When Dr. Amy Tucker first started practicing medicine 30 years ago, women were vastly underrepresented, both in medicine in general and in her specialization, cardiology. “When I entered medical school, women were still in the minority,” said Dr. Tucker, who...
Tag: American Heart Association
INSPIRE: Hearts in the right place
By Carol Radin Denise McGraw and Kristin Thompson truly put their hearts into their work. As co-directors of the Syracuse American Heart Association’s Heart Walk, they have been giving their all to a one-day event that is really the culmination...
In Her Own Words: Andrea Atcheson, Heart Health Academy
What prompted you to start Heart Health Academy? Heart Health Academy was born after I was in the grind of outpatient medicine for almost 20 years. I was seeing about 24 patients a day in various cardiology offices and only...
Stories from the heart: Bea González, Go Red for Women chair
As the chair of this year’s Go Red for Women campaign for the American Heart Association, Bea González sees storytelling as a big part of her job. “There's a lot of power in story telling,” she said. “You never know...
Patti DePaulis
Getting Back to the Peak of Health By Carol Radin | Photography by Alexis Emm “This isn’t happening to me,” Patti DePaulis told herself. A successful account executive, marathon runner and weekend mountain climber, she was at her peak physical...