• Family Heart Global Summit

Through a Wider Lens: Lipid Management Across Populations and Lifetimes
October 1 & 2    |    Washington, D.C.

Join the 2023 Family Heart Global Summit


The Family Heart Global Summit is the only conference solely dedicated to aligning stakeholders and catalyzing solutions to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease in people with inherited lipid disorders, including familial hypercholesterolemia, homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, and high Lipoprotein(a). The Family Heart Foundation’s annual Global Summit convenes world‐renowned experts to inspire and effect change. Leaders in the fields of cardiology, lipidology, genetics, and healthcare policy attend, alongside individuals living with inherited risk for cardiovascular disease.

Multi-disciplinary experts share the latest research to advance scientific understanding and optimize care for people living with or at risk for premature cardiovascular disease to overcome barriers to diagnosis, care and improved outcomes. The hand-picked guest list facilitates considerable collaboration and learning.

Co-Chairs


2023 Family Heart Global Summit Co-Chair - Dr. Keith Ferdinand

Dr. Keith Ferdinand

Gerald S. Berenson Endowed Chair in Preventive Cardiology
Professor of Medicine
John W. Deming Department of Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine
Board Member
Family Heart Foundation

2023 Family Heart Global Summit Co-Chair - Dr. Gisette Reyes-Soffer

Dr. Gissette Reyes-Soffer

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Columbia University, Irving Medical Center
Scientific Advisor
Family Heart Foundation

Hosts


2023 Family Heart Global Summit Co-Host - Dr. Joshua Knowles

Dr. Joshua Knowles

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Stanford University Medical Center
Vice Chairman of the Board
Chief Research Advisor
Family Heart Foundation

2023 Family Heart Global Summit Co-Host - Dr. Daniel Rader

Dr. Daniel Rader

Seymour Gray Professor of Molecular Medicine
Chair, Department of Genetics
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Chairman of the Board
Chief Scientific Advisor
Family Heart Foundation

2023 Family Heart Global Summit Host - Katherine Wilemon

Katherine Wilemon

Founder & CEO
Family Heart Foundation

Keynote Speakers


Dr. Ron Adner

Dr. Ron Adner

Leverone Memorial Professor of
Business Administration
Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College
Author of
The Wide Lens: A New Strategy for Innovation

Dr. George Mensah

Dr. George Mensah

Director
The Center for Translation Research
and Implementation Science (CTRIS)
at the National Heart, Lung,
and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Hotel Information


The event will be hosted in Washington D.C. at the Mayflower Hotel (1127 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036). For hotel reservations click below.