CSA Faculty
The Cardiology Summer Academy (CSA) is directed by Dr. Martha Gulati, MD, FACC, and Megan Faurot, MEd. There are over 35 healthcare professionals, educators, and medical students who are involved in the successful delivery of CSA. The CSA faculty are committed to developing learning experiences and working with the participants to share their knowledge and experience in the field of cardiology and cardiovascular health.
| First Name |
Last Name |
Position | Department | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade | Anderson | Emergency Response and Safety Consultant | NA | Emergency Care Consultants |
| Donna | Blecher | Clinical Nutrition Manager | Clinical Nutrition/Food & Nutrition | Northwestern Memorial Hospital & Morrison Management Specialists |
| Robert | Bonow |
Max and Lilly Goldberg Distinguished Professor of Cardiology Chief of Cardiology |
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Mercedes | Carnethon | Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine | Department of Preventive Medicine | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Jennifer | Cleary |
Advance Practice Nurse Lipid & Metabolic Disorders Clinic |
Division of Cardiology | Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation |
| Scott | Dahlin | General Manager Fresh Market Prentice | ||
| Jocelyn | Davis | Personal Trainer/Owner of Akemi Fitness | Akemi Fitnes | |
| Kate | Dean | Medical School Student | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | |
| Vicki | Fahey | Advanced Practice Nurse | Division of Patient Care Services | Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
| Megan | Faurot | Director of Education Programs | Institute for Women's Health Research | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Martha | Gulati |
Associate Director of the Center for Women’s Cardiovascular Health Assistant Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine |
Department of Medicine Division of Cardiology Department of Preventive Medicine Center for Women’s Cardiovascular Health at the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of NMH |
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
| Joe | Hernandez | Executive Chef | ||
| Priya | Kansal | Heart Failure/ Heart Transplant Fellow | Division of Cardiology | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Liviu | Klein | Director, Heart Failure Device Program (as of July 1, 2009) | Medicine/ Cardiology | Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of the Northwestern Memorial Hospital/ Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Priya | Kohli | Cardiology Fellow | Division of Cardiology | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Anne | Leavell | Registered Dietitian | Division of Cardiology and Lifestyle Medicine | Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Richard | Lee | Assistant Professor | Department of Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Division | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Katie | Long |
Science Teacher Department Coordinator |
Science | Young Women's Leadership Charter School |
| Douglas | Losordo | Director, Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute | Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Ashley | Lyon | Clinical Exercise Physiologist | Cardiology | Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation |
| Kameswari | Maganti | Eileen M. Foell Professor of Heart Research |
Division of Cardiology Cardiac Rehabilitation Program |
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
| Chris | Malaisrie | Professor of Medicine | Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute | Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
| Veronica | McClosky | Assistant Professor | Division of Cardiology | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Mary | Navarrette | Pacemaker Nurse | Division of Cardiology | Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation |
| Jennifer | O'Leary | Heart Transplant Coordinator | Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute | Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
| Patricia | Petrow | Director of Talent Acquisition and Development | Human Resources | TransUnion |
| Vera | Rigolin |
Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology Associate Medical Director of the Center for Women's Cardiovascular Health of the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute |
Division of Cardiology | Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Jomarie | Riveria | Medical School Student | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | |
| Sarah | Rodriguez | Medical School Student | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | |
| Melissa | Shryock | Physician Assistant | ||
| Dina | Sparano | Cardiology Fellow | Department of Medicine | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Carly | Stewart | Medical School Student | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | |
| Ranya | Sweis | Cardiology Fellow | Division of Cardiology | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Rita | Szymanski | Clinical Coordinator, Cardiovascular Rehabilitation | Cardiac Rehabilitation | Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
| Elisabeth | Verseput | Medical School Student | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | |
| Tahitia | Young | Division Assistant | Institute for Healthcare Studies and General Internal Medicine | Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Lisa | Zickuhr | Medical School Student | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
