You are invited to join our series of virtual educational sessions hosted by Dr. Richard Marcus! This July, Dr. Marcus will hold 4 thorough, in-depth sessions about different aspects of echocardiography.

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Honored to have been awarded 2nd place in the 2024 Midwest ACC Women in Cardiology Symposium poster competition. It was an inspiring day filled with learning opportunities, empowering stories of #WIC , invaluable mentors, and exceptional colleagues!🫀🌟

We are thrilled to announce that Colleen Harrington has been named Fellowship Program Director for the Women's Heart Health Program. Congrats to
Colleen Harrington MD, FACC, FASE!🎉 MassGeneral News Mass General Heart

#proudest of Betsy J. Medina Inojosa, MD. for winning 1st place poster award at the 2024 Midwest ACC Women in Cardiology Symposium! For her work on #CVD risk prediction in women! Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD Mayo Clinic CV Rekha Mankad, MD Sharonne Hayes MD Kyla Lara-Breitinger, MD

Another amazing and insightful session #MidwestACC , #ACCWIC !
Such a pleasure meeting inspirational women in cardiology Toniya Singh MD FACC AnnabelleVolgman MD and humbled to win 3rd prize in poster competition #ACCFIT , CVMedUNMC

Congrats to our fantastic Mayo Clinic CV research fellow Betsy J. Medina Inojosa, MD. for achieving 1st place in the midwestWIC conference! #choosecardiology

Delighted to have the opportunity to learn from these experts in women's hearts, strengthen & build knowledge and friendships @ACCminesota #WICmidwest24

#WICmidwest24 Group of cardiology all stars talking about strategies for success. Dr. Sunil Mankad, talking about the role of spouse/partners in the managing home life, “it’s a team sport”. Thanks Himanshu.

It was a great meeting Retu Saxena & Rekha Mankad, MD, thank you! Cherry on top was getting to spend time with my OG mentor AnnabelleVolgman MD, love you!

Wonderful keynote by Sharonne Hayes MD to wrap up the American College of Cardiology #MidwestWIC

🫀Stories of trials and tribulations
🫀Stories of hope, perseverance, triumph, and #HeForShe
🫀Our cardiology future looks bright but we’ve still got work to do!

Dr Noel Garster with an amazing review of Ischemic Heart Disease in Women American College of Cardiology #MidwestWIC

65% of women without obstructive #CAD showed independent assoc of impaired #CFR , #DiastolicDysfunction , & ⬆️CV Events/ #HFpEF Hospitalization

Dinner with Dr. Sharonne Hayes MD from Mayo Clinic for the completion of the #WICmidwest24 .

An inspiring talk about how to thrive in cardiology as a woman ✨️

ACC Minnesota Chapter Center for Coronary Artery Disease

Proud of these 2 Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Residency Rochester interns Caroline Ledet & Grace Hagan on their awesome posters and hoping both will #choosecardiology ! I had the pleasure of having them on inpatient & outpatient service and they would be great additions to #ACCWIC 👩🏻‍⚕️👩🏻‍⚕️ACC Minnesota Chapter Mayo Clinic CV

#MidwestWIC2024 is a wrap! Amazing presentations! Trainees got a glimpse into navigating the practice of cardiology.
Huge shout out to all who made this happen!
Retu Saxena Sharonne Hayes MD Dr. Laxmi Mehta AnnabelleVolgman MD Toniya Singh MD FACC Sunil Mankad MD John P Erwin III MD MBA FACC ACC Minnesota Chapter

Masterful discussion of inflammatory conditions and #CVD by Rekha Mankad, MD American College of Cardiology #MidwestWIC

INFLAMMATION AND THE HEART:
🫀Any aspect of the heart can be involved with many of the autoimmune inflammatory rheumatologic conditions
🫀Pericarditis, myocarditis, valvular heart

#HFpEF in Women.

Wonderful review by Dr Jessica Schultz at American College of Cardiology #MidwestWIC

Dr Jane Chen with an outstanding presentation on #AFib in women at American College of Cardiology #MidwestWIC

Weight management, exercise, sleep apnea mgt, and alcohol avoidance/moderation is EXTREMELY important for all of us.

Dharini Ramu with masterful presentation on the difference between gender differences vs disparities in heart failure. #MidwestWIC2024 Symposium. Asad Ghafoor M.D. M.S. HFSA Rekha Mankad, MD Toniya Singh MD FACC AnnabelleVolgman MD ACC Minnesota Chapter WisconsinACC Rebecca Cogswell

We continue to struggle with providing all patients with “equal” care. Why?? How are biases playing a role? Thank you Dharini Ramu for highlighting the ongoing disparities and needs.
Sunil Mankad MD Sharonne Hayes MD American College of Cardiology

At #WICmidwest24 , listening to the amazing Dr. Sandy Lewis, she used a quote that is powerful for anyone but especially the 13% of us who are female cardiologists. “You can’t be what you can’t see.” Retu Saxena Renu Toniya Singh MD FACC Nicole Lohr, MD, PhD Anne O'Connor MD FACC