Kim Germaine Emiel Smolderen, PhD, MSc
Associate Professor; Co-Director, Vascular Medicine Outcomes (VAMOS) Program, Internal Medicine; Associate Professor Medicine, Internal Medicine: Cardiovascular Medicine
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Biography
Dr. Kim Smolderen is a licensed clinical psychologist and outcomes researcher and expert in vascular disease, specifically in studying psychological risk factors, including depression, in peripheral artery disease (PAD) and its relationship with outcomes. She also studied the quality of care of depression screening and treatment in acute coronary infarction populations, as well as mechanisms of depression that are linked to cardiovascular outcomes. She is a Belgian native and completed her clinical training at the local Tilburg teaching hospitals in the Netherlands. She obtained her PhD in Health and Medical Psychology from the Tilburg University, the Netherlands in 2009, following which she completed a post-doctoral fellowship in cardiovascular outcomes supported by the American Heart Association at the Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City.
Since 2020, Dr. Smolderen is Associate Professor at the Yale Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Psychiatry, and is the Co-Director of the Vascular Medicine Outcomes Program and co-founder of the integrated cardiovascular behavioral health program at Yale New Haven Health. Dr. Smolderen has designed and led several multi-center international peripheral artery disease (PAD) registries, funded by PCORI grants, a Dutch Career Development award, and industry sponsored work studying trajectories of patients with complex late stage vascular disease, pain phenotypes, the role of behavioral factors, and the interaction with their quality of care and outcomes as they navigate acute surgical management, chronic disease management, and their rehabilitation processes, for which she leads several NIH-supported efforts. She published over 120 peer reviewed articles, and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. She serves as the Co-Chair for the American Heart Association’s PAD national action plan geared towards activating health care systems. She serves on editorial boards of Vascular Medicine, Health Psychology, and Psychosomatic Medicine, and is Board member of the American Psychological Association’s Health Psychology Division 38’s Health Advocacy & Policy Council. She is also co-founder of the newly formed intersectional cardiovascular psychology workgroup at the American College of Cardiology, which will result in a new council directed towards integrated cardiovascular behavioral health, and set standards for the field.
With her work, Dr. Smolderen has been able to put on the agenda, a patient-centered focus for patients suffering from peripheral artery disease, and cardiovascular populations at large. Her work has been accordingly characterized by advocacy and demanding awareness for the patients’ voice, mental health burden of vulnerable groups in experiencing cardiovascular disease, highlighting the patients’ perspective, and working towards novel integrated care models.
Education & Training
- Post Doctoral TrainingSaint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute (2012)
- PhDTilburg University, Medical Psychology (2009)
- MScTilburg University, Clinical Health Psychology (2005)
Activities
- “The Mental/Physical Health Distinction: Obsolete?”Washington, DC, United States 2023American Psychological Association. Washington, DC
- “Health Psychologist working in academic medicine/health system context”Washington, DC, United States 2023American Psychological Association
- “Critical Discussion – Should we do away with the Physical / Mental Health Distinction”Washington, DC, United States 2023American Psychological Association.
- “Patient Reported Outcomes in Aortic Disease Session: Aortic Disease”Washington, DC, United States 2023Vascular Scientific Sessions
- “Health Equity, Risk Factors and Population Health Session: Year in Review”Washington, DC, United States 2023Vascular Scientific Sessions
- Managing Critical Limb Ischemia Needs in a Fragmented Care System.Austin, TX, United States 2023Cardiovascular Innovations.
- "Mind and Vascular: The Case for Integrating Behavioral Health Into Vascular Disease Management". Moderator of the Mind and Vascular: The Case for Integrating Behavioral Health into Vascular Disease Management.Philadelphia, PA, United States 2023American Heart Association Scientific Sessions
- Predictors of Long-Term Mortality in Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia Derived From a Random Forest Machine-Learning Model.Philadelphia, PA, United States 2023American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Philadelphia, PA
- Short-Term Risk Prognostication for All-Cause Mortality After Endovascular Revascularization in the Medicare Claims-Linked VQI RegistryPhiladelphia, PA, United States 2023American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Philadelphia, PA, 2023.
- One-Year Latent Health Status Trajectories in Patients With Symptomatic Peripheral Artery DiseasePhiladelphia, PA, United States 2023American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Philadelphia, PA, 2023
- Defining Thresholds for Meaningful 30-day Health Status Changes Following Transfemoral Carotid Artery StentingPhiladelphia, PA, United States 2023American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Philadelphia, PA, 2023.
