Bradley A. Maron, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Associate Physician, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Medical Director, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Laboratory
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Co-Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Center
Boston VA Healthcare System
Boston, MA

Bradley A. Maron, MD is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, an Associate Physician in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Co-director of the Pulmonary Vascular Disease Center at the Boston VA Healthcare System. His epidemiological work has aided in clarifying the spectrum of clinical risk related to cardiopulmonary hemodynamics in pulmonary hypertension. His laboratory focus involves utilizing network and systems methodologies to characterize the pathobiological mechanisms underpinning pulmonary vascular disease.
As part of collaborative projects, his group developed a novel risk-assessment code for patients with exercise intolerance that was based on a network analysis of patient-level clinical data. Dr. Maron has co-authored numerous scientific manuscripts and is the lead Editor of a textbook on pulmonary vascular disease. His work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association, Cardiovascular Medical Research and Education Foundation, Scleroderma Foundation, and the McKenzie Family Trust Foundation. He is the recipient of the distinguished Eleanor and Miles Shore Scholar in Medicine and the Harvard Medical School Excellence in Teaching Award.

John J. Ryan, MD, MRCPI, FACC, FAHA
Associate Professor 
Director, Dyspnea and Pulmonary Hypertension Centers
Director, Cardiovascular Medicine Unit
University of Utah
Salt Lake City. UT

John J. Ryan, MD, MRCPI, FACC, FAHA is a cardiologist at the University of Utah with extensive training and experience in research investigation and clinical patient care. He is an internationally renowned specialist in pulmonary hypertension and is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular medicine, advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology, and echocardiography and nuclear cardiology. Dr. Ryan is the Director of the University of Utah Pulmonary Hypertension Center and is also Sports Cardiology Consultant for the United States Olympic Committee, the National Basketball Association, the Utah Jazz, and the University of Utah Utes. He is also the Director of Cardiology Curriculum for the University of Utah School of Medicine.

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Program Faculty
The faculty, authors and content developers reported the following relevant financial relationships that they or their spouse/partner have with commercial interests:

Bradley A. Maron, MD: Consultant/Independent Contractor: Actelion

John J. Ryan, MD, MRCPI, FACC, FAHA: Consultant/Independent Contractor: Vertex; Honoraria: Bayer, Janssen Pharma

Planners and Managers
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Terry Ann Glauser, MD, MPH: Nothing to disclose

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Katie Propst, PhD: Nothing to disclose