Board of Directors

The Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Foundation require that a majority of seats on its Board of Directors shall be persons nominated by the Foundation's designated medical institutions ("Publicly Supported Organizations," defined in the Internal Revenue Code). Dr. Sarnoff's successor nominates candidates for the remaining positions on the Board. Elected members who were nominated by the PSOs shall always constitute a majority of the Board. Director vacancies are filled on an annual basis; the Directors serve staggered terms. The present Board consists of eleven voting members. The Executive Director serves as a non-voting member. Mrs. Stanley J. Sarnoff is a non-voting honorary member of the Board.

The Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation is pleased to announce that Northwestern University and the University of Washington have accepted their appointment as nominating institutions of the Foundation. The Board of Directors of the Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity, is required to be controlled by Directors who are nominated to the Board by Publicly Supported Organizations (PSOs), as that term is defined in the Internal Revenue Code. PSOs must be actively engaged in developing, encouraging and maintaining a cardiovascular science program in the United States. Northwestern and Washington join five other nominating PSOs of the Foundation: Columbia University, Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, Mount Sinai Medical Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. These seven PSOs are thus entitled to nominate candidates for election to the Board of Directors. The Permanent Successor to Dr. Stanley J. Sarnoff nominates the remaining candidates for election to the Board of Directors.

	Ann Marie Schmidt, M.D. Chair	Professor of Surgical Science Department of Surgery Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons View biography
	Charles Lowenstein, M.D. Immediate Past Chair	Chief, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine University of Rochester View biography
	Debra Schwinn, MD Vice Chair	Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology University of Washington View biography
	Jon Lomasney, M.D. Treasurer	Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry Northwestern University School of Medicine View biography
	Ivor Benjamin, M.D. Secretary	Chief of Cardiology University of Utah Health Sciences Center
	Michael Cain, M.D.	Dean, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences University at Buffalo View biography
	Anne Curtis, M.D.	Charles and Mary Bauer Professor of Medicine Chair, Department of Medicine University at Buffalo View biography
	David Kandzari, M.D.	Director, Interventional Cardiology Research Scripps Clinic LaJolla, CA View biography
	Clay Marsh, M.D.	Professor of Medicine The Ohio State University Medical Center View biography
	Andrew Plump, M.D., Ph.D.	Vice President and Worldwide Discovery Head for Cardiovascular Diseases Merck & Co., Inc.
	Anne Taylor, M.D.	Vice Dean for Academic Affairs Columbia University Medical Center College of Physicians and Surgeons View biography
	Philip Tsao, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine
	Myron Weisfeldt, M.D.	Chairman of the Department of Medicine Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions View biography
	Anita Ying, M.D.	University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center