff Development, Washington
Hospital Center
Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
Watkins is an expert in cardiovascular diseases. With 42 years
experience under his belt, the Washington, D.C., physician uses safe,
painless, and cost-effective techniques to image the body and administer
treatment, eliminating the need for open-heart surgery.
Karol E. Watson, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.C.
Title: Co-Director, UCLA Program in Preventive Cardiology, David
Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Specialty: Cardiology
With a special interest in lipid disorders, Watson is co-director
of the University of California, Los Angeles Program in Preventive
Cardiology and director of the UCLA Center for Cholesterol and
Hypertension Management. Additionally, she is associate professor of
medicine in the division of cardiology at the David Geffen School of
Medicine.
Clyde W. Yancy, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.H.A., F.A.C.P.
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