Michael R. McGuire, MD, Chapter President Michael McGuire has practiced in New Mexico since 1979, practicing both noninvasive and invasive (non-interventional) cardiology. He has been in solo practice as well as a member of two New Mexico groups and a short association with a West Texas group. This has provided exposure to allow understanding of medical practice issues in multiple venues which directly impact cardiology in this state. Leadership experience in hospital and medical society positions in Roswell has afforded political contacts with state and national legislative representatives. Dr. McGuire is Board Certified in Cardiovascular Diseases and has been an FACC for 30 years. michael.mcguire@abqhp.com Jane E. Schauer, MD, PhD, Immediate Past Chapter President Jane E. Schauer, Immediate Past Chapter President Jane Schauer received her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire in Nursing. She worked as a neonatal intensive care nurse, specializing in infants with congenital heart disease, and later became director of an adult inpatient cardiac rehabilitation program. Dr. Schauer went on to receive her PhD in exercise physiology in 1990 from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, specializing in exercise biochemistry. Research was conducted at the University of Wisconsin Enzyme Institute under the guidance of Vilas Professor of Biochemistry, Henry Lardy, a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Summer research funding was provided by the National Institutes of Health. Dr Schauer attended medical school at the University of Wisconsin - Madison funded by the school's MD/PhD program. She went on to complete Internal Medicine Residency and Cardiology Fellowship at Wisconsin as well. For the past several years, Dr. Schauer has been a member of the Presbyterian Heart Group in Albuquerque, New Mexico specializing in non-invasive cardiology. Dr Schauer started the Adult Congenital Clinic in New Mexico in conjunction with Pediatric Cardiology Associates. Jane serves as Chair for the Board of Governors and on the BOG Steering Committee. In the capacity of BOG Chair, she serves on the Executive Committee and the ACC Board of Trustees. janeschauer1@msn.com Harvey J. White, MD., Councilor Dr. Harvey White, interventional cardiologist with New Mexico Heart Institute and Medical Director for the Heart Hospital of New Mexico, has dedicated himself for the past 15 years to direct patient care, clinical research initiatives, and leadership activities designed to improve New Mexico's cardiovascular health care system. Dr. White has participated in multiple clinical trials and is the cofounder of the Carotid Stent Research Program in New Mexico distinguished by an early recruiting effort, which stands in the top ten in the country. Dr. White previously served New Mexico as its ACC Governor from 2002 to 2005. harvey.white@medcath.com Jonathan Abrams, MD, Councilor Dr. Abrams is a master clinician and seasoned teacher who is widely appreciated for his dynamic style and comprehensive understanding of clinical pharmacology that translates into wise therapeutics. He is equally versed in valvular heart disease, cardiac physiology, and the clinical exam of the patient. He received is education at the Univerity of California, San Francisco, and is currently a professor at the University of New Mexico. His areas of specialty and research include cardiovascular pharmacology, therapy of stable angina pectoris, congestive heart failure, blood lipid abnormalities, and coronary artery disease valvular disease. Dr. Abrams served as ACC Governor for New Mexico from 1984 to 1987. jabrams@salud.unm.edu Kathleen Blake, MD, Councilor Dr. Blake attended the University of Chicago Medical School and did her residency and was awarded a fellowship at Stanford University, Standford, California. Her specialty is in Electrophysiology, and she is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Electrophysiology. She serves as an assistant clinical professor at the University of New Mexico. kblake@swcp.com Abinash Achrekar, MD, FIT Representative Dr. Achrekar attended college at UC Berkeley, public health school at Yale University, and medical school at Michigan State University. He has completed Internal Medicine residency at the University of New Mexico, and is now a Cardiology fellow at the same institution. Dr. Achrekar currently is the Western representative on the Council of Associates for the American College of Physicians. He will complete his fellowship in 2009 and plans to practice Cardiology in New Mexico and to continue working with the ACC. aachrekar@salud.unm.edu