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External Advisory Committee

The External Advisory Committee is comprised of nationally recognized leaders in clinical and translational research who are experienced in leading large and complex research organizations.

	Paul Whelton, MD, Tulane University Chair in Global Public Health, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
	William C. Cushman, MD, University of Tennessee Health Science Center Chief of Preventative Medicine Professor of Preventative Medicine, Medicine, and Physiology
	Robert H. Eckel, MD, University of Colorado, Denver Professor and Chair of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, and Cardiology Professor of Physiology and Biophysics Program Director, Adult General Clinical Research
	Donald Lloyd Jones, MD/ScM, Northwestern University Senior Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research Chair, Department of Preventive Medicine Director, Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS)
	Daniel T. Lackland, DrPH, Medical University of South Carolina Associate Director for Research and Education, Stroke Division Professor, Department of Neurosciences, Stroke Neurology Division, Stroke Epidemiology
	Keith Ferdinand, MD, Tulane University School of Medicine Gerald S. Berenson Chair in Preventive Cardiology Professor, School of Medicine
	Monica Baskin, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement, O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center Professor, Preventive Medicine