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About the NAAC Council

The National Anemia Action Council, Inc. (NAAC) is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit corporation comprised of anemia experts who are leading physicians in a variety of specialties. NAAC experts are available for interview with reporters and writers. To schedule an interview, please contact Susan Geiger at (414) 225-0138 or sgeiger@anemia.org.

To learn more about our experts, visit the NAAC Council Members listing, complete with each members' specialty, biography and current professional and academic positions.

Executive Committee

President
Lodovico Balducci, MD
Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Specialty: Geriatrics, Oncology

Vice President / President Elect
Richard K. Spence, MD
Senior Vice President, Clinical Affairs
Infonalé, Inc.
Specialty: Vascular Surgery

Immediate Past President
Allen R. Nissenson, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean
Director, Dialysis Program
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Specialty: Nephrology

Secretary/Treasurer
Andrew Artz, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Pritzker School of Medicine
University of Chicago
Specialty: Hematology

At-Large Member
William B. Ershler, MD
Senior Investigator, Deputy Clinical Director
National Institute on Aging, NIH
Director, Institute for
Advanced Studies in Aging
Specialty: Geriatrics, Oncology

At-Large Member
Aryeh Shander, MD, FCCM, FCCP
Chief, Department of Anesthesiology
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Specialty: Anesthesiology, Critical Care

Members

Inder Anand, MD, FRCP, DPHIL Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota Medical School
Director, Heart Failure Program
VA Medical Center, Minneapolis
Specialty: Cardiology

Jeffrey S. Berns, MD
Professor of Medicine
Acting Chief, Renal-Electrolyte and
Hypertension Division
Director, Renal Fellowship Program
University of Pennsylvania
Specialty: Nephrology

Richard D. Brasington, MD
Professor of Medicine and Clinical Director
Fellowship Program Director
Division of Rheumatology
Washington University, St. Louis
Specialty: Rheumatology

Paul W. Crawford, MD
Adjunct Professor
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Partner, Associates in Nephrology
Specialty: Nephrology

Arnold J. Friedman, MD
Chairman, Department of
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Beth Israel Medical Center
Specialty: Obstetrics, Gynecology

Daniel E. Furst, MD
Pearson Professor of Rheumatology
Director of Therapeutic Research
Division of Rheumatology
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Specialty: Rheumatology

Wayne Levy, MD
Associate Professor Medicine/Cardiology
Medical Director, Cardiovascular Clinic
University of Washington
Specialty: Cardiology

Janet B. McGill, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Washington University, St. Louis
Attending Consultant
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Specialty: Endocrinology

Lillian M. Nail, PhD, RN, FAAN
Rawlinson Dist. Professor of Nursing
Senior Scientist, School of Nursing
OHSU Cancer Institute
Oregon Health & Science University
Specialty: Cancer Treatment

Jerry L. Spivak, MD Professor of Medicine and Director, Center
for Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Specialty: Hematology

Lloyd P. Van Winkle, MD
Family Physician - Medina Valley Practice
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Family Medicine - UTHS
Specialty: Family Practice

Bradley A. Warandy, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Associate Chairman, Dept. of Pediatrics
Chief Section of Pediatric Nephrology
Director, Dialysis and Transplantation
Children's Mercy Hospital
Specialty: Pediatric Nephrology

Roslyn Yomtovian, MD
Adjunct Professor, School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
National Quality Scholar Fellow
Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland
Specialty: Pathology, Blood Bank and
Transfusion Medicine