Speaker Bios

John D. Bisognano, M.D., Ph.D.

John D. Bisognano is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Clinical Preventive Cardiology at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York . Dr. Bisognano joined the faculty in September 2001 from the University of Michigan where he participated in the Hypertension and Vascular Medicine Program as well as the Heart Failure and Transplantation Program.

He directs the Cardiac Rehabilitation Center and runs the Hypertension Clinic where patients are referred for intensive pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of high blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors. He also attends on the Heart Failure and Transplantation Service, which serves as a regional referral center for residents of the Finger Lakes and Western New York region.

Dr. Bisognano’s research focuses on cardiovascular risk factor reduction, with a particular interest on improving compliance with the national guidelines for the treatment of hypertension. He is also interested in the etiology of hypertensive urgencies and emergencies, including the development of evidence-based treatment protocols for office patients with severely elevated blood pressure but no evidence of ongoing target organ damage. Additionally, he is interested in a community-based education program in the evaluation and treatment of hypertension, noting that only a small fraction of patients with hypertension achieve the blood pressure goals suggested by the national guidelines.

Education

• State University of New York at Syracuse M.D. – 1990
• Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, MI – 1990-93
• Fellow, Hypertension Division, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, MI – 1993-94
• Fellow, Cardiology Division, University of Colorado , Denver , CO – 1994-98

Professional Experience

• University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Associate Professor – 2004-Present
• University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Assistant Professor – 2001-2004
• University of Michigan Medical School, Assistant Professor – 1998-2001

Research Publications

• Bisognano JD, Cody RJ:  Cardiovascular disease and the treatment of hypertension.  Seminars in Hypertension Management 2:10-12, 1999.
• Bisognano JD, Morgan MB, Lindenfeld JA, Zisman LS:  Acute parvovirus infection in a heart transplant patient.  Transplantation Proceedings 31:L2159-2160, 1999. 3
• Bisognano JD, Cody RJ:  Renin-angiotensin system antagonism in the treatment of hypertension.  Current Hypertension Reports 1:275-277, 1999.
• Bisognano JD, Weder AB:  Effective treatment of severe hypertension.  Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing 14:150-152. 1999.
• Bisognano JD, Weinberger HD, Bohlmeyer TJ, Pende A, Raynolds MV, Sastravaha A, Roden R, Asaano K, Blaxall BC, Wu SC, Communal C, Singh K, Colucci W, Bristow MR and Port JD:  Myocardial-directed overexpression of human ß1 adrenergic receptor in transgenic mice.  J. Cell Molec. Cardiol. 32:817-839, 2000.
• Brook RD, Kramer MR, Blaxall BC and Bisognano JD:  Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and hypertension.  J. Clin. Hypertens. 2:319-323, 2000.
• Whittaker LA, Kenny CC, Grover FL, Bristow MR and Bisognano JD:  Right-sided heart failure and severe tricuspid regurgitation after mediastinal radiation.  Cardiovasc. Rev. Rpts. 22:23-24, 2001.

 

Roberta Anding, M.S., RD, LD, CDE, CSSD

Roberta Anding joined the Houston Texans in 2001 as the team’s first sports dietitian.  In addition to being the team’s registered dietitian, Roberta works at Texas Children’s Hospital in Adolescent Medicine and Sports Medicine and is the dietitian for Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine.  Roberta also teaches a course in the Department of Kinesiology at Rice University and works with Rice athletes.  She co-hosted the popular radio show “Roberta and Riley” with Dan Riley, the former strength and conditioning coach of the Houston Texans.

Roberta has twenty seven-years of experience as a teacher, educator and media representative. Roberta is currently an ADA National Media Spokesperson and has received numerous teaching awards.  Prior to joining Baylor in 1999, she received the John P. McGovern Award for outstanding teacher of the year three times and was nominated seven times while with the University of Texas School of Nursing. Most recently, Roberta was honored by the Texas Dietetic Association as the 2008 Distinguished Dietitian of the Year.

Roberta has twenty-two scientific and consumer publications to her credit focusing on sports, supplements, diabetes and eating disorders.  Additionally, she was a contributor to the “Fitness Corner” authored by Dan Riley.

A native of Racine, Wisconsin, Anding graduated from Louisiana State University with her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Nutrition.  Roberta and her husband Bob have three children-Keith a forsenic chemist, Katie a former basketball and track standout at Emory University and Kevin, a  freshman track and field athlete at the University of Virginia.

 

Lynne T. Braun , ANP, PHD, CNP, CLS

Lynne Braun, ANP, PhD, CNP, CLS is a nurse practitioner in the Preventive Cardiology Center and the Heart Center for Women, Rush Heart and Vascular Institute, Rush University Medical Center, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Adult Health Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois. She was a co-investigator of the study, “A Couples Approach for Cardiac Risk Reduction”, funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Her clinical and research interests include cardiovascular risk reduction, exercise, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension management. Dr. Braun a Fellow of the American Heart Association and the Institute of Medicine of Chicago. She is on the Board of Directors of the American Heart Association of Metropolitan Chicago, the AHA Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, and the Midwest Lipid Association. She is President of the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association.