Jan N. Basile, MD, FACP, FASH
Professor of Medicine
Seinsheimer Cardiovascular Health Program
Medical University of South Carolina
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Charleston, SC

Dr. Jan N. Basile earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. He then completed his internship and residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, where he was also Chief Resident. He is board certified in internal medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) and the American Society of Hypertension (FASH), and for many years served on the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) Board of Directors. Most recently, with the dissolution of ASH, he is serving within the AHA as Vice-Chair of Clinical Programs on the Council of Hypertension.

His many honors and awards include the Medical University of South Carolina School of Medicine Excellence in Teaching award, the Golden Apple award, and, in 2014, he was the first recipient of the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control Hypertension Physician of the Year award. He was President of the Southern Medical Association in 2008-2009.

Currently, he is Professor of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Basile spent 31 years at the Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center having retired as Chief of Primary Care in 2009. He now directs the resistant hypertension clinic within the Seinsheimer Cardiovascular Health Program, a multiple-risk factor lipid and resistant hypertension referral clinic at MUSC.

Dr. Basile’s research interests include outcome-based studies involving hypertension, lipid disorders, and diabetes. He has been involved in many large hypertension trials including the ALLHAT, ACCORD, ONTARGET, ACCOMPLISH, and SPRINT trials and continues to participate in SPRINT-ASK, under the auspices of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. He was a contributing reviewer of the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7) and the 2017 ACC-AHA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults. Dr. Basile has published more than 300 original papers, abstracts, and book chapters, as well as a textbook, Hot Topics: Hypertension. He also is a contributing author for the hypertension section of "Up To Date".

Alan Maisel, MD, FACC
Professor of Cardiology
University of California, San Diego
Director, Coronary Care Unit and Heart Failure Program
San Diego Veterans Affairs Medical Center
San Diego, CA

Dr. Alan Maisel graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School, received his internal medicine training at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, where he was chief resident, and completed a cardiology fellowship at the University of California, San Diego.

Dr. Maisel is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He is the Director of the Coronary Care Unit and Heart Failure Program at the VA San Diego Healthcare System in La Jolla, California. Dr. Maisel is active on the faculty at UCSD where he has won numerous teaching awards. He just completed a ten-year stint as Associate Editor of the Journal of the American College Cardiology.

Dr. Alan Maisel is considered one of the world’s experts on cardiac biomarkers and has over 400 scientific publications. He has authored several ground-breaking manuscripts that have paved the way for development of diagnostic tools for patients with congestive heart failure. In particular, he was the leading investigator on studies that brought the use of BNP into clinical practice. He has been lead investigator on seven multicentre biomarker trials.

His recent work on cardiac biomarkers has led to a connection between diet, cardiovascular disease and breast cancer, and currently works on two biomarkers that predict the development of breast cancer. He recently co-founded the UCSD Biomarker Research Center, which among other things make data and a statistician available for research by residents and fellows.

Dr. Maisel is also a writer of medical fiction. His first novel, Bedside Manners, was optioned to Warner Brothers. His second novel, Brain Chicane, is about a young and idealistic physician working at the premier multiple-organ transplant hospital in Chicago where he investigates overdose cases that are not totally kosher.

He is also co-founder of a mitochondrial drug company and a biomarker discovery company. He is founder of My Life Diagnostics. He recently founded Whispering Hearts - a noise canceling digital stethoscope line with artificial intelligence.

Brian Pearlman, MD, FACP, FAASLD, AAHIVS
Medical Director, Center for Hepatitis C
Wellstar Medical Center
Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia
Professor of Medicine, Emory School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

Dr. Brian Pearlman is the Medical Director for Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center's Center for Hepatitis C in Atlanta, Georgia, and is Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia and Professor of Medicine at Emory School of Medicine. He completed his medical degree at the University of Miami and post-graduate training at both the University of Texas, Southwestern and Baylor University Medical Center.

Dr. Pearlman is Faculty for the American College of Physicians, and Fellow for the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease as well as certified by the American Academy of HIV Medicine. He is also a member of the American Gastroenterological Association. He had sit on the Board of Directors for The American Liver Foundation, Southeast Chapter.

