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ISHLT COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

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Maryl R. Johnson, MD, Chair
Pali D. Shah, MD, Junior Faculty and Trainee Council Workforce Leader
David P. Nelson, MD, Heart Failure Council Workforce Leader
Bronwyn J. Levvey, RN, Grad Dip Clin Ep, Nursing, Health Science, and Allied Health Council Workforce Leader
Vincent G. Valentine, MD, Infectious Diseases Council Workforce Leader
Christine L. Lau, MD, Pulmonary Transplant Council Workforce Leader
Anne I. Dipchand, MD, Pediatric Council Workforce Leader
Deborah J. Levine, MD, Pulmonary Hypertension Council Workforce Leader
Evgenij V. Potapov, MD, Mechanical Circulatory Support Council Workforce Leader
James B. Atkinson, MD, PhD, Pathology and Basic Science Council Workforce Leader
Andrew Fisher, FRCP, PhD, Education Committee Representative
David Weill, MD, Standards and Guidelines Committee Representative
David S. Feldman, MD, ISHLT Links Newsletter Editor
Mandeep R. Mehra, MD, Editor, Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Cynthia S. Herrington, MD, At Large Member
Cedric D. Sheffield, MD, At Large Member
Cynthia J. Gries, MD, MSc, At Large Member



CONTACT INFORMATION


CHAIR
Maryl R. Johnson, MD
University of Wisconsin
E5/582 CSC (5710)
600 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53792
Phone: 608-263-0080
Fax: 608-265-1918
Email: mrj@medicine.wisc.edu

JUNIOR FACULTY AND TRAINEE COUNCIL
Communications Workforce Leader

Pali D. Shah, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care
JHAAC 4b.74
5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle
Baltimore, MD 21224
Phone: 410-550-0545
Fax: 410-550-2612
Email: pdedhiy2@jhmi.edu

HEART FAILURE COUNCIL
Communications Workforce Leader

David P. Nelson, MD
Integris Baptist Medical Center
Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute
3300 NW Expressway, 100-3445
Oklahoma City, OK 73112-4481
Phone: 405-949-3349
Fax: 405-945-5467
Email: david.nelson@integris-health.com

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NURSING, HEALTH SCIENCE, AND ALLIED HEALTH COUNCIL
Communications Workforce Leader

Bronwyn J. Levvey, RN, Grad Dip Clin Ep
Alfred Hospital
Lung Transplant Service, AIRMed
5th Floor, Commercial Road
Melbourne VIC  3004   AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61-3-9076-3829
Fax: 61-3-9076-8225
Email: b.levvey@alfred.org.au

INFECTIOUS DISEASES COUNCIL
Communications Workforce Leader

Vincent G. Valentine, MD
UTMB
5.112 John Sealy Annex
Route 0561, 301 University Blvd
Galveston, TX 77555-0561
Phone: 409-772-3115
Fax: 409-747-1901
Email: vgvalent@utmb.edu

PULMONARY TRANSPLANTATION COUNCIL
Communications Workforce Leader

Christine L. Lau, MD
University of Virginia Health System
Dept of Thoracic and CV Surgery
PO Box 800679
Charlottesville, VA 22908-0679
Phone: 434-924-8016
Fax: 434-243-6131
Email: cll2y@virginia.edu

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PEDIATRIC COUNCIL
Communications Workforce Leader

Anne I. Dipchand, MD
Hospital for Sick Children
Div of Cardiology, Rm 4516
555 University Ave.
Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8
CANADA
Phone: 416-813-6674
Fax: 416-813-7547
Email: anne.dipchand@sickkids.on.ca

PULMONARY HYPERTENSION COUNCIL
Communications Workforce Leader

Deborah J. Levine, MD
University of Texas Health Science Center @ San Antonio
7703 Floyd Curl Dr.
Dept of Surgery MC 7841
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone: 210-567-5616
Fax: 210-567-2877
Email: levinedj@uthscsa.edu

MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT COUNCIL
Communications Workforce Leader

Evgenij V. Potapov, MD
German Heart Institute
Augustenburger Platz 1
Dept of CT & Vascular Surgery
Berlin 73353
GERMANY
Phone: 49-30-4593-2065
Email: potapov@dhzb.de

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PATHOLOGY AND BASIC SCIENCE COUNCIL
Communications Workforce Leader

James B. Atkinson, MD, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Department of Pathology
21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37232-2561
Phone: 615-343-9576
Fax: 615-343-7023
Email: james.atkinson@vanderbilt.edu

EDUCATION COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE
Andrew Fisher, FRCP, PhD
Freeman Hospital
Dept of Cardiopulmonary Transplantation
Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7DN
UNITED KINGDOM
Phone: 44-192-233-6161
Fax: 44-192-213-1575
Email: a.j.fisher@ncl.ac.uk

STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE
David Weill, MD
Stanford University Medical Center
300 Pasteur Drive
Rm H3143
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone: 650-724-6795
Fax: 650-725-5489
Email: dweill@stanford.edu

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ISHLT LINKS NEWSLETTER EDITOR
David S. Feldman, MD
Minneapolis Heart Institute
920 East 28th Street
Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone: 612-863-3900
Fax: 612-863-1681
Email: dfeldman@mplsheart.com

JHLT EDITOR
Mandeep R. Mehra, MD
Univ of Maryland School of Medicine
Div of Cardiology, Room S3B06
22 South Greene Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-328-7716
Fax: 410-328-4382
Email: mmehra@medicine.umaryland.edu

AT LARGE MEMBERS

Cynthia S. Herrington, MD
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd
MS #66
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 323-361-4218
Fax: 323-361-3668
Email: CHerrington@chla.usc.edu

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Cedric D. Sheffield, MD
Tampa General Hospital
Florida Heart, Lung & Transplant Surgery
4 Columbia Dr, HMT, Ste 210
Tampa, FL 33606
Phone: 813-844-3228
Fax: 813-844-8105
Email: cdsheff@aol.com

Cynthia J. Gries, MD, MSc
University of Washington Medical Center
1959 N.E. Pacific, Campus Box 356175
Seattle, WA 98195-6522
Phone: 206-598-7946
Fax: 206-598-5305
Email: cderuit1@u.washington.edu

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COMMITTEE COMPOSITION
  • The Communications Committee shall consist of a Vice-Chair appointed by the President-Elect and a Chair who shall rotate into the position after serving as Vice-Chair.  Chair and Vice-Chair terms are one year each.
  • The leader of each Scientific Council Communications Workforce shall serve on the Committee.
  • A representative from the Education Committee and the Professional Standards and Guidelines Committee shall serve on the committee, such individuals to be selected by the Communications Committee Chair.
  • The Editor of the Newsletter and the Editor of the JHLT shall serve on the Committee.
  • The Committee Chair may appoint up to three at large committee members to serve one-year, renewable terms for the purpose of ensuring broad geographic representation on the Committee.
COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES
  1. Work with staff and the Society's communications firm to produce the quarterly ISHLT Newsletter (to include appointing an Editor).
  2. Work with the Scientific Program Chair, Program Committee, Development Committee, and Society's communications firm to produce the daily annual meeting coverage newsletter and the press releases associated with the Annual Meeting.
  3. Work with other ISHLT Committees, Council Taskforces, staff, and the Society's communications firm to plan and execute appropriate campaigns to inform the public and interested organizations about ISHLT standards and guidelines, educational activities, and other noteworthy Society events and activities.
  4. Establish and maintain liaisons with other related professional organizations in order to be aware of the programs and activities of those organizations that may impact ISHLT and/or transplantation and keep the Board, the Journal Editor, and the relevant committee chairs informed of those activities.
  5. Provide input to staff regarding content for the ISHLT website.
  6. Develop means to enhance Society communications with the members
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