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Luis M. Botero, M.D.

Medical
degree from the University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia. General Surgical
Residency and Chief Resident at the University of Virginia Hospital. Fellow
in Cardiovascular Surgery Research, University of Virginia Hospital. Fellow
in Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine.
Retired from 29 year private practice in thoracic and cardiovascular
surgery, St. Petersburg, FL. Past Chief of Staff and Chairman,
Department of Surgery and Division of Cardiovascular Surgery at Bayfront
Medical Center. Past Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at
All Children’s
Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL. Past Chairman, American Heart Association
Professional Education Committee. Past President, West Coast Academy of
Cardiology. Fellow of the American Colleges of Surgeons, of Chest Physicians
and of Cardiology.
Kenneth R. Bryant, M.D.

Bachelor
of Science in Chemistry, Mercy University, Macon, GA. Medical degree,
University of Florida College of Medicine. General Surgical Internship,
Charity Hospital, New Orleans, LA. Urological Surgical Residency, Brooke
Army Medical Center, Fort San Houston, TX. Past Chief of Urology, Fort
Benning, GA (1984-1986). Private practice in urological surgery, St.
Petersburg since 1986. Past President, American Cancer Society and member
of the Prostate Cancer Task Force. Board of Governors, Pinellas County
Medical Society. Board Member, Stepping Stone, Inc./ Oasis School. Past
Board Chairman, Johnny Ruth Clarke Health Center.
Donald V. Bulleit, Esq.
Native of Louisville,
KY. Cum laude graduate of the University of Notre Dame. Cum laude graduate
Georgetown Law Center, Washington, DC. Private law practice, Fowler, White,
Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker, St. Petersburg, FL (1961-1997). Past
Vice-President, Board of Directors, and head of St. Petersburg office. Practice
specialized in medical malpractice suits and medical device liability claims.
Past President, Pinellas Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow of the American
College of Trial Lawyers. Past President of the Sertoma Club of St. Petersburg.
Edna B. Clifton R.N., B.S.N., M.B.A.
Chairperson, Scholarship Committee

Graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Barry University,
Miami Shores, FL. Serves as a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the national
honor society for nurses. Earned a Master’s in Business Administration
from the University of South Florida in Tampa. Has extensive background
in health care, which includes teaching, lecturer, consultant and administrator.
Taught cardiology for nurses at St. Anthony’s Hospital for many
years. Developed intermediate and advance classes for nurses in cardiology
and general intensive care. Lectured with the American College of Cardiology
for five years. Taught basic and advanced life support courses for the
American Heart Association. Served as state faculty instructor trainer
for basic life support. Worked as staff in coronary intensive care and
general intensive care and then went on to teach in these disciplines.
Has extensive experience in hospital administration of a 400+ acute
care facility. Served as consultant/examiner for the Quality Academy
for Pinellas County Schools for five years. Most recent experience includes
operational, financial responsibilities, and compliance manaer in a
large non-profit hospice. Currently working with Quality Improvement
Org. as managerof beneficiary protection.
David M. Egbert

Born in Greenlake, WI. BA in journalism/advertising, University of Wisconsin.
Received an Honorable Discharge from U.S. Army in 1972. Past Board Member,
American Stage and Intervest Bank. Past Market Researcher, Marketing
and Advertising Executive with Procter and Gamble, Bristol-Myers, Citibank
and Chase Bank of Florida. Since 1989, President of The IMS Group, a
research and marketing company based in St. Petersburg, FL.
Frank LaCamera, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.C.
President

Native of Warren, Ohio. Medical degree from the University of Cincinnati.
Internal medicine residency at The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati and the Medical
College of Virginia Hospital, Richmond, VA. Three-year cardiology fellowship
at the Cleveland Clinic. In 1960 established the Rogers Heart Foundation’s
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory in St. Anthony’s Hospital, St. Petersburg,
FL, and remained its Director for 37 years until he neared retirement. Member
of the Boards of Directors of the Suncoast Heart and Florida Heart Associations.
Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Former Assistant Professor of
Medicine/Cardiology at Emory University School of Medicine. Former Chief of
Staff at St. Anthony’s Hospital. Past President of the Master Chorale
Tampa Bay. Church choir soloist. Past Member of the Board of Directors of
the St. Petersburg Rotary Club. Member of the Institutional Review Board of
St. Anthony’s Hospital, overseeing ethical treatment of patients who
are participating in research projects. Member of the Oversight Committee
of Arts for a Complete Education in Pinellas County.
Norval Marr, Jr., M.D.

