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Novo Nordisk, 33 Hayden Ave, Lexington, MA 02421
WIB-Greater Boston: Heart Disease, Our #1 Threat – Understanding Our Risks as Women
Cardiovascular disease is often perceived as an illness that poses risks to the elderly male population. However, it is the leading cause of death for women, taking the lives of one in every three women nationally and affecting even young, healthy women. Join this insightful conversation (in partnership with the American Heart Association) to learn about the differences in how cardiovascular disease presents in women compared to men and how to identify risk factors and stay on top of early detection and risk mitigation.
Light bites and refreshments will be available. The ticket includes two drink vouchers.
Program
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Registration and Networking
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Welcome / Panel Discussion
6:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Q&A / Closing Remarks
6:15 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Networking / CPR Demonstrations
Speaker Bios
Sangeeta Krishnan, Survivor & Executive Leadership Team member for Go Red for Women
Sangeeta is a biotechnology executive with over 20 years of experience in consulting, pharma, and biotechnology, working in rare and specialty diseases. Most recently, she has been the vice president and head of commercial strategy and operations at Apellis Pharmaceuticals, a leading biotechnology company in the area of complement-focused inhibitors. Previously, she has served in roles leading global market access and health economics teams at Bioverativ, Biogen, and Baxter. Sangeeta began her career as a clinical pharmacist, answering drug information questions in the field from payers and physicians with Lilly and GlaxoSmithKline while also working as a retail pharmacist. Sangeeta holds a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from Rutgers University (United States) and a Master of Science (MS) in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy from the University of Southern California. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors running, hiking, or swimming with her husband and three children.
Amy Sarma, MD, Co-Director, Women's Heart Health Program and Cardiovascular Disease and Pregnancy Program at Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Amy Sarma is the co-director of the Corrigan Women’s Heart Health Program and Cardiovascular Disease and Pregnancy Programs at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and the Cathy E. Minehan Endowed Chair in Cardiology. She is an Assistant Professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sarma earned her undergraduate and medical degrees from Yale University. She trained in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital prior to Massachusetts General Hospital for her fellowships in cardiovascular disease and advance echocardiograph. Her clinical and research interests are in sex differences in cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular disease in pregnancy, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and spontaneous coronary artery dissection. Her ongoing funded research studies focus on the use of digital health strategies for postpartum hypertension and cardiovascular care. Nationally, she has previously served on the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Women In Cardiology Leadership Council and currently serves on the ACC Cardiovascular Disease in Women Leadership Council. She has been recognized as a semi-finalist for the International Women As One Escalator Award, as a finalist for the Elizabeth Barrett-Connor Research Award for Early Career Investigators by the American Heart Association (AHA), received the Women In Cardiology Trainee Award for Excellence by the AHA, and is a recipient of the MGH Department of Medicine Innovation Award.
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Maximum Capacity
150
Parking Information
Free parking is available onsite.
Sponsor
WIB-Greater Boston
Boston@WomenInBio.org
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