Medical Advisors

Sister to Sister's medical advisory council is made up of this country's top researchers, healthcare providers, and policy makers. We bring together leaders in the field of women's heart health to strengthen the existing body of knowledge.

• David B. Abrams, PhD, Executive Director, Steven A. Schroeder National Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies, The American Legacy Foundation
• Roger Blumenthal, MD, FACC, FCCP, Director, Ciccarone Preventive Cardiology Center, The Johns Hopkins University
• Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, PhD, President, Institute of Medicine
• JoAnne M. Foody, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Cardiovascular Wellness Center at Brigham and Women’s/Faulkner Hospitals
• Sharonne N. Hayes, MD, FACC, Director, Mayo Clinic Women's Heart Clinic
• Martha Hill, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean, School of Nursing, The Johns Hopkins University
• Suzanne S. Hurd, PhD, Scientific Director, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
• Judy Lansing Kovler, PhD, Psychotherapist
• Marianne J. Legato, MD, FACP, Founder and Director, Partnership for Gender-Specific Medicine
• Claude J. Lenfant, MD, former director, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
• Edward J. Roccella, PhD, MPH, Former Coordinator, National High Blood Pressure Education Program, National Institutes of Health
• Rosalie Sagraves, PharmD, Dean, Chicago College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Walter Willett, MD, DrPH, Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health