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About the Authors
Jennifer H. Mieres, M.D., FACC, FASNC, FAHA, a native of Trinidad, West Indies, is an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Director of Nuclear Cardiology at The Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology at New York University School of Medicine. She is a nationally recognized expert in cardiovascular diseases in women and is routinely called upon by the media to comment on heart health. She has appeared in national and local media outlets on such programs as “20/20”, “Good Morning America”, “Today in New York”, “CBS Early Show”, “CNN” and many others. Dr. Mieres has appeared in recent documentaries for PBS entitled: “A Woman’s Heart,” exploring heart disease in women. (2001) and“A Call To Action: Women and Heart Disease” (2004). A graduate of Bennington College and Boston University School of Medicine, she is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, American College of Cardiology (ACC) , the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology(ASNC) and the American Heart Association(AHA) and is board certified in cardiovascular diseases and nuclear cardiology. She is a founding member and current President Elect of ASNC and in 2009 is slated to be the first female President of ASNC. Dr Mieres is actively involved in clinical cardiovascular research in women and is currently one of the lead investigators of a national study (The WOMEN Study) to determine the optimal non-invasive test for women with suspected heart disease. She has presented her research papers on cardiovascular disease in women at national and international conferences, and has been one of the distinguished faculty invited to scientific sessions of the ACC, AHA, ASNC and the International conference of Nuclear Cardiology. She chaired the AHA’s writing group on Imaging in women and is the lead author of the AHA’s 2005 scientific publication on Diagnostic testing for Women . She is an active volunteer for the AHA and is a national spokesperson, the chair of the organization’s national Cardiac Imaging Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology and was a member of the National Board of Directors (2004-2006). Dr. Mieres also serves on the Advisory Board for Womenheart (the national coalition for women living with heart disease). Dr Mieres is a recipient of the 2002 New York State Governor’s award for excellence and as a producer of the PBS documentary “A Woman’s Heart,” she was nominated for 2003 Emmy for Best documentary in the Health Science category at the 46th Annual New York Emmy Awards.
Dr. Jennifer Mieres Press Kit
Terri Ann Parnell began her professional career at St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York City as a critical care nurse. She is currently the Director of Education and Marketing for North Shore University Hospital, located in Manhasset, New York, where she is responsible for developing marketing and branding strategies for the patient care service lines. Ms. Parnell is a nursing graduate of St. Vincent’s Hospital School of Nursing in New York City. Her BSN was completed at Adelphi University in Garden City New York. Terri went on to complete her master’s degree in health care administration at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York where she also served as an adjunct professor. Terri is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in nursing at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Ms. Parnell lectures on patient education and women and heart disease. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the Health Care Education Association and is actively involved with the American Heart Association by whom she has been honored for her efforts in conjunction with the Long Island Heart Walk and the Go Red for Women Initiative. She has received nursing awards for excellence in research and patient and family education.
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