2009 LUMEN Faculty

Rajesh M. Dave, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Chairman, Endovascular Medicine
Pinnacle Heart and Vascular Institute at Harrisburg Hospital
Harrisburg, PA

Cindy L. Grines, MD, FACC
Vice Chief of Academic Affairs
Division of Cardiology
William Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, MI

William Hamman, MD, PhD
Research Scientist - College of Aviation
Western Michigan University
Battle Creek, MI

Timothy Henry, MD
Director of Research
Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis, MN

James W. Hoekstra, MD
Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Past President, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC

Alice Jacobs, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA

Dean Kereiakes, MD, FACC
Medical Director, The Christ Hospital Heart and Vascular Center/The Linder Center Professor of Medicine
Ohio State University
Cincinnati, OH

Eva Kline-Rogers, MS, RN, CS
Manager, Michigan Cardiovascular Outcomes
Research and Reporting Program
University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor, MI

Michel Le May, MD, FRCPC
Director of the Coronary Care Unit
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, ON Canada

Martin B. Leon, MD, FACC
Associate Director
Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy
NYPH/Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY

Michael Mooney, MD
Director, Interventional Cardiology
Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis, MN

J. Brent Myers, MD, MPH, FACEP
Medical Director
Wake County Emergency Medical Services
Raleigh, NC

Brahmajee Nallamothu, MD, MPH, FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Michigan School of Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI

William O’Neill, MD, FACC
Executive Dean for Clinical Affairs
Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Miami, FL

Charanjit Rihal, MD, BSc (Med), MBA
Director, Cardiovascular Laboratory
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Ivan Rokos, MD, FACEP
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Geffen/UCLA School of Medicine
Director of Clinical Faculty
Department of Emergency Medicine Olive View/UCLA
Northridge, CA

Samin Sharma, MD, FACC
Director, Cardiac Catheterization
Laboratory & Intervention
Zena & Michael A. Weiner Professor of Medicine
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY

Barbara T. Unger, RN, BS, FAACVPR
Director, Cardiac Level One Services
Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis, MN

Renu Virmani, MD
President and Medical Director
CVPath Institute, Inc.
Gaithersburg, MD

W. Douglas Weaver, MD
President, American College of Cardiology
Head, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, MI

Miami:

Thomas Alexander, MD, DM, FACC, FICC, FCSI
Senior Consultant and Interventional Cardiologist
Kovai Medical Center and Hospital Coimbatore
Tamilnadu, India

Carlos Alfonso, MD
Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Miami, FL

Xavier Anton, MD
Director, Emergency Department
Mercy Medical Center
Miami, FL

Grisel Fernandez-Bravo, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
Palmetto General Hospital
Hialeah, FL

Rosanna Briceño, MD
Diabetes Research Institute
Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Miami, FL

Simon Chakko, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Section of Cardiology
VA Medical Center
Miami, FL

John Cochrane, RN
Cardiovascular Laboratory
Mercy Medical Center
Miami, FL

Luis Correa, MD, FACC
Director, Cardiovascular Laboratory
Aventura Hospital & Medical Center
Aventura, FL

Hector Jimenez, MD
University of Miami Hospital
Miami, FL

Vinod Jorapur, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Miami Beach, FL

Monica Manasa, MD
Mercy Medical Center
Miami, FL

Jose Marquez, MD
Director, Cardiovascular Laboratory
Mercy Medical Center
Miami, FL

Sameer Mehta, MD, FACC, MBA
Voluntary Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Miami
Miller School of Medicine
President, Indo American Society of Interventional Cardiology
Miami, FL

Nizme Meza-Ruiz, MD
Mercy Medical Center
Miami, FL

Andrew Moss, Esq.
Kutner, Rubinoff & Moss
Miami, FL

Ralph Nader, MD
Director, Cardiovascular Laboratory
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Miami Beach, FL

Fernando Perez, MD
Mercy Medical Center
Miami, FL

Faisal Shamshad, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Miami Beach, FL

Josen Thomas, RN, MBA
Assistant Director, Cardiovascular Services
Palmetto General Hospital
Hialeah, FL