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Dr. Erin D. Michos is a Professor of Medicine within the Division of Cardiology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, with joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is the Director of Women's Cardiovascular Health and the Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology within the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Michos is an internationally known expert in Preventive Cardiology and Women’s Health, having authored >700 publications and 11 book chapters. Her research involves (1) Women’s Cardiovascular Health; (2) Lipids and Lipid management; (3) Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic and Obesity disease management (4) Coronary artery calcium, inflammation and biomarkers of cardiovascular risk. She is the co-Editor-in-Chief for the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. She is Co-Director of the IMPACT Center (Improving Participation Among Diverse Populations in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials) at Johns Hopkins, funded by the American Heart Association (AHA). She is a co-investigator in several NIH-funded studies including the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities cohorts. She has served as the Training Director for four AHA Strategic Focused Research Networks. She has mentored over 60 individuals and the recipient of 2 mentoring awards. Additionally, she was the recipient of the Nanette Wegner Award for Women’s Health Medical Leadership by the Women Heart Organization and the Donna Vogel Women’s Health Champion Award by Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Michos completed medical school at Northwestern University, Internal Medicine residency and Cardiology fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and a Masters of Health Science degree at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Michos is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Edema. Her top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Vitamin D Deficiency, Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Thrombectomy.

Farooq Sheikh is a Cardiologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Sheikh is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Edema. His top areas of expertise are Sarcoidosis, Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation.

Mark Hofmeyer, MD, is Program Director of the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship Program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Medical Director of the Advanced Heart Failure IMC, and Associate Professor of Medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. He is board certified in cardiovascular disease, advanced heart failure, and transplant cardiology. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, the Heart Failure Society of America.As an advanced heart failure cardiologist, Dr. Hofmeyer has developed a specialized and unique skill set in the care he provides for patients with advanced heart failure - the final, common pathway of all heart disease. Dr. Hofmeyer started his career in clinical research at the University of Michigan. After completing a master's degree, he completed his medical degree at the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. Dr. Hofmeyer went on to Miami to complete his internship and residency training in internal medicine at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. He continued on at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital to complete fellowships in cardiovascular disease and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology.Dr. Hofmeyer has strong clinical and research interests in the genetics of dilated cardiomyopathy. He is a senior member of the DCM Consortium, a multisite investigator group which conducts. Dr. Hofmeyer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Edema. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy.