Meet Our Team
Staff
Ellen Hostetler
Chief Science Officer
Jenn Vacirca
Director of Operations
Bella Marin
Patient and Advocacy Coordinator
Whitney Strauss, PhD
Chairman
Board Members
George Arnaoutakis, MD
Brian Brantley
Kent Johnson
Rhonda Monroe
Bridget Porter (Metz)
Jason Ritter
Tyler Ritter
Donald Schwartz
Matthew Solomon, MD, PhD
Carolyn Wang
Gregory Weaver
Amy Yasbeck – Founder
Dianna Milewicz, MD, PhD
Chairman
The University of Texas
Health Science Center at Houston
Professional Advisory Board
All PAB members contribute their expertise on a pro bono basis with no conflict of interest between their professional work and the volunteer work they do for The John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health.
Ali Azizzadeh, MD
Cedars Sinai
Joanna Chikwe, MD
Cedars Sinai
Anthony Estrera, MD
The University of Texas
Health Science Center at Houston
John Elefteriades, MD
Yale School of Medicine
Kim Eagle, MD
University of Michigan Health Center
Retired
David Liang, MD, PhD Eagle, MD
Keck Medicine of University of Southern California
Robert Ohle, MD
Health Science North-Ontario
Maral Ouzounian, MD, PhD
Toronto General Hospital
Virendra Patel, MD, MPH
Columbia University
Siddharth Prakash, MD, PhD
The University of Texas
Health Science Center at Houston
Eric Roselli, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Sherene Shalhub, MD, MPH
Oregon Health & Science University
Emeritus Professional Advisory Board Members
Lars Svensson, MD
Cleveland Clinic