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The Board of Governors Steering Committee discusses issues and concerns as identified by ACC governors and establishes a process within the existing College structure to encourage constructive resolution of these issues and concerns. It plans interesting and innovative Board of Governors' meetings based on identified BOG issues and concerns, addresses strategic planning for the BOG, administers the annual governors-elect election as described in Article VI, Section 1, of the College Bylaws, and encourages and stimulates interaction between the BOG and chapters and the BOG and the Board of Trustees. This committee shall consist of the chair of the BOG, who serves as chair, the immediate past chair of the BOG, the chair-elect of the BOG and five other governors appointed by the chair of the BOG. These member-governors will serve a two-year term (at which time their term as an ACC governor will have expired).
The Board of Governors Steering Committee meets on the second Tuesday of every month by conference call from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm Eastern time. Feel free to contact any BOG SC member if you have any ideas you wish discussed.
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John Gordon Harold, M.D., F.A.C.C. 2009- 2010, California , Chair
John Gordon Harold is the Immediate Past Chief of Staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He is an Attending Physician in the Division of Cardiology and Clinical Professor of Medicine in the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Harold was named Chief of Staff at Cedars-Sinai in 2004, a position he held for two years. He previously served as Vice Chief of Staff, Secretary of the Medical Staff, and Clinical Chief of Medicine and Cardiology.
The first-generation son of Irish immigrants, John and Ann Harold, Dr. Harold was born in California but grew up in New York City. He attended the Sophie Davis Center for Biomedical Education at the City College of New York receiving a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences. He obtained his medical degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dr. Harold then entered a three year Internal Medicine residency at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City under the direction of Dr. Richard Gorlin. During his tenure at Mt. Sinai, Dr. Harold was privileged to work with many of the founding fathers of the ACC, including Dr. Simon Dack. After completing his internal medicine training, he went to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in 1982 to complete a fellowship in cardiology under the direction of his mentor, Dr. Jeremy (HJC) Swan. Dr. Harold formerly joined the Cedars-Sinai Medical staff in 1985 and began his practice in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases. He was named Cedars-Sinai Alumnus of the Year in 2005. Dr. Harold serves on the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Board of Directors. He also serves as the President of the ACC California Chapter and as Governor for Southern California. He is a member of the Board of Directors of numerous organizations including the Los Angeles affiliate of the American Heart Association, Save A Heart Foundation, the Heart Fund at Cedars-Sinai, and the UCLA Clinical Faculty Association. Dr. Harold is certified by the ABIM in cardiovascular disease, critical care medicine, geriatrics and internal medicine. He was elected to the Board of Directors of the ABIM in 2006. Whether to raise funds in support of programs at Cedars-Sinai or to raise money for the American Heart Association, Dr. Harold has chaired or co-chaired numerous fundraising events over the past two decades. He chaired the 2003 AHA Awards Gala honoring Dr. Jeremy Swan and Dr. William Ganz and the 2006 Los Angeles AHA Heart Awards Gala. He co-chaired the Cedars-Sinai Save A Heart Foundation Galas from 1999-2002. Dr. Harold is President-Elect of the Los Angeles County Division of the American Heart Association. He received the American Heart Association Passion of the Heart Award in 2007
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Jane E. Schauer, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.C., 2009-2010, New Mexico , Immediate Past Chair
Jane Schauer received her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire in Nursing. She worked as a neonatal intensive care nurse, specializing in infants with congenital heart disease, and later became director of an adult inpatient cardiac rehabilitation program.
Dr. Schauer went on to receive her PhD in exercise physiology in 1990 from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, specializing in exercise biochemistry. Research was conducted at the University of Wisconsin Enzyme Institute under the guidance of Vilas Professor of Biochemistry, Henry Lardy, a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Summer research funding was provided by the National Institutes of Health.
Dr Schauer attended medical school at the University of Wisconsin - Madison funded by the school's MD/PhD program. She went on to complete Internal Medicine Residency and Cardiology Fellowship at Wisconsin as well.
