The Society of Chest Pain Centers is a non-profit organization dedicated to lowering the number of deaths caused by heart disease. Dr. Fonarow’s work toward ending such suffering garnered him this prestigious award on May 2nd.
Fonarow has published over 300 articles, studies and reports about heart failure, acute coronary syndromes, preventative cardiology, as well as quality of care and outcomes research.
He chairs the American Heart Association’s Get With The GuidelinesSM (GWTG) programs. These innovative quality improvement initiatives give the 1600 hospitals currently participating evidence-based guidelines and procedures to follow to aid and improve the care for heart and stroke patients.
The GWTG programs were partly modeled after a UCLA initiative called the Cardiovascular Hospitalization Atherosclerosis Management Program or CHAMP that was designed by Fonarow. CHAMP was the first hospital-based program of its kind in the country.
In addition, Fonarow serves as vice-chair of the National Cardiovascular Data Registry ACTION Registry-GWTG Program. He also co-chaired the writing group that created the Society of Chest Pain Centers’ guidelines for the management of acute heart failure patients. Such registries, protocols, and guidelines help clinicians improve clinical outcomes and optimize patient care.
We send our heartfelt congratulations to the very busy Dr. Gregg Fonarow.
