Board of Directors
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Paulette Dove
Paulette Dove is a law partner with Giffin, Winning, Cohen & Bodewes, whose practice experience includes work in medical malpractice, HIPAA compliance, insurance coverage and estate planning. Ms. Dove is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the American Health Lawyers Association, Illinois Defense Council and the Central Illinois Women’s Bar Association.
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Denise Druhot
Denise Druhot is a law partner with Brown, Hay & Stephens LLP. She is experienced in working with not-for-profit business organizations, and has handled many legal issues concerning health care, education, and labor laws. Ms. Druhot is a member of the American Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association; and has served on a variety of public, private, and non-profit boards in the community, such as the Central Illinois Foodbank, Inc., Springfield Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc. (a/k/a SPARC), and the Springfield Park District. |
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Larry Hardy
Larry Hardy has been employed in the financial services industry for the last 24 years and is Vice President/Financial Advisor locally for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Prior to that his educational background introduced him to the health care industry as a laboratory manager, medical equipment sales person and forensics tech. Mr. Hardy has served on the board of Directors for the Springfield Ballet company, Panther Creek Country Club, as well as the Springfield College (SCI) and Benedictine University Alumni committee to the North Central Association for Higher Education. He is also passionate about astronomy and is the past president of the Sangamon Astronomical Society
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Julia Langfelder
Julia Langfelder is the Director of Marketing for Town and Country Financial Corporation, the parent company for Town and Country Bank and Logan County Bank. Her marketing and development experience includes grant writing, website development, public relations, special events and market and fundraising strategies. Ms. Langfelder is also a Board member of Downtown Springfield Inc. and is actively involved in coaching several youth sports teams
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John Voss
John Voss is the Corporate Controller for H. D. Smith Wholesale Drug Company, a national distributor of pharmaceuticals. His experience as a Certified Public Accountant includes audit, tax and consulting for manufacturing, distribution and not-for-profit clients. Mr. Voss is a member of the Illinois CPA Society, the American Institute for CPA's and the American Business Club. He has served on boards with the Springfield Center for Independent Living, Leadership Springfield and the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, and served on various committees of the United Way of Central Illinois, the Community Foundation of Land of Lincoln and the Healthcare Distribution Management Association.
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Nilesh Goswami, M.D.
Nilesh J. Goswami, MD is a cardiologist with Prairie Cardiovascular and Director of the Coronary Care Unit at the Prairie Heart Institute at St. John’s Hospital and the Medical Director of SynvaCor, all located in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Goswami received his medical degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois. He completed fellowships in Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Goswami is board certified in Endovascular Medicine, Vascular Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, Adult Cardiovascular Disease, Nuclear Cardiology and Internal Medicine and holds several professional affiliations in medical and cardiovascular fields. His research and publications are plentiful in the field of stents, peripheral vascular disease, and valve disease with publications comprising six textbook incorporations including the current Hurst’s, The Heart: Manual of Cardiology, and dozens of medical journals. He lists among his specializations: Coronary Interventions, Peripheral Interventions, Level II Echo and Level II Nuclear Cardiology.
Ziad Issa, M.D.
Ziad F. Issa, M.D., FACC is a cardiologist with Prairie Cardiovascular and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, both located in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Issa received his medical degree from the University of Jordan School of Medicine, Amman, Jordan, and achieved his Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship and Cardiology Fellowship at Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology; and is a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society. Dr. Issa has been published in several manuscripts and abstracts concerning heart arrhythmias, and is a lead author to the book Clinical Arrhythmology and Electrophysiology: A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease. He is a nationally known expert in the area of Electrophysiology Cardiology.
Stephen H. Jennison, M.D.
Stephen H. Jennison, M.D., FCP (SA), FRCP (Edin), FACC, is a cardiologist with Prairie Cardiovascular, Medical Director of the Heart Failure Program at St. John’s Hospital, Medical Director of the Center for Living at Prairie Heart Institute, and Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, all located in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Jennison received his medical degree at Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, University of London, England, United Kingdom, and was a Cardiology Fellow at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa and St. George’s Hospital Medical School, London, England. He is certified in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine and as a cardiologist by the South African Medical and Dental Council. Dr. Jennison is also a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh; a fellow of the American College of Cardiology; and a member of the American College of Physicians, the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, and the Sangamon County Medical Society. He has been published with over 60 abstracts, several manuscripts and chapters, and is currently focusing his research on the medical and surgical management of patients in acute and chronic end-stage heart failure. Dr. Jennison’s research and career goals focus on the evolving fields of heart failure prevention and treatment.
Raymond L. Kacich, M.D.