For the past eight years, Dr. Schauer has been a member of the Presbyterian Heart Group in Albuquerque, New Mexico specializing in non-invasive cardiology. Dr Schauer started the Adult Congenital Clinic in New Mexico in conjunction with Pediatric Cardiology Associates.
Dr. Schauer is the ACC Governor from New Mexico. She has been instrumental in starting an official ACC Chapter in that state. In addition to serving on the BOG Steering Committee, she is currently Immediate-past chair for the Board of Governors and, in that capacity, serves on the Executive Committee and the BOT.
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Richard J. Kovacs, M.D., F.A.C.C., 2008 - 2010, Indiana, Chair-Elect
Dr. Richard Kovacs is Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology. He is a clinical cardiologist and serves as the Clinical Director for the Division of Cardiology at Indiana University. He has a special interest in the cardiac safety of non-cardiac drugs. Dr. Kovacs received his BA from the University of Chicago in 1976 and his MD from the University of Cincinnati in 1980. He was a resident in Internal Medcine at the Indiana University School of Medicine from 1980-1982 and a cardiology fellow at IU from 1982-1985. He served as both Chief Medical Resident and Chief Cardiology Fellow at IU. He joined the IU Cardiology faculty in 1986. In 1990 he accepted a position as Director of Medical Research at Methodist Hospital of Indiana, and practiced clinical cardiology with Storer Schmidt and Associates.
In 2000, he moved to Eli Lilly and Company as Senior Clinical Research Physician where he focused on the assessment of drug safety. He returned to the full time IU faculty in 2003, and continues to consult for Lilly and other organizations interested in drug safety. Dr. Kovacs has been a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology since 1987. He currently serves as Councillor for the central region of the Indiana Chapter of the ACC. He has served on the National ACC ECG/Pacemaker Committee and chaired various sessions at the ACC Annual Scientific Sessions. He was clinical chair of the International Life Sciences / Health and Environmental Sciences Institute QT study group. Locally, he serves on the hospital Peer Review Committee and Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. He has published extensively on the topic of basic cardiac electrophysiology, with a recent emphasis on the ECG evaluation of non-cardiac drugs for proarrhythmia potential.
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José Rivera Del Río, M.D., F.A.C.C., 2008 - 2010, Puerto Rico
Dr. José Rivera Del Río, FACC, (1997) is certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, (2000) and a Fellow of the Society of Geriatric Cardiology (FSGC); and also a registered diagnostic cardiac sonographer (RDCS). He has taught courses to physicians, nurses and residents, on topics of EKG, coronary care, echocardiography and physical examination; and has given a complete cardiology course for Internal Medicine residents. He has been the first author of ten publications on topics related to echocardiography, thrombolysis, clinical diagnosis, EKG and HIV infection; and is the collaborator in five: In journals of Puerto Rico and abroad. He has been in several positions of leadership, medical and administrative: Director of Internal Medicine Department, CCU, Cardiovascular Lab., Quality Assurance Committee, Pharmacy committee. He also has been a Medical Director, Medical Faculty President and Utilization Committee President.
Currently he is Assistant Professor of Medicine at the UCCEM and the Ramón Ruíz Arnau Hospital. At present he is Chief Cardiology Section HIMA-San Pablo Bayamón Hospital. He is affiliated to professional organizations, among which are the Societies of Geriatric Cardiology, Echocardiography, AMA, ACP; and Puerto Rico Medical Association. Doctor Rivera has also offered conferences at the local ACP, at the Puerto Rico Cardiology Congress, several AIDS Symposia, and hospital Faculty meetings and also presented a poster presentation (in Washington, DC) on the echocardiogram in AIDS patients. He has attended regularly all the local ACP, ACC, Puerto Rico Cardiology Society, and the United States, American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology meetings, and has taken many post graduate courses abroad.
