Patrick Brannon, MD, FACC Chairman, State Government Relations Committee pbrannon@lifespan.org Howard L. Haronian, MD, FACC Chairman, Third Party and Quality of Patient Care Committee HLH@haronian.net Athena Poppas, MD, FACC Chairman, Education Committee apoppas@lifespan.org Robert H. Schwengel, MD, FACC Chairman, Communication and Membership Committee rschwengel@heartri.com