Dr. Pearlman is widely published in leading journals such as The Lancet, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, The Lancet Infectious Disease, Clinical Infectious Diseases, and The American Journal of Medicine. He is active in both patient care and in teaching physicians. He has been the recipient of numerous teaching awards, and is an active investigator in multiple liver-related clinical trials, some of which are in collaboration with the CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis.

David M. Plourd, MD, FACOG
Staff Obstetrician & Gynecologist & Obstetric Hospitalist
Scripps Hospital
San Diego, CA

Dr. David M. Plourd has been an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, and at UCSD, for the past two decades, and more recently joined the Obstetric Hospitalist Team at Scripps Hospital. Dr. Plourd has been teaching and lecturing nationally and internationally on numerous women’s healthcare topics. He was voted “Teacher of the Year” by the interns & residents at the Naval Medical Center. Dr. Plourd is a Board Examiner for the American Board of OB/GYN. He is also an Expert Reviewer for several State Medical Boards. Dr. Plourd also serves as a consultant for Dr. Oz, ABC News, Web-MD, and Fox News, as well as Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Redbook, and Woman’s Day magazines.

John H. Post III, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
Martha Jefferson Hospital
Charlottesville, VA

Dr. John H. Post III is an Orthopedic Surgeon from Charlottesville, Virginia with expertise in Sports Medicine, arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery and knee replacement arthroplasty. He is the Medical Advisor of a major triathlon training company. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, served as a U.S. Marine helicopter pilot and subsequent Helicopter Instructor for the U.S. Navy. He received his MBA from the University of West Florida and his MD from the University of Miami School of Medicine. He is a Fellow in the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He has completed the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim and the English Channel Swim. His wife is the Director of Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia Northridge Clinic. They have three children and two labs.

Jay H. Shubrook, DO, FAAFP, FACOFP
Professor, Director of Clinical Research
Touro University California
Vallejo, CA

Dr. Jay Shubrook is a Family Physician and Fellowship trained Diabetologist. He is currently a Professor at Touro University California. He also serves as the Director of Clinical Research and the Director of Diabetes Services. He is the Chair of the Primary Care Advisory Board of the American Diabetes Association and is on the Global Advisory Board for Springer/Nature Diabetes website called Medicine Matters - Diabetes. He is the Associate Editor for the JAOA and Clinical Diabetes Journal. He is on the Editorial Advisory Board of the American Family Physician. He oversees a large Diabetes Prevention Program network. His research interests focus on early intervention for type 2 diabetes. His professional goals are to better train the primary care workforce to manage diabetes.

Alan G. Stern, MD, MMM
Rheumatologist
Glen Allen, VA

Dr. Alan G. Stern received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and has earned a master of medical management degree from Carnegie Mellon University. He trained in internal medicine and rheumatology at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, having completed fellowship training in rheumatology at the University of Pennsylvania. During fellowship training, Dr. Stern was awarded fellowships from the Arthritis Foundation and the Arthritis National Research Foundation. Dr. Stern is a certified clinical densitometrist (bone density specialist).

Dr. Stern has been actively involved in arthritis and osteoporosis research. Additionally, he has published articles in medical journals related to his research.

Andrew W. Urban, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI

Dr. Andrew W. Urban is the Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. Dr Urban graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine and completed his Internal Medicine residency and fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the University of Wisconsin. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and ID and is certified as a HIV Specialist by the American Academy of HIV Medicine. He has received numerous teaching awards and is extensively involved in medical education at all levels. His clinical interests include primary care of individuals with HIV and consultative general infectious diseases.

C. Wayne Weart, PharmD
Professor, Department of Pharmacy and Clinical Sciences
Professor of Family Medicine
South Carolina College of Pharmacy
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Dr. Wayne Weart received his Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy in 1971 from the University of Georgia. He served his residency in Hospital Pharmacy at the Medical University Hospital in Charleston, SC in 1972. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science in 1974.

Dr. Weart is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcome Sciences in the South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), as well as Professor of Family Medicine in the College of Medicine, MUSC. Prior to his teaching at the Medical University, Dr. Weart instructed at West Virginia University in pharmacy and family medicine.

