Clinical & Specialist Advisory Panel
Our Clinical and Specialist Advisory Panel (CSAP) is a group of leading global experts, representing interdisciplinary fields of cardiovascular disease, who support the Global Heart Hub in helping to ensure that evidence-based knowledge underlies our efforts to achieve the best possible outcomes for those living with heart diseases.
Prof Ariane Vieira Scarlatelli Macedo
Professor of Medicine, Santa Casa de São Paulo School of Medicine,
São Paulo, Brazil;Chair of cardio-oncology service
at Americas Health Group
About Prof Ariane Vieira Scarlatelli Macedo
Ariane Vieira Scarlatelli Macedo, MD, MHS, PhD is a professor of Medicine at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Santa Casa de São Paulo, Brazil, Medical Chair of Cardio-Oncology, Cardiomyopathy, and Valvular Heart Disease Clinics at Santa Casa de São Paulo, Vice-President of the Brazilian Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis (2023-2024), Member of the Clinical and Specialist Advisory Panel (CSAP) at Global Heart Hub and Ex-officio member of the 2024-2026 Board of the European Society of Cardiology Council on Cardio-Oncology.
Dr Macedo is a recognised cardiologist with a Master’s in Health Sciences from the Federal University of Minas Gerais and a Ph.D. in Translational Medicine from the Federal University of São Paulo. She is an expert in cardio-oncology, cardiovascular complications of cancer treatments, heart failure, valvular heart disease, thrombosis, and amyloidosis. Dr Macedo has led significant advancements in cardio-oncology, serving as the Scientific Director of the Cardio-Oncology Study Group at the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and coordinating the establishment of Latin America’s first Center of Excellence in Cardio-Oncology at Samaritano Hospital, São Paulo, which received the International Cardio-Oncology Society’s Gold Seal of Excellence in 2022.
She is a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (2019) and currently serves as an ex-officio member of the 2024-2026 Board of the ESC Council on Cardio-Oncology, contributing to research, education, and knowledge dissemination aimed at reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease through a multidisciplinary approach involving oncology, haematology, and cardiology.
Dr Macedo is also certified by the International Cardio-Oncology Society (2021) and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology CardioOncology. She is dedicated to advancing cardiovascular health through leadership, research, and education.
Prof David Wood
Emeritus Professor of Cardiology, Imperial College London, UK;
Emeritus Professor of Cardiology,
University of Galway, Ireland
About Prof David Wood
Prof Wood is a Cardiologist committed to prevention of cardiovascular disease and holds joint emeritus academic appointments at Imperial College London and the University of Galway.
He has contributed to international policy and guidelines on cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention through the World Health Organisation, World Heart Federation and the European Society of Cardiology. He was a founder and President of the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, a Board member of the European Society of Cardiology and most recently President of the World Heart Federation (2017-18).
He is the principal investigator for the ASPIRE and EUROASPIRE studies across 27 European countries, evaluating standards of preventive cardiology practice in hospital and primary care. He led the EUROACTION and EUROACTION+ trials in preventive cardiology evaluating nurse-led models of preventive care in hospital and general practice across 8 European countries, and the principals of EUROACTION were incorporated in the Imperial College NHS Cardiovascular Health MyAction programme for the NHS and subsequently the Croi Heart and Stroke Centre in Galway in the west of Ireland.
He works for the National Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health at the University of Galway to support the development of research in all aspects of cardiovascular prevention and health, and to contribute to innovative service development in secondary and primary prevention of CVD. He is Senior Editor of the European Society of Cardiology Textbook of Preventive Cardiology and also founded the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (now European Journal of Preventive Cardiology) and served as the first Joint Editor-in-Chief.
Prof Fausto Pinto
Professor of Cardiology, University of Lisbon;
Head of Cardiology Department and of Heart and Vascular Department,
Santa Maria University Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
About Prof Fausto Pinto
Prof Pinto is a Full Professor of Cardiology at Lisbon School of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal and Head of the Cardiology Department and of the Heart and Vascular Department of Santa Maria University Hospital, CHULN E.P.E, Lisbon, Portugal.
