Steven H. Abman, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Heart Lung Center
University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado
Aurora

Nadine Al-Naamani, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Eric D. Austin, MD, MSCI
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Vanderbilt Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Program
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville

Raymond L. Benza, MD, FACC
Senior Faculty, Medicine
Mount Sinai Health System
New York

Stephen Chan, MD, PhD
Vitalant Chair in Vascular Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Director, Vascular Medicine Institute
Director, Center for Pulmonary Vascular Biology and Medicine
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC

Michael J. Cuttica, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University
Chicago

Vinicio A. de Jesus Perez, MD, FCCP, FAHA, ATSF
Associate Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, Stanford Translational Investigator Program
Stanford Adult Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic
Stanford University Medical Center
California

Hilary M. DuBrock, MD, DO, PhD
PH Program Director
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Minnesota

Jean M. Elwing, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of Cincinnati Health

Daniel Grinnan, MD
Medical director, PH Care Center, VCU Medical Center
Richmond, Virginia

Gustavo A. Heresi, MD, MSci
Section Head, Pulmonary Vascular Medicine
Cleveland Clinic

Russel Hirsch, MD
Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Service
Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s

Rachel Hopper, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California

Nicholas Kolaitis, MD, MAS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco

Dan Lachant, DO
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Director, URMC Pulmonary Hypertension Program
University of Rochester Medical Center

Matthew R. Lammi, MD, MSCR
Associate Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore

Peter Leary, MD, PhD
PHCC Program Co-Director
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle

Deborah J. Levine, MD
Clinical Professor, Medicine
Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Stanford Lung Transplant Program
California

Wes McConnell, MD
Pulmonologist at Norton Pulmonary Specialists
Louisville, Kentucky

Josanna M. Rodriguez-Lopez, MD
Director, Pulmonary Hypertension and CTEPH Program
Director, HHt Center
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston

Sandeep Sahay, MD, FCCP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Houston Methodist
Texas

Catherine Simpson, MD, MHS
Associate Program Director of Research
Associate Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore

Roxana Sulica, MD
Associate Professor
NYU Langone Health
New York

Thenappan Thenappan, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis

Anjali Vaidya, MD, FACC, FASE, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, PH, Right Heart Failure and CTEPH Program
Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Fellowship
Associate Program Director, Cardiology Fellowship
Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Philadelphia

Nidhy Varghese, MD
Medical Director, Texas Children’s Hospital Pulmonary Hypertension Center Associate Professor of Pediatrics in Pulmonology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Corey E. Ventetuolo, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Health Services, Policy, and Practice, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Associate Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Center
Medical Director, Adult Extracorporeal Life Support Program
Director of Clinical Research, Pulmonary Division
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence

Tisha Kivett, RN, BSN, AMB-BC
Chair-Elect, PH Professional Network
Pediatric PH Coordinator
Riley Hospital for Children
Indiana University Health
Indianapolis, IN

Melissa Magness, MSN, APRN, CNP-AC
Chair, PH Professional Network
Nurse Practitioner
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati, OH

The SLC Research Committee was created to support PHA’s mission to advance PH research for both patient and professional communities.

Steven H. Abman, MD
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO

Todd Bull, MD, immediate past chair
University of Colorado
Denver, CO

Eric D. Austin, MD, MSCI
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Vinicio A. de Jesus Perez, MD, chair
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, CA

Tim Lahm, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN

Nidhy Varghese, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Corey E. Ventetuolo, MD, MS
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, RI

David B. Badesch, MD
Professor of Medicine
Clinical Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Center
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Aurora, CO

Erika Berman Rosenzweig, MD
William Russell McCurdy Physician-in-Chief & Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital
Adult and Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Programs
Chair, Dept of Pediatrics at New York Medical College
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at NYMC
Valhalla, NY

Bruce Brundage, MD
Professor of Medicine Emeritus
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Bend, OR

Murali M. Chakinala, MD, FCCP
Professor of Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
St. Louis, MO

Richard N. Channick, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

C. Gregory Elliott, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Utah School of Medicine
Murray, UT

Karen A. Fagan, MD
Chief of Pulmonology, Critical Care
Professor of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL

Anna R. Hemnes, MD
Professor, Chair
Department of Medicine
Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Co-Director, Vanderbilt Pulmonary Circulation Center

Michael D. McGoon, MD
Professor Emeritus of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Vallerie V. McLaughlin, MD
Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program
Kim A. Eagle, MD, Endowed Professor in Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Michigan CVC Cardiovascular Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI

Ronald J. Oudiz, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Liu Center for Pulmonary Hypertension
LA Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor – UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, CA