Dr. Weart has more than 100 publications and he has given scores of lectures to numerous professional groups and societies. He has received outstanding teacher awards at both West Virginia University and MUSC, and has been named Hospital Pharmacist of the Year in both South Carolina and West Virginia. In 1991, Dr. Weart was among the first pharmacists to become a Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. In 1992, he was honored for his excellence in pharmacy practice and designated a Fellow of the American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists. Dr. Weart was named a Primary Care Policy Fellow for 1999 by the U.S. Public Health Service and he was honored by the Alumni Association of the MUSC College of Pharmacy as a Distinguished Alumnus in 2002. He also received the Bowl of Hygeia Award from the SC Pharmacy Association in 2003 for outstanding service to the community and the profession of pharmacy and the George D. Schwerin Mentor Award, from the South Carolina Society of Health System Pharmacists in 2004. In 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009 he was recognized by the MUSC College of Pharmacy student body for his excellence in education by the Golden Mortar and Pestle Award. In 2008, the MUSC Board of Trustees named Dr Weart as a Master Teacher. In 2012, he received the Proctor and Gamble National Leadership Award from the Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society. In 2014, he was awarded the Ralph M. Wilkie Distinguished Lifetime Service Award by the SC Pharmacy Association Board of Directors. In 2015, he received the Kenneth Flinchum Distinguished Service Award from the SC Society of Health System Pharmacists.

Dr. Weart served on the Board of Directors of the SC Pharmacists Association and as President and Chairman of the Board for 2010-2011. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy from 2009-2013 and is the President of the Waring Library Society for 2014-2015. He serves as a member and chair of one of the Trident United Way Community Investment Review Teams and is one of many Hot Dog Ministry volunteers involved with serving the homeless of Charleston. Dr. Weart also serves on the Board of Directors for Barnabas Ministries of Charleston, Inc. and is very active in his church serving on several committees and as a prayer partner.

Matthew R. Weir, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief of Nephrology Division
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Dr. Matthew R. Weir is attending physician and Director of the Division of Nephrology in the Department of Medicine at the University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore. He is also Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Dr. Weir’s primary research interests include the use of antihypertensive therapy for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy, hypertensive renal injury in African Americans, and preventing allograft nephropathy in transplant recipients. He has written more than 600 manuscripts and book chapters about these topics. He has edited 8 books: on topics in nephrology, transplantation, and hypertension. He has presented at numerous international scientific association meetings, hospitals, and medical schools.

Dr. Weir currently reviews manuscripts for more than 30 major medical journals, including the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, and Archives of Internal Medicine. He is on the editorial board of 12 journals and is Section Editor of Current Hypertension Reports and Current Opinion in Hypertension and Nephrology. He has 3 active NIH supported grants from NIDDK and one from NHLBI. In addition, he is a member of numerous associations, including the American Society of Nephrology, the National Kidney Foundation, the American Heart Association, and the American Society of Transplantation.

Dr. Weir received his medical degree from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. He completed his internship and residency programs in medicine at the Waterbury and Yale-New Haven Hospitals in Connecticut, and completed his nephrology training at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Massachusetts. He then moved to the University of Maryland where he has been a full-time faculty member since 1983.

Alan P. Baptist, MD, MPH, FAAAAI
Associate Professor of Medicine
Program Director, UM Allergy/Immunology Fellowship Program
Associate Chief of Research
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI

Dr. Alan P. Baptist is the Director of the Comprehensive Asthma Management Program at the University of Michigan, where he also serves as the Associate Chief of Research, in addition to his role as Allergy/Immunology Fellowship Training Program Director. He received his medical degree from Loyola University of Chicago, and then completed an internship and medical residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan. He next completed an Allergy/Immunology fellowship at the University of Michigan. He also holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from Wayne State University, and currently is a faculty member in the University of Michigan Allergy/Immunology division and the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Dr. Baptist has published over 60 peer reviewed articles and book chapters, and is regularly asked to speak at national allergy/immunology conferences. He has served as the Primary Investigator on multiple federal and non-federal research grants. His research and clinical interests include asthma, angioedema, and health care disparities.

