Course Directors

Zeb Saeed, MD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School;
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,
Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Ashima Chadha, MD
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
Massachusetts General Hospital

John W. Ostrominski, MD MPH
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Faculty

Vanita R. Aroda, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School​;
Director, Diabetes Clinical Research​,
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Hypertension​,
Department of Medicine​,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital ​

Rhanderson Cardoso, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School;
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital

Lee-Shing Chang, MD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School;
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Hypertension,
Department of Medicine,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Kathleen E. Corey, MD, MPH, MMSc, FAASLD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School;
Director, MGH Steatotic Liver Disease Program,
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine,
Massachusetts General Hospital 

Lindsay T. Fourman, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School;
Associate Director, Lipid and Metabolism Associates,
Metabolism Unit, Department of Medicine,
Massachusetts General Hospital

Michael C. Honigberg, MD, MPP, FACC, FAHA
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School;
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Center,
Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine,
Corrigan Women's Heart Health Program,
Associate Member, Center for Genomic Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Member, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard 

Pichamol (Sigh) Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, DABOM, FASGE, FACG, AGAF
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School;
Director of Bariatric Endoscopy Fellowship,
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy,
Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
Director of Bariatric Endoscopy, VA Boston Health Care

Sahir Kalim, MD, MMSc, FASN
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School;
Physician, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine,
Massachusetts General Hospital,
Co-Director, MGH Kidney Research Center

Julia V. Loewenthal, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School;
Division of Aging, Department of Medicine,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Nicholas A. Marston, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School;
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Finnian R. McCausland, MBBCh
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School;
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Marie E. McDonnell, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School;
Chief, Diabetes Section, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension,
Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Abdelrahman A. Nimeri, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School;
Director, Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery,
Department of Surgery, Mass General Brigham

Susan Redline, MD, MPH
Peter C. Farrell Professor of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School;
Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health;
Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Department of Medicine,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Paul M. Ridker, MD, MPH
Eugene Braunwald Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School;
Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health;
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention,
Division of Preventative Medicine, Department of Medicine,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

David J.R. Steele, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School;
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine,
Massachusetts General Hospital

Mengyao Tang, MD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine,
Massachusetts General Hospital

Muthiah Vaduganathan, MD MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School;
Co-Director, Center for Cardiometabolic Implementation Science,
Division of Cardiovasular Medicine, Department of Medicine,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Meagan M. Wasfy, MD, MPH 
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School;
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine,  
Massachusetts General Hospital

Deborah J. Wexler, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School;
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine,
Massachusetts General Hospital

GUEST FACULTY

Alice Y.Y. Cheng, MD, FRCPC
Endocrinologist, Trillium Health Partners & Unity Health Toronto;
Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Canada

Patricia G. Davidson, DCN, RDN, LDN, CDCES, CHSE, FAND, FADCES
Professor of Nutrition,
West Chester University,
West Chester, PA

Chiadi E. Ndumele, MD, PhD, MHS
Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology,
Director of Obesity and Cardiometabolic Research,
Director of the Heart Failure Prevention Program,
Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, MD

Brendon Neuen, MBBS(Hons) MSc(Oxon) PhD FRACP FASN 
Program Lead, Renal and Metabolic,
Nephrologist and Director, Kidney Trials Unit, Royal North Shore Hospital;
Clinical Associate Professor, University of Sydney,
Conjoint Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
Australia

Janani Rangaswami, MD, FACP, FCRS, FAHA 
Professor of Medicine, Attending Nephrologist and Director, Cardiorenal Program,
Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences,
Washington, D.C.