- Determining Rates of Meaningful 30-day Health Status Changes Following Transfemoral Carotid Artery Stenting.Philadelphia, PA, United States 2023American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Philadelphia, PA, 2023.
- Intervention on Quality of Life Outcomes in Peripheral Artery Disease Patients With Chronic Total Occlusion Lesions: Results From the PORTRAIT RegistryPhiladelphia, PA, United States 2023American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Philadelphia, PA, 2023.
- Health Status Profiles in Patients With New or Worsening Peripheral Artery Disease Symptoms and 12-month Hospitalization Risk From the Portrait Registry.Philadelphia, PA, United States 2023American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Philadelphia, PA, 2023.
- Association of Depressive Symptoms and Risk of 30- and 90-day Hospital Admissions in Patients With a New or Worsening Diagnosis of Peripheral Artery DiseasePhiladelphia, PA, United States 2023American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Philadelphia, PA, 2023.
- Distressed Community Index in Patients Undergoing Carotid Artery Stenting in Medicare-Linked Vascular Quality Initiative RegistryPhiladelphia, PA, United States 2023American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Philadelphia, PA, 2023.
- Using Patient Reported Outcomes to Predict Patency and Revascularization in Peripheral Artery Disease: A Zilver PTX Sub-AnalysisPhiladelphia, PA, United States 2023American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Philadelphia, PA, 2023.
- Overestimation of Major Amputation Risk in Patients Undergoing Peripheral Vascular Intervention for Peripheral Artery Disease When Not Accounting for Mortality Risk.Philadelphia, PA, United States 2023American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Philadelphia, PA, 2023.
- Five-Year Major Amputation Risk in Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Bypass Taking into Account All-Cause Mortality Risk and Age Groups.Philadelphia, PA, United States 2023American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Philadelphia, PA, 2023.
- Determining the Most Important Factors for 1-year Health Status Using a Machine-Learning Algorithm in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease Undergoing Revascularization for Claudication.Philadelphia, PA, United States 2023American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Philadelphia, PA, 2023.
- TCT-73 Differential Risk Profiles and Presentation in Patients Hospitalized for Lower-Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease by Ethnicity.Virtual 2023TCT meeting, Virtual Sessions. 2021.
- Peripheral artery disease and Sars-COV-2 outcomes in the Yale Dom-Covx registry.Virtual 2023ACC.21 Washington DC/Virtual. 2021
- “Pain Management Strategies, Associated Psychological Variables, and Outcomes in Critical Limb Ischemia: Opportunities for a Multidisciplinary Pain Management Program”.Virtual 2022Spotlight on Pain Management, VA Virtual Seminar Series
- “Mental Health Burden in Critical Limb Ischemia: The Tip of the IcebergNew York, NY, United States 2022Wound Healing Science & Industry Conference
- “Power and Minimally Clinically Important Differences in Behavioral Health Research”.Tilburg, NB, Netherlands 2022Advanced Scientific Skills, master course Medical Psychology. Tilburg University, The Netherlands
- “Broadening Cardiac Psychology: The Case of Vascular Disease and Integrated Cardiovascular Behavioral Health Care”.New Haven, CT, United States 2022Psychiatry Grand Rounds Yale School of Medicine
- “Health Psychology and The Need for Value-Based Care in Cardiovascular Populations”New Haven, CT, United States 2022Invited Speaker Psychology Education Day, Department of Psychiatry, Section of Psychology, Yale University
- Predictors of 30-Day Health Status in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Carotid Artery Stenting.Long Beach, CA, United States 2022American Psychosomatic Society Annual Meeting. Long Beach, CA, 2022.
- Longitudinal Associations between Depression, Stress, and Physical Activity in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease: A Path Analysis.Long Beach, CA, United States 2022American Psychosomatic Society Annual Meeting. Long Beach, CA, 2022.
