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WLI Physician Leadership

WLI physician volunteers are Heart Rhythm Society members and non-members who work in both private practice and academic settings. They include respected leaders in the field of CCEP, women in their early or mid stage careers, and fellows-in-training. For more information, contact Kristen Downey, of the Heart Rhythm Society.

WLI Task Force

The WLI Task Force leads the initiative and coordinates the activities of the four WLI subgroups.

WLI Subgroups

Online Community Working Group
Mentoring Working Group
Speakers Bureau/Professional Venues Working Group
Training Working Group

For more information, click on the hyperlinks below each individual's name to be taken to her institutional page.

WLI Task Force

Anne B. Curtis, MD, FHRS, FACC, FAHA – Chair
University of South Florida, Tampa FL
http://health.usf.edu/medicine/cardio_crisp/faculty/curtis.html

Christine Albert, MD, MPH
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston MA
http://www.brighamandwomens.org/mdSearch/MedicalProfessionalDetail.aspx?MPR=116

Jane Chen, MD
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis MO
http://wuphysicians.wustl.edu/physician2.asp?PhysNum=2771

Jennifer Cummings, MD – Chair, Online Community Working Group
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland OH
http://www.clevelandclinic.org/staff/getstaff.asp?StaffId=6519

Erica Engelstein, MD, FACC
Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago IL
http://www.reshealth.org/findadoctor/doctor_details.cfm?id=3508

Robin Germany, MD
University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City OK
http://www.ouphysicians.com/finder/default.asp?Provider=D1AP0I2NC0&action=Provider%20Details

Taya V. Glotzer, MD, FACC
Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack NJ
www.humed.com

Ulrika (Riki) Birgersdotter-Green, MD – Chair, Mentoring Working Group
University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego CA
http://cardiology.ucsd.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=41

Jodie Hurwitz, MD, FACC
North Texas Heart Center, Dallas TX
http://www.nthc.com/staff/hurwitz.html

Rachel Lampert, MD, FACC – Chair, Speakers Bureau/Professional Venues Working Group
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven CT
http://www.ymg4mds.org/directory/profile.asp?dbase=dir_main&setsize=20&pict_id=2304240
http://www.med.yale.edu/intmed/cardio/faculty/lampert.html

Judith A. Mackall, MD, FHRS, FACC
University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland OH
http://www.uhhospitals.org/case/tabid/1577/phyID/864/Default.aspx

Kara J. Quan, MD, FACC, FACP
Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Campus, Cleveland OH
http://www.metrohealth.org/body.cfm?id=1524&oTopID=1524#Kara_Quan,_M.D.

Andrea M. Russo, MD, FACC – Chair, Training Working Group
Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, PA
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/cardio/faculty/russo.html

Vilma Torres, MD, FACC
Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda CA
http://lomalindahealth.org/services/heart-institute/for-patients-and-visitors/our-doctors/vilma-torres.html

Online Community Working Group

The goals of the WLI online community are to:

Create a dedicated platform off the HRS website to support all aspects of the WLI.
Be a convenient resource for career and professional development to women practicing, or interested in EP.
Facilitate interaction within the community of women.
Provide easy access to resources within and outside the Heart Rhythm Society.

The WLI website is targeted to women who are physician members of HRS, women PhDs, fellows in-training and all other women who are working or interested in the field of EP, including women in industry and medical students.

Jennifer Cummings, MD – Chair
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland OH

Heather Bloom, MD

Atlanta VA Medical Center, Atlanta GA

http://medicine.emory.edu/cardio/profile_highlights.cfm?id=10629

Elizabeth S. Kaufman, MD

MetroHealth/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH

http://www.metrohealth.org/body.cfm?id=1524&oTopID=1524#Elizabeth_Kaufman,_M.D.

Ilana Kutinsky, DO, FACC

Michigan Heart Group, Troy MI

http://www.mhgpc.com/profiles.htm#kutinsky

Andrea M. Russo, MD, FACC

Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, PA

http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/cardio/faculty/russo.html

Kimberly Selzman, MD

University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill NC

http://unccardiology.org/handler.cfm?event=practice,template&cpid=417

Sarah G. Taylor, MD

University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester NY

http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/directory/showProviderPage.cfm?prov_id=7397

Vilma Torres, MD, FACC

Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda CA

http://lomalindahealth.org/services/heart-institute/for-patients-and-visitors/our-doctors/vilma-torres.html

Mentoring Working Group

The goals of the WLI mentorship program are to:

Provide opportunities for women EPs to develop long-term mentoring relationships with experienced role models and successful senior members of the profession.
Recruit potential mentors and mentees.
Provide mentors and mentees with resources and support to develop mutually rewarding relationships.

The target audience for mentors are women EPs who have been practicing for five or more years, and for mentees, women ranging from medical school to 5 years out of training.

Ulrika (Riki) Birgersdotter-Green, MD – Chair
University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego CA
http://cardiology.ucsd.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=41

Kathleen Blake, MD, FACC
New Mexico Heart Institute, Albuquerque NM
http://www.nmhi.com/phys_abqcard.htm#BLAKE

Yong-Mei Cha, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN

Jane Chen, MD
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis MO
http://wuphysicians.wustl.edu/physician2.asp?PhysNum=2771

Zenaida Feliciano, MD
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles CA
http://www.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?id=458&action=detail&ref=15386

Jodie Hurwitz, MD, FACC
North Texas Heart Center, Dallas TX
http://www.nthc.com/staff/hurwitz.html

Elizabeth S. Kaufman, MD
MetroHealth/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH
http://www.metrohealth.org/body.cfm?id=1524&oTopID=1524#Elizabeth_Kaufman,_M.D.

