Committee Chair
Rita Redberg, MD, MSC
Professor of Medicine
UCSF School of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
University of California, San Francisco Medical Center
Acting Committee Vice Chair
Alan Hirsch, MD
Director
Vascular Medicine
Quality Outcomes and Population Health
Professor of Medicine
Epidemiology and Community Health
Cardiovascular Division
University of Minnesota Medical School
MEDCAC Members
Salvador Cruz-Flores, MD, MPH
Professor and Founding Chairman
Department of Neurology
Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Michael J. Fisch, MD, MPH, FACP
National Medical Director
Medical Oncology
AIM Specialty Health
Fred Kobylarz MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Geriatric Medicine
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Marcel Salive, MD, MPH
Medical Officer
National Institute on Aging
National Institute of Health
Art Sedrakyan, MD, PhD
Professor of Healthcare Policy and Research
Director
Patient-Centered Comparative Effectiveness
MDEpiNet Science and Infrastructure Center
Weill Cornell Medical College
Cornell University
Jodi B. Segal, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine
Department of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Julie Ann Swain, MD
Vice Chair for Clinical Performance
Director of Clinical Research
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York City
Director, Center for Medical Devices (CMeD) at Mount Sinai Heart
Diana Zuckerman, PhD
President
National Center for Health Research
Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund
Representatives
Eileen Hsich, MD
Associate Medical Director
Cardiology Department, Heart Failure
Heart Transplant Program
Cleveland Clinic
Lynne Warner Stevenson, MD
Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Division
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Industry Representative
Adi Renbaum, MBA
Principal/Owner
ANR Consulting, LLC
Guest Panel Members
Elise Berliner, PhD
Director
Technology Assessment Program
Center for Outcomes and Evidence
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Patrice Desvigne-Nickens, MD
Medical Officer
Heart Failure and Arrhythmias Branch Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, MACC, FAHA
Vice Dean, Diversity & Inclusion
Magerstadt Professor of Medicine
Professor of Medical Social Sciences
Chief, Division of Cardiology
Northwestern University, Feinberg
School of Medicine
Associate Director
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Bram Zuckerman, MD
Director
FDA Division of Cardiovascular Devices Office of Device Evaluation
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Invited Guest Speakers
Philip B. Adamson, MD, MSc, FACC
Medical Director and Vice President
Global Research and Development
Abbott
Larry A. Allen, MD, MHS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director
Advanced Heart Failure
John D. Carroll, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Director, Interventional Cardiology
University of Colorado Hospital
William Lawrence, MD
Associate Director
Clinical Effectiveness and Decision Science
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Ileana L. Piña, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Epidemiology and Population Health
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Associate Chief
Academic Affairs Cardiology
Montefiore Medical Center
CMS Liaison
Joseph Chin, MD
Deputy Director
Coverage and Analysis Group
Executive Secretary
Maria Ellis
Coverage and Analysis Group