He graduated at Lisbon University Medical School, Portugal in 1984, did his cardiology training at University Hospital Santa Maria in Lisbon and Stanford University Medical Center, CA, USA, where he was also Faculty. He was the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (2015-2022), Full Professor of Cardiology, Head of Heart and Vascular Department of Santa Maria University Hospital/CHULN, Immediate Past-President of the World Heart Federation (WHF) (2021-2022), National Coordinator of the Medical Schools Council (2018-2020), President of the Executive Board of the Lisbon Academic Medical Centre (2019-21), Past-President of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) (2014-16), Past-President of the European Association of Echocardiography (EAE) (2002-04), President of Cardiovascular Center of University of Lisbon (CCUL).
He is Consulting Editor and Member of the Editorial Board of several international peer-reviewed journals and honorary member of several international scientific societies and academic centers. He published over 600 indexed articles. Main areas of interest are global health, digital health, ischemic heart disease, heart failure, anticoagulation and cardiovascular imaging, with particular interest in the use of ultrasound in cardiology and has pioneered the use of intravascular ultrasound in the study of graft atherosclerosis.
Prof Iacopo Olivotto
Chief of Cardiology Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence;
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine,
University of Florence, Italy
About Prof Iacopo Olivotto
Prof Olivotto is Chief of Cardiology at Meyer Children Hospital and Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Florence, Italy. During the previous two decades, he has worked as a Cardiologist in the Cardiology department of Careggi University Hospital in Florence, where he served as Head of the Cardiomyopathy Unit for over 10 years. He has authored over 300 publications in international peer-review journals and has played a role in designing and executing clinical trials on innovative therapies for genetic heart diseases, principally hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). He remains focused on various clinical and translational aspects of pediatric and adult cardiomyopathies and rare cardiac diseases.
Dr Janine Eckstein
Assistant Professor at the University of Saskatchewan;
Medical Director, Structural Heart Program,
Saskatoon and Northern SK, Canada
About Dr Janine Eckstein
Dr Eckstein is an Interventional Cardiologist in Saskatoon, SK, Canada. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Saskatchewan and the Medical Director of the Structural Heart program for Saskatoon and Northern SK. She completed her Internal Medicine and Cardiology training in Saskatoon prior to completing an Interventional Cardiology fellowship at St Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. In addition, she is Treasurer for the Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology, and a member of the Saskatchewan Heart and Stroke Foundation Provincial Board and of the CCS Heart Valve Disease Working Group.
Prof John Gordon Harold
Professor of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute and David Geffen School of Medicine,
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
About Prof John Gordon Harold
Prof Harold, MD, MACC, MACP, FESC, FRCPI (Hon), FRCP (Hon/London), FICS (Hon), FCSI, FIASC, FCCP, FAHA, served as the 62nd President of the American College of Cardiology between 2013-2014. He continues to serve as a global international ambassador for the College. He has been active in global advocacy and served as the founding Chair of the World Heart Federation Partner’s Council in 2016 and was a member of the Board of Directors of the World Heart Federation. He has represented the ACC at numerous events sponsored by the World Health Organization in Geneva and New York and testified for the ACC at the United Nations General Assembly hearing on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
In 2022, Prof Harold received the American College of Cardiology International Service Award. He received the Cedars-Sinai Master Clinician Award in December 2022 and he was honoured with the California ACC Lifetime Achievement Award in December 2022. He served as the national chair for ACC’s Campaign for the Future – a $12 million campaign to transform the core of the cardiovascular profession and ensure future cardiovascular professionals are equipped to drive change and better meet the needs of patients heading into the future.
Prof Harold is the Co Editor-in-Chief of ACC’s flagship Magazine Cardiology. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, geriatric medicine and critical care medicine. He previously served as Chief of Staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Prof Harold is Professor of Medicine at the Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute and was Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1994-2023. He is a member of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center voluntary clinical faculty and is an attending physician at the Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute. He was the architect of ACC’s digital strategy and International Twinning Program which evolved into the successful International Chapter Exchange Program. He twinned the British Cardiovascular Society with the ACC California Chapter and helped to champion ACC’s international strategy.
