UF cardiology chief slated as future president of the American College of Cardiology
University of Florida cardiologist Dr. Carl J. Pepine, an internationally renowned leader in the study of ischemic heart disease, was elected to the presidential track for the American College of Cardiology Nov. 11 at the organization’s fall Board of Trustees Meeting in New Orleans.
Pepine, chief of cardiovascular medicine at UF’s College of Medicine, will serve as the group’s vice president for 2001-2002. He will then complete a one-year term as president-elect before he assumes the presidency in the spring of 2003. Pepine was designated as a Master of the ACC in 1999 in honor of his dedication to and extensive involvement with the organization.
The American College of Cardiology, a 25,000-member nonprofit professional medical society and teaching organization for cardiovascular specialists, is dedicated to fostering optimal cardiovascular care and disease prevention through professional education, promotion of research, leadership in the development of standards and guidelines, and formulation of health-care policy.
Pepine’s primary research interest focuses on identifying and modifying the physiological changes that occur in ischemic heart disease. He has been instrumental in showing that patients don't necessarily exhibit severe symptoms when they are experiencing reduced blood flow to the heart, which puts them at risk for death or heart attack. More recently, Pepine has tackled an array of issues regarding aggressive ways to treat the condition and how the disease may differ in women compared with men.
He has played major roles in the American College of Cardiology and other cardiovascular organizations and has served on the editorial boards of numerous journals. He currently serves on the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s clinical trials study section.
Among his many honors and awards, Pepine received a UF Research Foundation Professorship and the 1989-90 Clinical Faculty Prize in Research from UF's College of Medicine. He also is a three-time recipient of UF's Research Achievement Award and has been honored with the Paul Dudley White Award and the American Clinical and Climatological Association’s Theodore E. Woodward Award.
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