Biography and Position Statement – Herbert D Aronow
Name: Herbert D. Aronow
E-mail:
Phone: 734-712-8000
Address: 5325 Elliott Dr., Ste. #202
City: Ypsilanti
State: MI
Zip: 48197
BIOGRAPHY (Please limit to 2 – 3 paragraphs):
Herb Aronow is an interventional cardiologist in the Michigan Heart Division of St. Joseph Mercy Health System. He is board certified in Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Cardiology. Dr. Aronow attended the University of Michigan for his undergraduate studies, medical school, internal medicine residency and master's degree in public health. He completed both general and interventional cardiovascular medicine fellowships at the Cleveland Clinic, after which he joined the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania as an Assistant Professor. At Penn, he directed both the peripheral vascular intervention program at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the cardiac catheterization laboratory at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center. Dr. Aronow returned home to Ann Arbor in 2005 to take a position at St. Joe’s, where he serves as Director of the Comprehensive Vascular Program, Assistant Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, and is a member of the Cardiovascular Quality, Cardiovascular Operations, Research and multidisciplinary Vascular Steering committees. In addition to his clinical work, he devotes substantial time toward research, house staff education, and mentorship.
Dr. Aronow has been a member of the ACC since 1998, and a Fellow since 2005. He chaired the Michigan Chapter’s Vascular Update at the Michigan State Medical Society Annual Scientific Meeting from 2006-2010, served as an ACC representative to the Michigan Department of Community Health Certificate of Need Commission Standard Advisory Committee for Cardiac Catheterization in 2007, and has been a member of the Chapter’s Interventional Cardiology Expert Standby Panel since 2008. Dr. Aronow was elected to the Michigan ACC Chapter Council in 2010, and served on its nominating committee in 2011. He chaired the Chapter’s record-breaking Cardiovascular Summit in 2011, and Co-Chaired the 2012 Summit.
At a national level, Dr. Aronow served on the ACC Peripheral Vascular Disease Committee from 2009-2012 and has just begun a second term as Chair of that committee; he also serves on the ACC Interventional Scientific Council as its PVD Committee representative. Dr. Aronow is on the faculty for the ACC and TCT@ACC Annual Scientific Sessions, and is on the Planning Committee and Endovascular Working Group for . He is a reviewer for the ACC journals, JACC and JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. Dr. Aronow is also active outside of the College, serving as a Trustee of the Society for Vascular Medicine, and on the Early Career Development and Peripheral Vascular Disease Committees in the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.
POSITION STATEMENT (Please limit to 2 – 3 paragraphs):
We are currently witnessing a sea change within the US healthcare system and the cardiovascular arena is no exception. Despite the uncertainty about where we are headed and how we will get there, I remain confident that our cardiovascular team will weather this storm successfully so long as we continue to forge and maintain partnerships across providers, specialties, institutions and professional societies. In Michigan, our diverse array of physicians, cardiac care associates, and fellows are well aligned and well positioned under the umbrella of a strong, well-organized and superbly led ACC Michigan Chapter. We are frequently cited as an example to other states for our innovative quality initiatives, successful educational endeavors and well-organized advocacy efforts. As President of the Michigan Chapter, I would hope to build on these tremendous successes to ensure that our cardiovascular patients continue to have access to high-quality, appropriate and cost-effective care.
I would propose that we do so in the following ways:
Quality
· Support national ACC quality initiatives such as Imaging in Focus and Hospital to Home (H2H) here in our state, enabling us to continually bridge gaps between the evidence base and our clinical practice, and provide a model for value-based reimbursement strategies for payers.
· Capitalize on the wealth of data available from Michigan’s mature statewide cardiovascular quality improvement registries.
Education
· Grow our annual Chapter meeting, one of the most well organized and successful in the country.
· Work toward developing a shared cardiovascular educational platform to be utilized across Michigan’s medical institutions, including lectures and other resources for cardiovascular associates, fellows and cardiovascular physicians.
Advocacy
· Build and maintain close connections between our cardiology workforce and our congressional leaders through the ACC’s annual Legislative Conference and other important grassroots efforts.
· Support national ACC advocacy efforts in delivery system, imaging, physician payment and FDA reform, and in seeking greater funding for cardiovascular disease prevention and research efforts.
It would be an honor to lead our Chapter locally and to represent us nationally on the ACC Board of Governors.