Founded in 1999, CVI is an independent, federally registered 501 (c)3 non-profit medical education organization, whose mission is to positively impact cardiovascular health in the Delaware Valley and beyond.
We work to achieve the goals and objectives of our mission by providing convenient access to top-quality, independent, non-biased continuing medical education for physicians, allied healthcare professionals and trainees.
Since its inception, CVI has organized hundreds of educational programs and conferences for tens of thousands of physicians, trainees and allied healthcare professionals.
CVI’S MISSION
CVI’s mission is to positively impact cardiovascular health in the Delaware Valley and beyond.
CVI works to achieve the goals and objectives of its mission by identifying, developing, and promoting educational activities focused on the diagnosis, treatment, and most importantly, the prevention of cardiovascular disease and other concomitant conditions.
CVI faculty includes internationally recognized thought leaders, and regional experts representing all of the area’s academic medical centers, and many of the region’s community hospitals and private practice settings.
With a keen eye and pulse on the field, CVI ensures that emergent and challenging topics are addressed as they develop. We regularly evaluate and refine our legacy programs as well as develop new novel programming based on interest, new learnings, and the needs of our attendees.
History
The CVI was founded by a group of local physicians, primarily cardiologists, who came together to discuss the lack of regional programming available for physicians, other healthcare professional, and patients on cardiovascular health. Incorporated in 1999 as a federally registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization, CVI began by offering continuing medical education, funding research, and offering community-based educational programs. Since its inception, CVI has organized and hosted hundreds of programs and conferences for physicians, trainees, and allied healthcare professionals.
Over the course of the past two decades, CVI has pursued collaborative relationships with other professional organizations, regional hospitals, universities, private practices, and industry partners where both sides embrace mutual goals and objectives.
Board of Directors
Committees
Accredited Programs
Clinical Cardiology
Dean G. Karalis, MD – Director
Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia at Jefferson
Veronica A. Covalesky, MD – Director
Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia at Jefferson
René J. Alvarez, MD – Associate Director
Jefferson University Hospitals
Colin M. Movsowitz, MD – Associate Director
Einstein Medical Center
Muhammad Raza, MD – Associate Director
Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia at Crozer – Keystone Health System
Andrew R. Waxler, MD – Associate Director
Penn State Health Medical Group – Berks Cardiology
Echocardiography
Martin G. Keane, MD – Director
Temple University
Veronica A. Covalesky, MD – Director
Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia at Jefferson
Frank E. Silvestry, MD – Associate Director
University of Pennsylvania
Renee P. Bullock Palmer, MD – Associate Director
Deborah Heart and Lung Center
Electrophysiology
Scott E. Hessen, MD – Director
Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia at Jefferson
Charles D. Gottlieb, MD – Director
Abington Hospital, Jefferson Health
Colin M. Movsowitz, MD – Director
Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia at Einstein and Lankenau Heart Institute
Matthew A. Goldstein, MD – Director
Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia at Lankenau Heart Institute
Reginald T. Ho, MD – Director
Jefferson University Hospitals
Steven A. Rothman, MD – Director
Lankenau Heart Institute – Main Line Health
Robert D. Schaller, DO – Director
University of Pennsylvania
Erica S. Zado, PA-C – Director
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Edmond Cronin, MD – Director
Temple University
Cardiac Imaging in Women
Renee P. Bullock Palmer, MD – Director
Deborah Heart and Lung Center
Veronica A. Covalesky, MD – Associate Director
Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia at Jefferson
Heart Failure
W. Clay Warnick, MD – Director
Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia at Chester County Hospital
René J. Alvarez, MD – Director
Jefferson University Hospitals
Christopher J. Droogan, MD – Director
Mainline Health
Lee R. Goldberg, MD – Director
University of Pennsylvania
Eman A. Hamad, MD – Director
Temple University
Nina Mirachi, PA – Director
Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia
Justin Pelberg, DO – Director
Main Line Health
Lisa D. Rathman, CRNP – Director
University of Pennsylvania
Monique S. Tanna, MD – Director
University of Pennsylvania
Nuclear Cardiology
Veronica A. Covalesky, MD – Director
Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia at Jefferson
Pravin V. Patil, MD – Associate Director
Temple University
Renee P. Bullock Palmer, MD – Director
Deborah Heart and Lung Center
Non-Accredited Programs
Cardiometabolic Disease/Diabetes Management
Dean G. Karalis, MD – Director
Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia at Jefferson
René J. Alvarez, MD – Associate Director
Jefferson University Hospitals
Anastassia Amaro, MD – Associate Director
University of Pennsylvania
Christopher J. Droogan, MD – Associate Director
Mainline Health
Jeffrey S. Freeman, DO – Associate Director
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Serge A. Jabbour, MD – Associate Director
Jefferson University Hospitals
Douglas S. Jacoby, MD – Associate Director
University of Pennsylvania
Thomas P. Phiambolis, MD – Associate Director
Mainline Health
Kevin E. Shinal, MD – Associate Director
Mainline Health
Neva White, DNP CRNP CDE – Associate Director
Jefferson University Hospitals
Interventional and General Cardiology Fellows
Sheldon M. Goldberg, MD – Director
Pennsylvania Hospital
Daniel J. McCormick, DO – Director
Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia at Jefferson
D. Lynn Morris, MD – Director
East Carolina University
William A. Gray, MD – Director
Lankenau Heart Institute – Main Line Health
Richard C. Kovach, MD – Associate Director
Deborah Heart and Lung Center
Antonis Pratsos, MD – Associate Director
Lankenau Heart Institute – Main Line Health
Bryan W. Kluck, DO – Associate Director
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Muhammad Raza, MD – Associate Director
Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia at Crozer – Keystone Health System
Michael P. Savage, MD – Associate Director
Jefferson University Hospitals
Ellen C. Keeley, MD – Associate Director
University of Florida
Sahil Banka, MD – Associate Director
Einstein Medical Center
David M. Goldberg, MD – Associate Director
University of Pennsylvania
Paul N. Fiorilli, MD – Associate Director
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Lipid and Atherosclerosis Club (PLAC)
Dean G. Karalis, MD – Director
Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia at Jefferson
Daniel Soffer, MD – Director
University of Pennsylvania
Edward M. Goldenberg, MD – Associate Director
Christiana Care Health System
Douglas S. Jacoby, MD – Associate Director
University of Pennsylvania
Thomas P. Phiambolis, MD – Associate Director
Mainline Health
Perry J. Weinstock, MD – Associate Director
Cooper University Health Care
