American College of Chest Physicians Inducts New President

(NORTHBROOK, IL, November 2, 2010) – David Gutterman, MD, FCCP, was inducted as President of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) at CHEST 2010, the 76th annual meeting of the College, held October 30 to November 4, in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Dr. Gutterman has been a researcher, administrator, and clinician for 30 years and is currently the Northwestern Mutual Professor of Cardiology and Senior Associate Dean for Research at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI. As ACCP President, Dr. Gutterman will focus on creating a collaborative, integrative, and cooperative environment that will optimally support current ACCP members and chest physicians of the future and their efforts toward patient-focused care.

“Through harmonizing our relationships with sister organizations around the world and integrating existing activities to create new growth opportunities, the ACCP can further its mission, said Dr. Gutterman. “In doing so, we can maintain and strengthen the role of the ACCP as the premier organization representing professionals in cardiopulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.” The theme of collaboration, integration, and cooperation coincides with the launch of the COPD Alliance, a partnership of five international medical societies, including the ACCP, representing 200,000 primary care and specialty clinicians in the fight against chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Dr. Gutterman has served the ACCP in many leadership roles, including ACCP Regent-at- Large, chair of the Health and Science Policy Committee, and chair of the Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery NetWork. He continues to serve as member of the Education Committee, member of the Government Liaison Committee, and ACCP representative to the executive committee of the antithrombotic guidelines panel. Beginning in January 2011, he also will serve as a CHEST Associate Editor. Dr. Gutterman’s primary research focus is on mechanisms regulating coronary vascular reactivity in the human heart. His work also includes examining the effect of exercise and diet on the propensity to develop hardening of the arteries.

Dr. Gutterman received his medical degree from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. He completed his residency and chief residency in medicine at The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. After completing a cardiology fellowship at The University of Iowa, he joined the faculty, later moving to the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Gutterman and his wife, Libby, reside in Milwaukee, WI.

The ACCP represents 18,000 members who provide patient care in the areas of cardiopulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine in the United States and throughout the world. The mission of the ACCP is to promote the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chest diseases through education, communication, and research. For more information about the ACCP, please visit the ACCP Web site at www.chestnet.org. The CHEST Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the ACCP whose mission is to provide resources to advance the prevention and treatment of diseases of the chest. The CHEST Foundation partners with ACCP members, their patients, and community groups to address four distinct areas of humanitarian service: tobacco prevention, clinical research, and critical care. For more information about The CHEST Foundation, please visit www.chestfoundation.org.