- “Integrating Shared Decision-Making into Your PAD Practice for Improved Patient Experiences—Why and How?”.Orlando, FL, United States 2021Veith Symposium
- QCOR.CVS.02. QCOR at Sessions: Quality of Care and Outcomes During COVIDVirtual 2021American Heart Association Scientific Session
- “Promoting Health Equity in Vascular Research & Care”.Virtual 2021Blind Spots of Representation in PAD Care Continuum: Contemporary National and International Data. Vascular Cures Innovation Summit
- “Rising Mental Health Burden in Critical Limb Ischemia: Fact or Artefact?”Virtual 2021Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) Smith Center Seminar
- “Patient-Reported Outcomes in PAD: Practical Applications”.Virtual 2021American College of Cardiology: Session: Lower Extremity PAD: Diagnostic Dilemmas, Disparities, and Patient Centered Outcomes
- “Activate Health Care Systems to Provide Enhanced Programs for the Detection and Treatment of PAD Patients, with Improved Understanding of Patient-Centered Outcomes for PAD”.Virtual 2021PAD Summit American Heart Association
- “Power and Minimally Clinically Important Differences in Behavioral Health Research”Tilburg, NB, Netherlands 2021, Advanced Scientific Skills: Master Course. Tilburg University, The Netherlands
- “Podium 1st: Results from the PORTRAIT Claudication Registry”.London, England, United Kingdom 2021Charing Cross Vascular Symposium, London Room Learning Centre – in the Global Stars and Rising Stars - Peripheral Abstract Presentations session
- “Depression and Stress in Peripheral Artery Disease: Two Sides of the Same Coin?”New Haven, CT, United States 2021Invited Speaker Stress Center Seminar Series. Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine
- Trends in Drug Coated Device Use for Treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease Over Time: Insights from Vascular Quality Initiative.Virtual 2021ACC.21 Washington DC/Virtual. 2021
- Factors Associated with 30-Day Amputation in Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia Undergoing Endovascular InterventionVirtual 2021ACC.21 Washington DC/Virtual. 2021
- Site Variability in 30-Day Amputation Rates in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia Undergoing Endovascular Peripheral Vascular InterventionVirtual 2021ACC.21 Washington DC/Virtual. 2021
- Off-Label Use of Drug Coated Balloons and Stents in Patients with Femoropopliteal and Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease: Insights from the VQI RegistryVirtual 2021ACC.21 Washington DC/Virtual. 2021
- Predictors of Drug-Coated Balloons and Drug-Eluting Stent Use in Femoropopliteal Endovascular Interventions: Insights from the VQI RegistryVirtual 2021ACC.21 Washington DC/Virtual. 2021
- Telehealth Care Before and During COVID-19: Trends and Quality in a Large Health System.Virtual 2021ACC.21 Washington DC/Virtual. 2021
- Guideline Concordant Antiplatelet Regimens in Patients who Underwent Carotid Artery Revascularization: Insights from the Vascular Quality Initiative RegistryVirtual 2021ACC.21 Washington DC/Virtual. 2021
- Telehealth Provider Perspectives During COVID-19: Insights from An Academic Cardiology PracticeVirtual 2021ACC.21 Washington DC/Virtual. 2021
- Real-World Antithrombotic Treatment Regimens in Patients Undergoing Peripheral Vascular Intervention: Insights from the VQI RegistryVirtual 2021ACC.21 Washington DC/Virtual. 2021
- A Comparison of Patient Profiles and 1-year Health Status Outcomes Following a Diagnosis of Peripheral Artery Disease in Two High-income Countries: Insights From the Portrait Registry.AHA-Cardiovascular Quality of Care and Outcomes Conference 2020AHA-Cardiovascular Quality of Care and Outcomes Conference
- Association of Health Status with Long-Term Survival in Peripheral Artery Disease.American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions 2020. 2020American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions 2020
- The Association of Sleep Apnea with Outcomes in Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights from the PORTRAIT Study.AHA-Cardiovascular Quality of Care and Outcomes Conference, 2020 2020AHA-Cardiovascular Quality of Care and Outcomes Conference
- Health Status Differences Between Early Invasive and Non-Invasive Treatment Strategies in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights From Portrait RegistryAHA-Cardiovascular Quality of Care and Outcomes Conference, 2020. 2020AHA-Cardiovascular Quality of Care and Outcomes Conference, 2020.
- A novel risk tool to predict chronic stress in patients with cardiovascular disease.AHA-Cardiovascular Quality of Care and Outcomes Conference, 2020. 2020AHA-Cardiovascular Quality of Care and Outcomes Conference
- “Quality of Care Workshop II - Tricks of the Trade: The Current State of Shared Decision MakingArlington, VA, United States 2019Session Moderator at the American Heart Association’s Cardiovascular Quality of Care and Outcomes Conference.