Jan N. Basile, MD, FACP, FASH
Professor of Medicine
Seinsheimer Cardiovascular Health Program
Medical University of South Carolina
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Charleston, SC

Dr. Jan N. Basile earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. He then completed his internship and residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, where he was also Chief Resident. He is board certified in internal medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) and the American Society of Hypertension (FASH), and for many years served on the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) Board of Directors. Most recently, with the dissolution of ASH, he is serving within the AHA as Vice-Chair of Clinical Programs on the Council of Hypertension.

His many honors and awards include the Medical University of South Carolina School of Medicine Excellence in Teaching award, the Golden Apple award, and, in 2014, he was the first recipient of the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control Hypertension Physician of the Year award. He was President of the Southern Medical Association in 2008-2009.

Currently, he is Professor of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Basile spent 31 years at the Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center having retired as Chief of Primary Care in 2009. He now directs the resistant hypertension clinic within the Seinsheimer Cardiovascular Health Program, a multiple-risk factor lipid and resistant hypertension referral clinic at MUSC.

Dr. Basile’s research interests include outcome-based studies involving hypertension, lipid disorders, and diabetes. He has been involved in many large hypertension trials including the ALLHAT, ACCORD, ONTARGET, ACCOMPLISH, and SPRINT trials and continues to participate in SPRINT-ASK, under the auspices of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. He was a contributing reviewer of the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7) and the 2017 ACC-AHA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults. Dr. Basile has published more than 300 original papers, abstracts, and book chapters, as well as a textbook, Hot Topics: Hypertension. He also is a contributing author for the hypertension section of "Up To Date".

Ronald J. Jendry, MD
Family Physician
Southwest Family Medicine
Associate Clinical Professor, University of Colorado
Department of Family Medicine
Evergreen, CO

Dr. Ronald J. Jendry is a Family physician, presently practicing with Southwest Family Medicine in Littleton, Colorado, with an appointment as Associate Clinical Professor at University of Colorado, Dept of Family Medicine. He went to medical school at the Abraham Lincoln Campus, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1971-76. He realized his dream of moving to Colorado when accepted to the residency at Mercy Medical Center in Denver (now St Anthony Family Medicine Residency Program), where he also was Chief Resident. and first Board Certified in 1980. After first practicing as the Ski Resort physician in Keystone Resort, Colorado, he settled down in Family Medicine in his beloved mountain town of Evergreen, Colorado for over 25 years. Always an educator, he was involved in the ground-floor of the primary care rotation at CU, having medical students in 3rd and 4th year training for 6-week clerkships, as well as occasionally mentoring new students in the "Foundations of Doctoring" experience. He then became full time faculty at the St Anthony FM program for 10 years, now settling down to practice again, but on a lighter schedule in an office in Littleton, CO! He has recently begun a part time faculty appointment, precepting every Thursday afternoon at the new Sky Ridge Family Medicine Residency, and delivering presentations (didactics) monthly in Lone Tree, CO.

He has been blessed with being married over forty years to his wife, DJ, has an adult daughter, Amanda, and son, Sean, and 4 wonderful grandkids, Elle, Owen, Ariana, and Declan. Besides enjoying the family, he still loves playing his guitars, banjo or mandolin, and the outdoors, hiking, snowshoeing, occasionally skiing, and loves travelling with his retired teacher wife! Also, he's a master griller and makes a killer Margarita, and secret Mai Tai!

Alan Maisel, MD, FACC
Professor of Cardiology
University of California, San Diego
Director, Coronary Care Unit and Heart Failure Program
San Diego Veterans Affairs Medical Center
San Diego, CA

Dr. Alan Maisel graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School, received his internal medicine training at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, where he was chief resident, and completed a cardiology fellowship at the University of California, San Diego.

Dr. Maisel is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He is the Director of the Coronary Care Unit and Heart Failure Program at the VA San Diego Healthcare System in La Jolla, California. Dr. Maisel is active on the faculty at UCSD where he has won numerous teaching awards. He just completed a ten-year stint as Associate Editor of the Journal of the American College Cardiology.