He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of numerous organizations, including the Los Angeles affiliate of the American Heart Association, the Heart Fund at Cedars-Sinai, and the UCLA Clinical Faculty Association. He is a former member of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Board of Directors, American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation (ABIMF) Board of Trustees and the ABIM Executive Committee.
Prof Harold completed his internal medicine training at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and a fellowship in cardiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was honored with the Master designation from both the American College of Physicians and the American College of Cardiology. Harold holds honorary fellowships with the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Royal College of Physicians of London, the InterAmerican Heart Foundation, and the Cardiological Society of India. He is married to Ellen Teresa Harold, RN.
Prof Lis Neubeck
Professor of Cardiovascular Health and Head of the Centre for Cardiovascular Health Research,
Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland.
About Prof Lis Neubeck
Prof Neubeck is Professor of Cardiovascular Health in the School of Health and Social Care at Edinburgh Napier University. She is the Head of the Centre for Cardiovascular Health Research at Edinburgh Napier University. She is Cardiovascular Clinical Network Lead for National Health Service Research Scotland. She is an Honorary Professor of Sydney Nursing School, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney. She completed a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Early Career Fellowship in 2016.
Her research focuses on innovative solutions to secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, identification and management of atrial fibrillation, and use of new technologies to improve access to health care.
Prof Neubeck is Past President of the Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association (President 2015-2017), served on the board of the Cardiovascular Nursing Council of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (2013-2016). She is the immediate Past President of the Association of Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Professionals of the European Society of Cardiology (2020-22). She is also a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology. She was recently elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh for her services to cardiovascular health.
Prof Martha Gulati
Professor of Cardiology and Director of Prevention at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles;
Associate Director of the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center
Prof Martha Gulati
Prof Salvatore Di Somma
Professor of Medicine,
University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy; Expert Professor,
Department of Medicine, Lund University, Sweden
About Prof Salvatore Di Somma
Prof Di Somma is a Clinical Cardiologist and Internist and Professor of Medicine at Department of Medical Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy. He is Chairman and Director of the Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University or Rome La Sapienza, Italy. He is director of Territory Emergencies and Telemedicine Programmes, Latina- Polo Pontino University of Rome Sapienza and Past-Director of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Sant’Andrea Hospital Rome, University “La Sapienza”, Italy. He is also visiting Professor in Emergency Medicine at UCSD Health Center UCSD USA and Expert Professor at the Department of Medicine Lund University Sweden.
Prof Di Somma has published more than 300 papers in the field of acute cardiac care, cardiology and Emergency Medicine. He is Editor-in-Chief of Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine and of Translational Medicine Section in The Journal “Medicina” and Past-President of GREAT Global Research on Acute Conditions Team, the Academic Research and Educational Organization gathering experts operating in the management of acute clinical conditions in the field of Emergency Medicine and Cardiology in 78 countries Worldwide. He is President of GREAT Network Italy. He is also considered a worldwide expert in Heart failure and Utility of Biomarkers and New Technology innovations in Acute Diseases. He is Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Italian Association of patients with Heart Failure (AISC), member of ACCA ESC working group of Acute Heart Failure and Directive Council Member of Italian Association of Heart Failure (ITAHFA).
Dr Sandra Lauck
Associate Professor and Nurse Clinician Scientist
University of British Columbia and St. Paul’s Hospital
Vancouver, Canada
Dr. Sandra Lauck
Dr Lauck is a strong advocate for the close partnership of people with lived experience, clinicians, researchers and policymakers to advance cardiovascular care. She is a champion of patient-centred care and the contributions that nurses make to optimise outcomes and the delivery of health care.
Prof Shaun Goodman
Associate Head in the Division of Cardiology,
Department of Medicine,
St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Prof Shaun Goodman
Prof Goodman is a Cardiologist and Associate Head in the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, at St. Michael’s Hospital. He is a Professor and Immediate Past Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario (Polo) Chair in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Alberta and a Co-Director of the Canadian VIGOUR Centre.
Based upon his longstanding interest in secondary prevention in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), he has been involved in randomized clinical trial and observational research, continuing medical education and knowledge translation initiatives in this area, nationally and internationally.
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