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

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

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

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

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
Stanford, CA

Teresa De Marco, MD
Director of Advanced Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension
Medical Director of Heart Transplantation
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

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

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

Daniel Grinnan, MD
Pulmonologist in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth Medical Center
Richmond, VA

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

Kristin B. Highland, MD, MSCR
Staff Physician, Pulmonary and Rheumatology Departments
Director, Rheumatic Lung Disease Program
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lana D. Melendres-Groves, MD
Medical Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program
Associate Professor, Dept. of Internal Medicine
Pulmonary and Critical Care Division
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM

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

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

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

Anjali Vaidya, MD, FACC, FASE, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, Pulmonary Hypertension, 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, PA

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

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, RI

R. James White, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology & Physiology
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

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 S. Berman Rosenzweig, MD
Professor of Pediatrics (in Medicine)
Columbia University Medical Center – New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, 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

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