Strategic Network Annual Meeting 2025 - Programming

The overall programming for the annual meeting is listed below. Please refer to the individual network agendas for each Network's scheduled presentations.

Annual Meeting Schedule-at-a-Glance

All times are Central Daylight Time (CDT, GMT -5)

Monday, September 8

Clinical Trials SFRN ONLY

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM	Networking Breakfast
8:30 AM – 11:30 AM	Clinical Trials SFRN Network Update Presentations
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM	Lunch
12:30 PM – 5:00 PM	Clinical Trials SFRN Network Update Presentations

Chronic Stress SFRN, Inflammation SFRN, and CV Kidney Metabolic SFRN

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM	Networking Lunch
12:30 PM – 3:45 PM	Network Update Presentations 30-minute Presentation / 15-minutes Q&A Each Network will meet in their designated meeting rooms for updates: Chronic Stress SFRN Inflammation SFRN CV Kidney Metabolic SFRN
3:45 PM – 4:05 PM	OAC Debriefs (SFRN OAC Members Only)
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM	Network Specific Collaborative Working Groups

Tuesday, September 9

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM	Networking Breakfast Poster Presenters Setup Poster in Mandalay during Breakfast
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM	Mentor Mentee Session
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM	Break Networking break and opportunity to view posters
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM	AHA Funding & Beyond Panel with experts from AHA & other funders to discuss future funding opportunities Moderator: Dr. Anitha John Panelists: Carrie Patton (AHA), Dr. Sindy Escobar Alvarez (Doris Duke Foundation), Dr. Steven Clauser (PCORI)
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM	Lunch Opportunity for networks to grab lunch and meet back in room in preparation for fellow talks
11:25 AM – 1:00 PM	Fellow/Trainee Presentation Panel Panel of 2nd year fellows/trainees will be selected to present during this session from Strategic Networks Moderator: Dr. Gordon Tomaselli
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM	Break Networking break and opportunity to view posters
1:20 PM – 2:30 PM	Collaborative Breakout Sessions Network PIs, Fellows, OAC members are welcome to join this session. Opportunity to collaborate based on specific topics: Navigating Career Progression, Funding and Skill Building Moderator: Nipavan Chiamvimonvat, MD Panelist: Angela Spencer, PhD, MBA; Rachel Kohn, MD, MSCE; Rena Patel, MD, MPH; Michael Honigberg, MD, MPP, FACC, FAHA Establishing and Building Stronger Partnerships Moderator: Joseph Ravenell, MD Panelists: Monique Starks, MD; Joshua Joseph, MD, MPH, FAHA; Stephen Chan, MD, PhD, FAHA; Sarah Slone, PhD, DNP, FACC Data Analysis, Implementation, Publications & Future Grants Moderator: Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH Panelists: Chiara Giannarelli, MD, PhD; Daniel Walker, PhD, MPH; Giselle Melendez, MD; Loren E. Wold, PhD, FAHA, FAPS Recruitment Strategies For Enhancing Efforts & Overcoming Challenges Moderator: Sarah de Loizaga, MD Panelists: Alexander Fanaroff, MD, MHS; Stephen Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS; Tim Plante, MD, MHS; Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PhD, MHS, BSN, RN, FAAN, FAHA, FPCNA
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM	Break
2:45 PM – 4:30 PM	Networking Poster Reception

Wednesday, September 10

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM HERN Overviews 8:30 AM – 8:50 AM Q&A Session	HERN Overview Presentations during Breakfast 15-minute Overview Presentations per HERN / 20-minute Q&A Breakfast will be available starting at 7AM and talks will start promptly at 7:30AM Opportunity for each of the HERNs to present a quick overview of their research focus including a challenge they have faced or experiencing.
8:50 AM – 9:00 AM	Break
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM	Advocacy Session Opportunity to discuss AHA roadmap & policy translation focused on the health equity networks
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM	Break
10:30 AM -	Network Update Presentations Each Network will meet in their designated meeting rooms for updates
	HERN Prevention of Hypertension 10:30 AM – 1:50 PM 15-minute Presentations / 10-minute Q&A
	HERN Maternal & Infant Health 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM 10-minute Presentations / 10-minute Q&A
	HERN Rural Health 10:30 AM – 2:.00 PM 15-20-minute Presentations / 10-minute Q&A
	HERN Community-Driven Research Approaches 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM 15-minute Presentations / 10-minute Q&A Collaborative Working Group

Moderators/Panelists

Tuesday, September 9

Stephen Chan, MD, PhD, FAHA

University of Pittsburgh
https://vmi.pitt.edu/people/faculty/chan/
Panelist: Establishing and Building Stronger Partnerships

Nipavan Chiamvimonvat, MD

University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix
https://phoenixmed.arizona.edu/bms/nipavan-chiamvimonvat
Moderator: Navigating Career Progression, Funding and Skill Building

Steven Clauser, PhD, MPA

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Biography (PDF)
Panelist: AHA Funding & Beyond

Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PhD, MHS, BSN, RN, FAAN, FAHA, FPCNA

Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
https://nursing.jhu.edu/faculty-research/faculty/directory/yvonne-commodore-mensah/
Panelist: Recruitment Strategies for Enhancing Efforts & Overcoming Challenges

Sarah de Loizaga, MD

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
https://ruralprocare.org/people/sarah-de-loizaga/
Moderator: Recruitment Strategies for Enhancing Efforts & Overcoming Challenges

Sindy Escobar Alvarez, PhD

Doris Duke Foundation
https://www.dorisduke.org/who-we-are/our-people/staff/sindy-escobar-alvarez/
Panelist: AHA Funding & Beyond

Alexander Fanaroff, MD, MHS

University of Pennsylvania
Alexander C. Fanaroff, MD, MHS - Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE)
Panelist: Recruitment Strategies for Enhancing Efforts & Overcoming Challenges

Chiara Giannarelli, MD, PhD

NYU Langone Health
https://med.nyu.edu/faculty/chiara-giannarelli
Panelist: Data Analysis, Implementation, Publications & Future Grants

Michael Honigberg, MD, MPP, FACC, FAHA

Massachusetts General Hospital
https://cvrc.massgeneral.org/michael-c-honigberg-md-mpp/
Panelist: Navigating Career Progression, Funding and Skill Building

Anitha John, MD, PhD

Children’s National
https://research.childrensnational.org/people/anitha-john
Moderator: AHA Funding & Beyond

Joshua Joseph, MD, MPH, FAHA

The Ohio State University
https://medicine.osu.edu/find-faculty/clinical/internal-medicine/joshua-joseph-md
Panelist: Establishing and Building Stronger Partnerships

Stephen Juraschek, MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
https://www.bidmc.org/research/research-by-department/medicine/general-medicine-research/research-faculty/stephen-juraschek-md-phd
Panelist: Recruitment Strategies for Enhancing Efforts & Overcoming Challenges

Rachel Kohn, MD, MSCE

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
https://ldi.upenn.edu/fellows/fellows-directory/rachel-kohn-md-msce/
Panelist: Navigating Career Progression, Funding and Skill Building

Giselle Melendez, MD

Wake Forest University School of Medicine
https://school.wakehealth.edu/faculty/m/giselle-melendez
Panelist: Data Analysis, Implementation, Publications & Future Grants

Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, FAHA

New York University
https://publichealth.nyu.edu/faculty/olugbenga-ogedegbe
Moderator: Data Analysis, Implementation, Publications & Future Grants

Rena Patel, MD, MPH

University of Alabama at Birmingham
https://www.uab.edu/cas/humanrights/people/faculty-fellows/rena-patel
Panelist: Navigating Career Progression, Funding and Skill Building

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Carrie Patton

American Heart Association
Biography (PDF)
Panelist: AHA Funding & Beyond

Tim Plante, MD, MHS

University of Vermont
https://blog.uvm.edu/tbplante/
Panelist: Recruitment Strategies for Enhancing Efforts & Overcoming Challenges

Joseph Ravenell, MD, MS

NYU Langone Health
https://med.nyu.edu/faculty/joseph-e-ravenell
Moderator: Establishing and Building Stronger Partnerships

Sarah Slone, PhD, DNP, FACC

University of South Carolina
https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/nursing/faculty-staff/sslone.php
Panelist: Establishing and Building Stronger Partnerships

Angela Spencer, PhD, MBA

University of Washington
Biography (PDF)
Panelist: Navigating Career Progression, Funding and Skill Building

Monique Starks, MD

Duke University School of Medicine
https://physicians.dukehealth.org/physicians/monique-anderson-starks-md
Panelist: Establishing and Building Stronger Partnerships

Gordon Tomaselli, MD, FAHA, FACC, FHRS

The Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Biography (PDF)
Moderator: Fellow/Trainee Presentation Panel

Daniel Walker, PhD, MPH

The Ohio State University
https://medicine.osu.edu/find-faculty/clinical/family-medicine/daniel-walker-phd-mph
Panelist: Data Analysis, Implementation, Publications & Future Grants

Loren E. Wold, PhD, FAHA, FAPS

The Ohio State University College of Medicine
https://medicine.osu.edu/find-faculty/clinical/surgery/loren-wold
Panelist: Data Analysis, Implementation, Publications & Future Grants

Wednesday, September 10

Philip Noyes, MPH, MA

Senior Policy Analyst
American Heart Association

Phil is a member of the Policy Research Team and is leading the Policy Implementation and Outcome Evaluation work.

Stephanie Scarmo, PhD, MPH

National Senior Policy Analyst
American Heart Association

In this role, Stephanie translates science in the areas of nutrition, obesity, and heart and stroke research for local, state, and federal advocacy.

2025 Holidays & Contact Information

AHA offices will be closed:
Jan. 1	Sept. 1
Jan. 20	Nov. 27 & 28
May 26	Dec. 22-26
July 3 & 4

Altum/Proposal Central will be closed:
Jan. 1	July 4
Jan. 20	Sept. 1
Feb. 17	Oct. 13
May 26	Nov. 27 & 28
June 19	Dec. 22-26

Email Strategic Research Team