- “Applying a Random Forest Algorithm to Build a Quality of Life Prediction Model for Peripheral Artery Disease: A Simple Application of a Machine Learning Algorithm”.Kansas City, MO, United States 2019Invited Speaker Midwest Bioinformatics Conference
- “Implementing Tools Predicting Patients Outcomes for Peripheral Arterial Disease Treatment”.Kansas City, MO, United States 2017Presenter at Second Annual Midwest Bioinformatics Conference
- “Health Outcomes, Research and Entrepreneurship”Kansas City, MO, United States 2017Kansas City Tomorrow, Cross Cutting Strategies, Impact on Economic Growth MRI Global
Honors & Recognition
| Award | Date |
|---|---|
| Top Graded Reviewer for Annals of Internal Medicine | 2023 |
| Top Graded Reviewer for Annals of Internal Medicine | 2020 |
| Teacher of the Year Award – UMKC T32 Post-Doctoral Outcomes Research Fellowship Training Program | 2018 |
| American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2011, Orlando, FL: Top Scoring Oral Abstract for Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Council: “Depression Recognition and 1-Year Survival in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients” | 2011 |
Professional Service
| Organization | Role | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Vascular Medicine Outcomes (VAMOS) Conference | https://yale.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=0&EID=36572 | 2023 - Present |
| Improving PAD Lifestyle Changes in your Patients: Balancing Mind and Body. American Heart Association Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Podcast Series. | https://professional.heart.org/en/education/pad-for-professionals | 2023 |
| Cardiovascular Innovations. Innovation in Vascular Disease - Peripheral Track. Managing Critical Limb Ischemia Needs in a Fragmented Care System. YouTube. | https://youtu.be/9i0v6M-g60c?si=l4wsEvm9JrBvPO99&t=5130 | 2023 |
| Experts raises awareness on the importance of mental health in vascular disease care. Yale School of Medicine. | Article Link: https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/experts-raises-awareness-on-the-importance-of-mental-health-in-vascular-disease-care/ | 2023 |
| Gaps in the Quality of Vascular Care Can Worsen Long-term Health Outcomes. Yale School of Medicine. | https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/gaps-in-the-quality-of-vascular-care-can-worsen-long-term-health-outcomes/ | 2023 |
| Society for Behavioral Medicine Mid-Career Leadership Institute Fellow, 2023 cohort | Member | 2023 - Present |
| Member of the American Heart Association Vascular Health Advisory Committee | Member | 2023 - Present |
| Co-founder and Co-Chair of the Interprofessional Workgroup for the ACC Cardiovascular Psychology | Co-Chair | 2023 - Present |
| American Psychological Association | Incoming chair of the Health Advocacy & Policy Council for the Health Psychology Division | 2022 - Present |
| Mena-Hurtado and Smolderen Awarded NIH Grant to Develop Integrated Pain Management Strategies for Peripheral Artery Disease. Yale School of Medicine. | https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/mena-hurtado-and-smolderen-awarded-nih-grant-to-develop-integrated-pain-management-strategies-for-peripheral-artery-disease/ | 2022 |
| American Heart Association Statement to Advance Peripheral Artery Disease Quality of Care and Outcomes. Yale School of Medicine. | https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/american-heart-association-statement-to-advance-peripheral-artery-disease-quality-of-care-and-outcomes/ | 2022 |
| Smolderen Accepted to Society of Behavioral Medicine Leadership Institute. Yale School of Medicine. | https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/smolderen-accepted-to-society-of-behavioral-medicine-leadership-institute/ | 2022 |
| Peripheral Artery Disease Is Poorly Understood—And Yale Researchers Are Striving for Answers. Yale School of Medicine. | https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/peripheral-artery-disease-is-poorly-understoodbut-yale-researchers-are-striving-for-answers/ | 2022 |
| Smolderen Incoming Chair of APA Health Advocacy & Policy Council. Yale School of Medicine. | https://medicine.yale.edu/intmed/cardio/news-article/smolderen-incoming-chair-of-apa-health-advocacy-policy-council/ | 2022 |
| Assistant Editor CardioSmart (PAD section) | Editor | 2022 - Present |
| Member of the American College of Cardiology Peripheral Vascular Disease Section Leadership Council | Member | 2022 - Present |
| Member MidWinter Executive Committee Meeting's Long Range Planning sessions, Division 38, Health Psychology | Member | 2022 - Present |
| American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Abstract Reviewer, Division 38, Health Psychology | Reviewer | 2022 - Present |
