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Working Group Membership
Co-Chair (Voting)
Robert H. Eckel, M.D.
University of Colorado, Denver
Aurora, Colorado
John M. Jakicic, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Members (Voting)
Jamy Ard, M.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
I-Min Lee, M.D., Sc.D.
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Alice H. Lichtenstein, D.Sc.
Tufts University
Boston, Massachusetts
Barbara Millen, Dr.P.H., R.D.
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts
Nancy Houston Miller, R.N., B.S.N.
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, California
Cathy Nonas, M.S., R.D.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
New York, New York
Frank M. Sacks, M.D.
Harvard University School of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts
Laura Svetkey, M.D.
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
Thomas A. Wadden, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ex-Officio Members (Voting)
Van Hubbard, M.D., Ph.D.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Bethesda, Maryland
Catherine Loria, Ph.D.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Bethesda, Maryland
Susan Yanovski, M.D.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Bethesda, Maryland
NHLBI Program Coordinator (Non-voting)
Janet de Jesus, M.S., R.D.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Bethesda, Maryland