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<h3>Baltimore, MD - November 9, 2010</h3>
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<li>Ileana L. Piña, M.D., MPH, Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Cardiology at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, Representative for the American Heart Association [<a href="cardiovascular/AHA_Social_SecurityAdministration_Compassionate_Allowance_Testimony.pdf">testimony_pt1</a>] [<a href="cardiovascular/American Heart Association PowerPoint.ppt">testimony_pt2</a>] </li>
<li>Jennifer Ellis, M.D., Adult Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Washington Hospital Center [<a href="cardiovascular/JEllis Testimony.ppt">Ellis' testimony</a>]</li>
<li>Gaby Weissman, M.D., Adult Cardiologist, Washington Hospital Center [<a href="cardiovascular/ssa 2010 weissman.ppt">Weissman's testimony</a>]</li>
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<li>Allen Everett, M.D., Associate Professor, Pediatric Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Childrens Center [<a href="cardiovascular/AEverett Testimony.ppt">Everett's testimony</a>]</li>
<li>Jane Crosson, M.D., Director of the Pediatric Electrophysiology Service and Co-Director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, Johns Hopkins Childrens Center [<a href="cardiovascular/JCrosson Testimony.ppt">Crosson's testimony</a>]</li>
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<li>Ralph Davis, June 2007 Heart Transplant recipient [<a href="cardiovascular/RDavis Testimony.doc">Davis' testimony</a>]</li>
<li>Lavinia Krech, Mother/Caregiver, October 2010 Heart and Liver Transplant recipient [<a href="cardiovascular/Lavinina Krech.doc">Krech's testimony</a>]</li>
<li>Ellen Rains Harris, Individual Diagnosed with Pulmonary Hypertension [<a href="cardiovascular/PHA_EllenHarrisTestimony_Nov9.doc">Harris' testimony</a>]</li>
<li>Erika Feller, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medical Director, Heart Transplantation, Maryland Heart Center, University of Maryland Medical Center [<a href="cardiovascular/EFeller Testimony.doc">Feller's tstimony</a>]</li>
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<li>Clive Callender, M.D., founder and director, Transplant Center, Howard University Hospital [<a href="cardiovascular/Heart_Tx_Callender_102810.ppt">Callender's testimony_pt1</a>] [<a href="cardiovascular/Heart_Lung_Callender_102810.ppt">Callender's testimony_pt2</a>] [<a href="cardiovascular/Clinical_Transplantation_Lung[1]_Callender.ppt">Callender's testimony_pt3</a>]</li>
<li>Monica Colvin-Adams, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure, Transplantation, and Mechanical Circulatory Support, University of Minnesota [<a href="cardiovascular/Colvin-Adams SSA-2.ppt">Colvin-Adams's testimony</a>]</li>
<li>Janet Scheel, M.D., Pediatric Cardiologist, Director of the Pediatric Cardiac Transplant Service, Johns Hopkins Hospital [<a href="cardiovascular/JScheel Testimony.ppt">Scheel's testimony</a>]</li>
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