| Board Member Division 38 (Health Psychology) (3-year term) | Board Member | 2022 - Present |
| American Psychological Association, Division 38, Health Psychology 2020 Division 38, Health Psychology: Member SfHP Long Range Planning: Advocacy/Policy Workgroup | Council Member | 2022 - Present |
| Consulting Editor, Editorial Board, Health Psychology | Editor | 2022 - Present |
| Editorial Board Member, Psychosomatic Medicine | Editorial Board Member | 2022 - Present |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer, Clinical Trials Review Study Section (CLTR), NIH/NHLBI | Ad-hoc reviewer | 2021 |
| Peripheral Artery Disease Care Is Focus of Novel Yale Research Program. Yale School of Medicine. | https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/peripheral-artery-disease-care-is-focus-of-novel-yale-research-program/ | 2021 |
| Developer of Decision-Aid for Peripheral Artery Disease | https://showme-pad.org/ | 2021 - Present |
| Member Editorial Board, Vascular Medicine | Editorial Board Member | 2021 - Present |
| Grant Reviewer, Administration for Community Living, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research for the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Health and Function Grant Competition, U.S. Department HHS | Grant Reviewer | 2020 |
| Chronic stress after new, worsening PAD diagnosis predicts long-term mortality. Healio. | https://www.healio.com/news/cardiology/20200623/chronic-stress-after-new-worsening-pad-diagnosis-predicts-longterm-mortality | 2020 |
| Anxiety screening recommended for all women – but for it to work, mental health care needs to be more accessible. MedPage Today. | https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/anxietystress/86950 | 2020 |
| Experts recommend anxiety screenings for teen girls, women. Healio. | https://www.healio.com/news/primary-care/20200702/experts-recommend-anxiety-screenings-for-teen-girls-women | 2020 |
| Depression Affects Recovery in Peripheral Artery Disease. Medscape Medical News | https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/936647 | 2020 |
| PAD patients with depression had worse recovery, women twice as likely to be depressed. Newsroom Heart. | https://newsroom.heart.org/news/pad-patients-with-depression-had-worse-recovery-women-twice-as-likely-to-be-depressed | 2020 |
| Depression Complicates Recovery from Peripheral Artery Disease. Science Times. | https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/26848/20200812/depression-complicates-recovery-peripheral-artery-disease.htm | 2020 |
| Depression Complicates Recovery from Peripheral Artery Disease. Science Times. | https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/26848/20200812/depression-complicates-recovery-peripheral-artery-disease.htm | 2020 |
| Depression, Depressive Symptoms Can Derail Peripheral Artery Disease Treatment. Practical Cardiology. | https://www.practicalcardiology.com/view/depression-depressive-symptoms-can-derail-peripheral-artery-disease-treatment | 2020 |
| Depression may complicate recovery from peripheral artery disease. American Heart Association News. | https://www.heart.org/en/news/2020/08/12/depression-may-complicate-recovery-from-peripheral-artery-disease | 2020 |
| Medical psychologist Kim Smolderen on mental health and heart health. Yale News. | https://news.yale.edu/2020/06/23/medical-psychologist-kim-smolderen-mental-health-and-heart-health | 2020 |
| Smolderen Awarded $1 Million Grant for Critical Limb Ischemia Research. Yale School of Medicine. | https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/smolderen-awarded-1-million-grant-for-critical-limb-ischemia-research/ | 2020 |
| Kim Smolderen, PhD, psychologist and outcomes researcher. Yale School of Medicine | https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/kim-smolderen-phd-psychologist-and-outcomes-researcher/ | 2020 |
| Member of the Vascular Quality Initiative Yale New Haven Hospital Quality Committee. | Member | 2020 - Present |
| Department of Internal Medicine Yale University, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine. Member of the COVID-19 Cardiovascular Outcomes Registry Publications Committee. | Member | 2020 - Present |
| Department of Internal Medicine Yale University, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine. Member of the program evaluation committee for the Peripheral Vascular Fellowship training program | Member | 2020 - Present |
| Division 38, Health Psychology: Member SfHP Long Range Planning: Advocacy/Policy Workgroup | Member | 2020 - Present |
| American College of Cardiology/SVS VQI advising member of a committee to advise a pilot project to collect patient-reported outcomes in patients with peripheral arterial disease | Member | 2020 - Present |
