
Expanding Global Access to Essential Heart Medications
Modernizing the World Health Organization's official list of vital medications
Sandeep Kishore, MD, PhD, is a public health physician, Associate Director of the Arnhold Institute for Global Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and President of the Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network; his area of interests are in global access to essential medicines, policy analysis and social mobilization efforts to close equity gaps around the control of chronic, non-communicable diseases. Mark Huffman, MD, MPH, is a cardiologist and Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine and Medicine-Cardiology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine with experience in global cardiovascular epidemiology, prevention, and implementation science research and research training. Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, is the Physician-in-Chief of The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and Director of Mount Sinai Heart; a world-renowned cardiologist and a long-time global leader in the field of cardiovascular medicine having received the highest awards for research from the three leading cardiovascular organizations: AHA, ACC & ESC; presently Co-Chairs the Advisory Committee on "the Role of the United States on Global Health" as advisor to the US President. Rajesh Vedanthan, MD, is Associate Professor in Medicine/Cardiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; his area of interest is global cardiology, global health delivery, implementation research, capacity-building, and the intersection of health and development.

Expanding Global Access to Essential Heart Medications
Modernizing the World Health Organization's official list of vital medications