Dr. Alan Maisel is considered one of the world’s experts on cardiac biomarkers and has over 400 scientific publications. He has authored several ground-breaking manuscripts that have paved the way for development of diagnostic tools for patients with congestive heart failure. In particular, he was the leading investigator on studies that brought the use of BNP into clinical practice. He has been lead investigator on seven multicentre biomarker trials.

His recent work on cardiac biomarkers has led to a connection between diet, cardiovascular disease and breast cancer, and currently works on two biomarkers that predict the development of breast cancer. He recently co-founded the UCSD Biomarker Research Center, which among other things make data and a statistician available for research by residents and fellows.

Dr. Maisel is also a writer of medical fiction. His first novel, Bedside Manners, was optioned to Warner Brothers. His second novel, Brain Chicane, is about a young and idealistic physician working at the premier multiple-organ transplant hospital in Chicago where he investigates overdose cases that are not totally kosher.

He is also co-founder of a mitochondrial drug company and a biomarker discovery company. He is founder of My Life Diagnostics. He recently founded Whispering Hearts - a noise canceling digital stethoscope line with artificial intelligence.

John H. Post III, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
Martha Jefferson Hospital
Charlottesville, VA

Dr. John H. Post III is an Orthopedic Surgeon from Charlottesville, Virginia with expertise in Sports Medicine, arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery and knee replacement arthroplasty. He is the Medical Advisor of a major triathlon training company. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, served as a U.S. Marine helicopter pilot and subsequent Helicopter Instructor for the U.S. Navy. He received his MBA from the University of West Florida and his MD from the University of Miami School of Medicine. He is a Fellow in the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He has completed the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim and the English Channel Swim. His wife is the Director of Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia Northridge Clinic. They have three children and two labs.

Theodore Rosen, MD
Professor of Dermatology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Dr. Theodore Rosen, Professor of Dermatology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, attended Michigan State University as a National Merit Scholar and graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School cum laude. He trained in internal medicine at the University of Alabama and in dermatology at Baylor. Dr. Rosen served a term on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Dermatology (2007-2011) and was recently elected as the incoming AAD Vice-President. He is also the recipient of a 2016 AAD Presidential Citation and of the 2017 Thomas Pearson Memorial Award for career excellence in educational activities. He is a past Vice-President of Texas Dermatological Society, a past-President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Houston Dermatological Society and prior Chairman and Secretary-Treasurer of the Dermatology Section, Southern Medical Association. He is one of two current Medical Directors for the Society for Dermatology Physician Assistants, and helps design and plan the annual SDPA summer meeting. Dr. Rosen has written over 300 peer-reviewed journal articles, 24 textbook chapters and 3 textbooks, including the award-winning "Atlas of Black Dermatology." He has been a plenary speaker for many local, state, regional, national and international organizations, including the national dermatology societies of Hong Kong, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, as well as the European Academy of Dermatology. On a personal note, he is most proud of raising four, productive, sane and debt-free adult children. He is married to his college sweetheart, without whose unwavering support he would never have been able to achieve his professional goals. Dr. Rosen is an avid numismatist, diehard Chicago Cubs fan and a life-long devotee of horror films.

Jay H. Shubrook, DO, FAAFP, FACOFP
Professor, Director of Clinical Research
Touro University California
Vallejo, CA

Dr. Jay Shubrook is a Family Physician and Fellowship trained Diabetologist. He is currently a Professor at Touro University California. He also serves as the Director of Clinical Research and the Director of Diabetes Services. He is the Chair of the Primary Care Advisory Board of the American Diabetes Association and is on the Global Advisory Board for Springer/Nature Diabetes website called Medicine Matters - Diabetes. He is the Associate Editor for the JAOA and Clinical Diabetes Journal. He is on the Editorial Advisory Board of the American Family Physician. He oversees a large Diabetes Prevention Program network. His research interests focus on early intervention for type 2 diabetes. His professional goals are to better train the primary care workforce to manage diabetes.