| Fellow of the American College of Cardiology | Member | 2020 - Present |
| Member of the PVI Device Council of the VISION Steering Committee for the Medical Device Epidemiology Network’s (MDEpiNet) Vascular Implant Surveillance and Interventional Outcomes Coordinated Registry Network (VISION CRN), a partnership between the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) and the Food and Drug Administration-supported MDEpiNet | Member | 2020 - Present |
| Society for Behavioral Medicine | Member | 2020 - Present |
| Co-Leader writing group for the National Action Plan for Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness (“Activate health care systems to provide enhanced programs for the detection and treatment of PAD patients, with an improved understanding of patient-centered outcomes for PAD”) for the American Heart Association 2020 Peripheral Artery Disease Summit | Co-Chair | 2020 - Present |
| Member of the Program Committee of the Million Hearts Midwest Conference by the American Heart Association | Member | 2019 |
| Research Team Wants to Raise Awareness of Peripheral Artery Disease. Dos Mundos | http://dosmundos.com/webpress/2018/09/30/research-team-wants-to-raise-awareness-of-peripheral-artery-disease/ | 2019 |
| Member of the AHA Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease | Member | 2019 - Present |
| Fellow of the American Heart Association | Member | 2019 - Present |
| Member of the American Psychological Association, Division 38, Health Psychology | Member | 2019 - Present |
| AHA Science: Leveraging Social Media for Better Patient Care - YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeIh0w14GOw | 2018 |
| AHA Science: Leveraging Social Media for Better Patient Care - YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeIh0w14GOw | 2018 |
| AHA: Doctors could do more to help smokers with poor circulation. Consumer Healthday. | https://consumer.healthday.com/diseases-and-conditions-informatio…s-could-do-more-to-help-smokers-with-poor-circulation-738316.html | 2018 |
| Vascular Cures, Expert Committee PRO Assessment for Peripheral Artery Disease | Member | 2018 - Present |
| Member of the ACC-PVI Registry panel working on the quality metrics v2.0 dataset upgrade | Member | 2018 - Present |
| Member of Program Committee American Heart Association Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes Conference | Member | 2017 - 2019 |
| American College of Pathology Member, Awards & Grants Committee | Member | 2017 - 2018 |
| Expert Analysis: Coping after an Acute Myocardial Infarction - ACC.org | http://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2016/12/29/11/08/coping-after-an-acute-mi?w_nav=LC#sthash.R7GkR5li.dpuf | 2017 - Present |
| Abstract Reviewer, American Heart Association Cardiovascular Quality of Care and Outcomes Conference | Abstract Reviewer | 2015 - Present |
| The Lancet, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Circulation, Quality of Life Research, Annals of Internal Medicine, PLoS ONE, BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, Journal of Adolescent Health, Psychosomatic Medicine, Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Translational Research, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, European Heart Journal, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Vascular Medicine, Thrombosis Research, Health Psychology, Journal of the American Heart Association, and BMC Health Services Research. | Reviewer | 2015 - Present |
| American College of Pathology Member, Training & Workforce Issues Committee | Member | 2014 - 2015 |
| Reviewer, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Merit | Reviewer | 2014 |
| Associate Editor, BMC Cardiovascular Disorders | Associate Editor | 2013 - 2017 |
| American College of Pathology | Member | 2013 - Present |
| Member Editorial Board, Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality of Care and Outcomes | Editorial Board Member | 2013 - Present |
| Member of The Inter-Society Consensus (TASC) III guidelines for peripheral arterial disease writing group | Member | 2011 - 2014 |
| Member of American Heart Association’s writing group panel for Scientific Statement on "Cardiovascular Health: The Importance of Measuring Patient Health Status" | Member | 2011 - Present |
| American Heart Association Roundtable Peripheral Artery Disease, Committee Member | Member | 2011 - Present |
| Member of review panel of ACCF/AHA/ACR/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM/SVN/SVS Key Data Elements and Definitions for Peripheral Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease 2011 | Member | 2010 - Present |
| American Heart Association, Professional Member; Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes Council | Member | 2006 - Present |