Our Leaders — Heart Research Alliance

Our Leaders

People, and the different perspectives they bring, are central to everything we do at the Heart Research Alliance.

The Heart Research Alliance is thankful to all of our partners for their ideas and contributions which are too numerous to count. Below are some of our most committed leaders including researchers, patients, and representatives of advocacy groups. The Alliance was made possible by the funding and support of PCORI.

Madelaine Faulkner, Project Director, UCSF

Mark Pletcher, Principal Investigator, Co-chair, UCSF

Alice Lara, SADS

Marcia Baker, Mended Hearts, SADS

Mellanie True Hills, Stop AFib

Debbe McCall, Patient, Co-chair

Kathi Sigona, Patient

Kathleen Sciarappa, Patient

Advocacy Group Representatives (not pictured): Carol Maguire (Health eHeart Study), Kristi Miller (American Heart Association), Melissa Moss (Stop Afib), Sara Wyen (Stop the Clot).

Patient Participants (not pictured): Angela Loehr, Carlos Maeztu, Heidi Dohse, Jacqueline Alikhaani, Jon Turner, Kristen Downing, Lena Morsch.