Andrew W. Urban, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI

Dr. Andrew W. Urban is the Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. Dr Urban graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine and completed his Internal Medicine residency and fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the University of Wisconsin. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and ID and is certified as a HIV Specialist by the American Academy of HIV Medicine. He has received numerous teaching awards and is extensively involved in medical education at all levels. His clinical interests include primary care of individuals with HIV and consultative general infectious diseases.

C. Wayne Weart, PharmD
Professor, Department of Pharmacy and Clinical Sciences
Professor of Family Medicine
South Carolina College of Pharmacy
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Dr. Wayne Weart received his Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy in 1971 from the University of Georgia. He served his residency in Hospital Pharmacy at the Medical University Hospital in Charleston, SC in 1972. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science in 1974.

Dr. Weart is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcome Sciences in the South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), as well as Professor of Family Medicine in the College of Medicine, MUSC. Prior to his teaching at the Medical University, Dr. Weart instructed at West Virginia University in pharmacy and family medicine.

Dr. Weart has more than 100 publications and he has given scores of lectures to numerous professional groups and societies. He has received outstanding teacher awards at both West Virginia University and MUSC, and has been named Hospital Pharmacist of the Year in both South Carolina and West Virginia. In 1991, Dr. Weart was among the first pharmacists to become a Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. In 1992, he was honored for his excellence in pharmacy practice and designated a Fellow of the American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists. Dr. Weart was named a Primary Care Policy Fellow for 1999 by the U.S. Public Health Service and he was honored by the Alumni Association of the MUSC College of Pharmacy as a Distinguished Alumnus in 2002. He also received the Bowl of Hygeia Award from the SC Pharmacy Association in 2003 for outstanding service to the community and the profession of pharmacy and the George D. Schwerin Mentor Award, from the South Carolina Society of Health System Pharmacists in 2004. In 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009 he was recognized by the MUSC College of Pharmacy student body for his excellence in education by the Golden Mortar and Pestle Award. In 2008, the MUSC Board of Trustees named Dr Weart as a Master Teacher. In 2012, he received the Proctor and Gamble National Leadership Award from the Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society. In 2014, he was awarded the Ralph M. Wilkie Distinguished Lifetime Service Award by the SC Pharmacy Association Board of Directors. In 2015, he received the Kenneth Flinchum Distinguished Service Award from the SC Society of Health System Pharmacists.

Dr. Weart served on the Board of Directors of the SC Pharmacists Association and as President and Chairman of the Board for 2010-2011. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy from 2009-2013 and is the President of the Waring Library Society for 2014-2015. He serves as a member and chair of one of the Trident United Way Community Investment Review Teams and is one of many Hot Dog Ministry volunteers involved with serving the homeless of Charleston. Dr. Weart also serves on the Board of Directors for Barnabas Ministries of Charleston, Inc. and is very active in his church serving on several committees and as a prayer partner.

Matthew R. Weir, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief of Nephrology Division
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Dr. Matthew R. Weir is attending physician and Director of the Division of Nephrology in the Department of Medicine at the University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore. He is also Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Dr. Weir’s primary research interests include the use of antihypertensive therapy for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy, hypertensive renal injury in African Americans, and preventing allograft nephropathy in transplant recipients. He has written more than 600 manuscripts and book chapters about these topics. He has edited 8 books: on topics in nephrology, transplantation, and hypertension. He has presented at numerous international scientific association meetings, hospitals, and medical schools.

Dr. Weir currently reviews manuscripts for more than 30 major medical journals, including the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, and Archives of Internal Medicine. He is on the editorial board of 12 journals and is Section Editor of Current Hypertension Reports and Current Opinion in Hypertension and Nephrology. He has 3 active NIH supported grants from NIDDK and one from NHLBI. In addition, he is a member of numerous associations, including the American Society of Nephrology, the National Kidney Foundation, the American Heart Association, and the American Society of Transplantation.

Dr. Weir received his medical degree from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. He completed his internship and residency programs in medicine at the Waterbury and Yale-New Haven Hospitals in Connecticut, and completed his nephrology training at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Massachusetts. He then moved to the University of Maryland where he has been a full-time faculty member since 1983.