Michelle Khoo, MD
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver CO

Judith A. Mackall, MD, FHRS, FACC
University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland OH
http://www.uhhospitals.org/case/tabid/1577/phyID/864/Default.aspx

Theofanie (Fania) Mela, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA
http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/doctor/Medical_Professional_Detail.asp?MPR=17652&ON=17955

Sudha Pai, MD, MRCP
Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda CA
http://lomalindahealth.org/services/heart-institute/for-patients-and-visitors/our-doctors/sudha-pai.html

Kara J. Quan, MD, FACC, FACP
Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Campus, Cleveland OH
http://www.metrohealth.org/body.cfm?id=1524&oTopID=1524#Kara_Quan,_M.D.

Cynthia Tracy, MD
George Washington University Medical Center, Washington DC
http://gwumc.photobooks.com/Profile.asp?start=&numrecs=10&last=&gender=&specialty=Medicine+-+Cardiology&keywords=&newlook=&pict_id=0927842

Jule Wetherbee, MD, FACC
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, Milwaukee WI
http://www.affinityhealth.org/WheatonFD/ProviderDetail.asp?id=522414

Speaker's Bureau/Professional Venues Working Group

The WLI Speakers Bureau is a database that is broadly defined to encompass women who are interested in speaking opportunities in areas of their expertise, as well as those who are seeking other types of professional venues such as grading abstracts or reviewing manuscripts. The goals of the WLI Speakers Bureau are to:

Increase the visibility and professional stature of women EPs.
Enhance access to professional venues within and outside the EP community.
Promote awareness and use of Speakers Bureau within HRS and selected external organizations, via mailings, electronic contacts and personal follow-up.
Monitor the bureau’s effectiveness by tracking the number of women who serve as faculty and in committee and other leadership positions within HRS and related organizations.

Rachel Lampert, MD, FACC – Chair
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven CT
http://www.ymg4mds.org/directory/profile.asp?dbase=dir_main&setsize=20&pict_id=2304240
http://www.med.yale.edu/intmed/cardio/faculty/lampert.html

Christine Albert, MD, MPH
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston MA
http://www.brighamandwomens.org/mdSearch/MedicalProfessionalDetail.aspx?MPR=116

Yong-Mei Cha, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN

Erica Engelstein, MD, FACC
Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago IL
http://www.reshealth.org/findadoctor/doctor_details.cfm?id=3508

Zenaida Feliciano, MD
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles CA
http://www.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?id=458&action=detail&ref=15386

Karen J. Friday, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto CA
http://cvmedicine.stanford.edu/faculty/friday.html

Robin Germany, MD
University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City OK
http://www.ouphysicians.com/finder/default.asp?Provider=D1AP0I2NC0&action=Provider%20Details

Taya V. Glotzer, MD, FACC
Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack NJ
www.humed.com

Jodie Hurwitz, MD, FACC
North Texas Heart Center, Dallas TX
http://www.nthc.com/staff/hurwitz.html

Elizabeth S. Kaufman, MD
MetroHealth/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH
http://www.metrohealth.org/body.cfm?id=1524&oTopID=1524#Elizabeth_Kaufman,_M.D.

Michelle Khoo, MD
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver CO

Christina Murray, MD
University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City OK

Cevher Ozcan, MD
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven CT

Lynda E. Rosenfeld, MD, FHRS
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven CT
www.med.yale.edu/intmed/cardio/faculty/rosenfeld.html

Deborah L. Wolbrette, M.D., FACC
Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Heart & Vascular Institute, Hershey PA
http://webapp.hmc.psu.edu/physdir/provider.cfm?id=dwolbrette

Training Working Group

The goals of the WLI Training Working Group are to:

Provide venues for professional and personal development and high-level networking outside the traditional medical meetings model.
Design and conduct non-medical professional development sessions at HRS meetings.
Seek opportunities to partner with non-HRS entities to provide non-medical training to women EPs and other women involved in all aspects of EP, including industry, government and associated healthcare professionals.

Andrea M. Russo, MD, FACC - Chair
Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, PA
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/cardio/faculty/russo.html

Heather Bloom, MD
Atlanta VA Medical Center, Atlanta GA
http://medicine.emory.edu/cardio/profile_highlights.cfm?id=10629

Ramandeep K. Brar, MD
Los Alamitos Cardiovascular, Los Alamitos CA
http://www.losalamitoscardiovascular.com/ups/bio_brar.html

Erica Engelstein, MD, FACC
Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago IL
http://www.reshealth.org/findadoctor/doctor_details.cfm?id=3508

Karen J. Friday, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto CA
http://cvmedicine.stanford.edu/faculty/friday.html

Patricia Guerrero, MD, FACC
Florida Hospital Cardiovascular Institute, Orlando FL
http://www.flheart.org/findPhysician/details.asp?physicianId=690&specialtyId=3&city=&lastName=

Jeanne Poole, MD
University of Washington, Seattle WA
http://depts.washington.edu/cardweb/faculty/member.php?view=45

Elizabeth (Tess) Saarel, MD
Primary Children’s Medical Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT
http://www.pedcardiology.utah.edu/team/doctors/cardiologists/Saarel.html