Speaking assignments for individual meetings will be determined based on faculty availability. Speakers may be added or deleted at the discretion of the Program Director.
Louis J. Aronne, MD, FACP
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College
Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Director, Comprehensive Weight Control Program
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, NY
Christie M. Ballantyne, MD, FACC, FACP, FNLA
Diplomate, American Board of Clinical Lipidology
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Section of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine
Department of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Methodist DeBakey Heart Center
Houston, TX
Diplomate, American Board of Clinical Lipidology
Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC
Medical Director, Midwest Heart Disease Prevention Center
Interventional Cardiologist, Midwest Heart Specialists
Naperville, IL
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Loyola Stritch School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Diplomate, American Board of Clinical Lipidology
Robert H. Eckel, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes
Division of Cardiology
Charles A. Boettcher II Chair in Atherosclerosis
Program Director, Adult General Clinical Research Center
University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus
Director, Lipid Clinic, University Hospital
Aurora, CO
Diplomate, American Board of Clinical Lipidology
Anne C. Goldberg, MD, FACP, FAHA
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Diplomate, American Board of Clinical Lipidology
Peter H. Jones, MD, FACP
Co-Director, Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis Clinic
Medical Director, Weight Management Center
The Methodist Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Section of Atherosclerosis and Lipid Research
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Diplomate, American Board of Clinical Lipidology
Ralph La Forge, MSc
Managing Director
Duke Lipid Disorder Preceptorship Program
Department of Medicine
Duke University
Durham, NC
Diplomate, Accreditation Council for Clinical Lipidology