Born in Parkersburg, W. VA and attended local schools in St. Petersburg,
Florida, the Virginia Military Institute, the University of Virginia and
Cornell University Medical College. Post graduate study, Second (Cornell)
Division Bellevue Hospital, VA Center Brown Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. Served
on the Deans Committee at the University of Cincinnati, Mayo Foundation,
Rochester, Minnesota. Started private practice with father, Norval M.
Marr in January 1955 and retired from practice in 1992. Military service
in World War II and Korea. Retired from Navy as a Lt. Commander. Staff
appointments at St. Anthony’s Hospital (Executive Committee for
10 years), Bayfront Hospital, Edward White Hospital and Palms of Pasadena
Hospital, all in St. Petersburg, Florida. Member of the American College
of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Medical
Association, Florida Medical Association and Pinellas County Medical Association.
Served on the Board of the local American Red Cross and was Medical Director
of the Pinellas Civil Defense Organization. Held a commercial pilots license.
Currently is the southeast US Convener for The Tribe of Mar, and Florida
Convener for House of Gordon Scottish Societies. Past President of the
Rogers Heart Foundation from 1978-2003.
Thomas S. Miller, Esq.
Secretary/Treasurer
Chairman, Finance Committee

Native of St. Petersburg, FL. Attended local schools. Graduated from McCallie
Preparatory School, Chattanooga, TN. Received B.A. in Geology from Washington
and Lee University and his law degree from Stetson College of Law, St. Petersburg,
FL. Served two years in the Army Corp of Engineers at Ft. Belvoir, VA. Was
a partner in a family real estate and insurance business. Became a Trust Officer
with Florida National Bank and then with Union Trust Company which became
NationsBank. Retired as Vice President and Trust Officer in 1992. Served as
legal council for United Trust Company. Board member of the Salvation Army
and Chairman of the Board for Pioneer Park.
Ardith Clark Rutland

Born in Clearwater, Florida and educated in Florida schools. Co-manager of
a 34,000 acre ranch in Manatee County. Part-time buyer for clothing in Rutland
Department Store. Bank Director and Chairman of the Board for Rutland Florida
Gulf Bank. Community volunteer in many organizations. Fifty year volunteer
at the Christmas Toy Shop of which she was manager for twenty years.
Douglas D. Schocken, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Born in Kittery, MA. Graduate of Duke University with a B.A. in Chemistry
and Duke University Medical School. Medical Residency at Duke University
Medical Center. Fellowship in Metabolism Section Clinical Physiology
Branch with the National Institute on Aging, Gerontology Research Center,
Baltimore City Hospitals. Fellowship in Cardiovascular Diseases, Duke
University Medical Center. Active duty as U.S. Public Health Surgeon
(1975-1977). Assistant in Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School
of Medicine. Presently, Professor of Medicine, Duke University School
of Medicine. Formerly University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine.
Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, USF. Formerly,
courtesy Professor, Department of Gerontology, USF College of Arts and
Sciences. Past Head of Clinical Cardiology, James A. Haley V.A. Hospital,
Tampa, FL. Formerly, Medical Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Haley
V.A. Hospital. Formerly, Medical Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation Program,
Tampa General Hospital. At the University of South Florida College of
Medicine in Tampa, he had been Director, Division of Cardiology,
Director of the Cardiovascular Disease Training Program, and Acting
Director of the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Director
of Cardiovascular Services, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research
Institute, Tampa, FL. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians,
of the American College of Cardiology and of the American Heart Association’s
Council on Clinical Cardiology, as well as its Council on Basic Science
. Member of
the Metro Tampa YMCA Board of Trustees. Former Board of Directors member
of the Tampa Bay Chamber Orchestra.
Author of numerous published medical articles, abstracts and book Chapters.
Vibhuti N. Singh, M.D, M.P.A.,
F.A.C.C., F.S.C.A.I.

Medical degree and Internal Medicine Residency at Banaras Hundi University,
Varanasi, India. Internal Medicine Residency, University of Massachusetts,
Worcester, MA. Master of Public Health, Harvard University School of Health.
Clinical Cardiology Fellowship, Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center,
Chicago, IL. Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, University of Missouri-Columbia,
Columbia, MO. Assistant Professor and Director, Coronary Care Unit, University
of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. Currently, Clinical Assistant Professor
of Medicine/Cardiology, University of South Florida College of Medicine. Director
of the Section of Cardiology and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Bayfront
Medical Center, St. Petersburg, FL. Chairman of the Department of Medicine,
Bayfront Medical Center. Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Councilor,
The Florida Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. Fellow of the Society
of Coronary Angiography and Interventions. Member of the Board of Governors,
Pinellas County Medical Society. Past Member of the Leadership Council of
the Harvard University School of Public Health. Currently working on many
research projects and author of numerous published medical articles, abstracts
and case reports. Frequent cardiac lecturer at area programs.
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