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Michael Widmer, M.D., F.A.C.C., 2008 - 2010, Oregon
Michael (Mike) Widmer is an active member of the Oregon Chapter of the ACC, and currently serves on the Board of Directors. He will be serving as Co-chair of the 2006 Oregon Cardiovascular Symposium. Mike is a partner and cardiologist with The Cardiology Group in Bend. Mike received his BS in Biology from the University of Portland in 1986 and MD from OHSU in 1990. He completed his postgraduate training and Fellowship in cardiology at Dartmouth 1990-1996. He completed Board Certification in Cardiology in 1997. An Oregon native, Mike returned to his home state in 2001 to join The Cardiology Group after five years of private practice near Boise, ID. He specializes in non-invasive imaging and is Board certified in Echocardiography and Nuclear Cardiology. Mike has a special interest in Congestive Heart Failure and also runs the Pulmonary Hypertension clinic. He is involved in multiple research studies. He is the medical director of the Cardiac Rehabilitation program at St. Charles Medical Center. In his free time Mike enjoys fly-fishing, running, cycling, and Nordic skiing. Mike and his wife of 15 years, Jane, are proud parents of three active boys. Michael (13), Jack (10), and Teddy (9) are avid ski racers and soccer players. |
Oscar R. Jenkins, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.C., 2009 - 2011, North Carolina
Oscar R. Jenkins, Jr., is a graduate of the Medical College of Georgia. He completed his internship and residency at the University of Alabama Hospitals and in 1989 was awarded the Aesculapian Award for clinical excellence by the department of medicine there. His fellowship was completed at The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. He has held positions as a clinical instructor of medicine at UTHSC and assistant professor of medicine for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Since 1992 he has been practicing invasive and non-invasive cardiology in Asheville, North Carolina. In this practice of 30 adult and pediatric cardiologists he serves on the finance and executive committees, and has been the director of compliance and billing since he established a compliance program there in 1999. He has been an active member of the North Carolina state chapter of the ACC. He served two consecutive elected terms as councilor for the western region of the state, and is currently serving his second appointed term as the secretary/treasurer of the chapter. Since 1999 he has attended all annual NC/SC meetings, and has attended nearly every state ACC leadership meeting and retreat.
J. Christian Higgins, M.D., F.A.C.C., 2009 - 2011, Vermont
J. Chris Higgins attended the University of Richmond and graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – Rutgers’ Medical School, Camden in 1988. Dr. Higgins completed his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine and his Cardiovascular and Interventional Cardiovascular Fellowships at the University of Vermont. He is presently the Chairman of the Department of Medicine, the Director of Cardiology and the Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at his primary hospital, The Rutland Regional Medical Center. Dr. Higgins is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine (part-time faculty) at The University of Vermont. He is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease, Added Qualifications in Interventional Cardiology and Nuclear Cardiology.
Thad F. Waites, M.D., F.A.C.C.. 2009 - 2011, Mississippi
Thad Waites practices clinical cardiology with emphasis on interventional cardiology. His practice is with the Hattiesburg Clinic. r. Waites graduated from University of Mississippi Medical School. His internship was at Emory University, Grady Hospital. Internal medical residency was completed at University of Colorado. This occurred after active duty as a flight surgeon with the US Navy Reserve. After practicing Internal Medicine for two years at Ochsner Clinic, he went to Emory University, for chief residency under Dr. J. Willis Hurst and for cardiology fellowship. He then joined the cardiology staff at Ochsner and worked there for 8 years. During that time, he was recognized as Teacher of the Year. He moved to Hattiesburg and the Hattiesburg Clinic in 1987. While in Hattiesburg, he has been President of the Medical Staff for two terms. He was President of the Mississippi Affiliate of the American Heart Association. He was President of the Southeastern Affiliate of the American Heart Association for two terms. He has been Vice President of Hattiesburg Clinic. And, he is Director of the cath lab of Forrest General Hospital. His clinical research interest is currently in the field of CT Imaging.
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