History
When the ASPC was founded in 1985, its members were physicians and educators, including frequent recipients of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Preventive Cardiology Academic Award (PCAA). The organization’s goals were developing programs that enhanced basic and clinical education and initiating or expanding interdisciplinary clinical services and research initiatives in preventive cardiology.
In recent years, the ASPC’s focus shifted from acting as an insular organization of academic experts to one with a focused vision of the interdisciplinary value it can bring to the broader healthcare and scientific community. The ASPC currently represents the increasingly multidisciplinary group of healthcare providers (including nurses, nurse practitioners, dieticians, and other healthcare specialists in addition to physicians) along with researchers and industry representatives who share an interest in and passion for preventive cardiology.
In 2005 The American Society for Preventive Cardiology was officially incorporated in Connecticut. The ASPC was granted 501(c)(3) status in 2007. Since then, the ASPC has grown to over 1300 members across the US, Canada, and internationally.
ASPC Past Presidents
ASPC Past Presidents are bestowed the honor of MASPC for their dedication and commitment to the ASPC.
2022-2024 Martha Gulati, MD, MS, MASPC
2020-2022 Peter P. Toth, MD, PhD, MASPC
2018-2020 Amit Khera, MD, MSc, MASPC
2016-2018 Seth J. Baum, MD, MASPC
2014-2016 Laurence S. Sperling, MD, MASPC
2012-2014 Stephen Kopecky, MD, MASPC
2010-2012 Nathan Wong, PhD, MASPC
2008-2010 Peter Wilson, MD, MASPC
2006 – 2008 Douglas Schocken, MD, MASPC
2005 Lori Mosca, MD, MASPC
2004 Michael Miller, MD, MASPC
2003 Frank Franklin, MD, MASPC
2002 Norman Lasser, MD, MASPC
2001 John Crouse, MD, MASPC
2000 Francisco Fuentes, MD, MASPC
1999 Christine Williams, MD, MASPC
1998 Marian Limacher, MD, MASPC
1996-1997 Robert Wild, MD, MASPC
1995-1996 Henry Black, MD, MASPC
1994 Patrick McBride, MD, MASPC
1992-1993 Phillip Liebson, MD, MASPC
1991 Ezra Amsterdam, MD, MASPC
1990 Dennis Davidson, MD, MASPC
1989 Richard Carleton, MD, MASPC