Raymond L. Kacich, M.D. is currently a member of the Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants, Ltd. and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Dr. Kacich earned his undergraduate degree at Harvard University and his medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco. He completed an internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, and subsequently a chief residency in internal medicine and a cardiology fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. He then completed an Advanced Angioplasty fellowship at the Mid-America Heart Institute in Kansas City, Missouri. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Interventional Cardiology. He is Chairman of Prairie Cardiovascular’s Continuing Medical Education Committee and presented at the 2008 American College of Cardiology annual meeting with a talk entitled “Conflict of interest: Too Much, Too Little, or Just Right”. He is published in the basic science and clinic literature.
Richard E. Katholi, M.D.
Richard E. Katholi, M.D. is a cardiologist with Prairie Cardiovascular and Clinical Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, both located in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Katholi received his medical degree and completed a fellowship in Cardiology at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, and served for the U.S. Air Force as Chief Internist in Vietnam and at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, and is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Physicians, the Council for High Blood Pressure Research, and the Council for Circulation. Dr. Katholi has published over fifty abstracts, and over one hundred articles, books and reports. He has been published in The American Journal of Medicine and the American Hospital Journal. His most recent works have focused on Contrast-Induced Nephropathy and treating hypertension by renal denervation.
Michael Kelley, M.D.
Pending
Raghu Kolluri, M.D.
Raghu Kolluri, M.D., R.V.T. is the Director of Vascular Medicine at Prairie Heart Institute, Medical Director of the Non-Invasive Vascular Lab at Prairie Cardiovascular, and Clinical Assistant Professor at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, all located in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Kolluri received his medical degree from the Armed Forces Medical College in Pune, India and earned his fellowship in Vascular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Board of Vascular Medicine, and the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography. Dr. Kolluri has several scientific publications, and has most recently studied lipid abnormalities in South Asians and deep vein thrombosis. Research interests also include non-invasive ultrasonography. He has also taken part in several invited lectures and interviews, as well as several clinical trials related to critical limb ischemia and wound healing.
Charles Lucore, M.D.
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Brian D. Miller, M.D.
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Frank Mikell, M.D.
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Gregory J. Mishkel, M.D.
Gregory J. Mishkel, MD, highly respected researcher, lecturer and author, is a cardiologist with Prairie Cardiovascular in Springfield, Illinois. He is a member of the Executive Committee of Prairie Vascular Consultants, Ltd; member of the State of Illinois Department of Public Health’s Stroke Task Force; and Associate Clinical Professor at Southern Illinois School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Mishkel is a member and fellow of several American and Canadian medical associations, including the Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions and the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Mishkel’s current research and publications comprise authorship in invited papers, abstracts, and journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine and the American Heart Journal on the use of stents. One of his most recent publications includes a chapter in Recent Advances in Cardiology. Additionally, he is a regular invitee to lectures on cardiology across the nation and currently reviews several medical journals such as the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
James Mullin, M.D.
James C. Mullin, M.D., is currently an Interventional Electrophysiologist for Prairie Cardiovascular and Clinical Assistant Professor at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, both located in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Mullin earned his medical degree at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland before completing a Cardiology fellowship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. and an Electrophysiology fellowship at Indiana University Medical Center. He holds board certifications in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, and is certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners, as well as the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners. Dr. Mullin is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a member of the Heart Rhythm Society. He was most recently published for co-authoring, A Practical Guide to Cardiac Pacing, and has served as principal investigator in a number of original cardiac research studies.
Nasar Nallamothu, M.D.
Nasaraiah Nallamothu, M.D., is a cardiologist with Prairie Cardiovascular and a Clinical Assistant Professor at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, both located in Springfield, Illinois. He performed his Cardiology Fellowship training at Hahnemann University Hospital and University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Nallamothu holds board certifications from the American Board of Internal Medicine and the Medical Specialty Board in Cardiovascular Diseases. His research in cardiac stress testing and imaging, and myocardial bridging of coronary arteries has resulted in textbook publications, numerous articles for journals, such as the American Journal of Cardiology and the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, and award-winning abstracts. Dr. Nallamothu is admired internationally for his work in cardiology and cardiac imaging, and locally for his work with several community hospitals and faculty advising.
Holly Novak, M.D.
Holly A. Novak, M.D. is a cardiologist with Prairie Cardiovascular, certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Novak received her medical degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois, and was a Cardiology Fellow at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. She is also a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, for which she serves on the National Prevention Committee, and a member of the American Heart Association. Throughout her career, Dr. Novak has developed a cardiac surgery program for a community hospital, which was named to the top one hundred Cardiac Hospitals in the country; served in multiple leadership roles for a community hospital, including chief of staff; established and developed a cardiac practice; developed a Rural Health Initiative with the Illinois Chapter of the American College of Cardiology; and designed and developed a community screening program for cardiovascular disease. Her personal goal is to help prevent heart disease by developing a strong prevention program with a special emphasis on women’s cardiovascular health.
Krishna Rocha-Singh, M.D.
Krishna Rocha-Singh, MD, FACC, is the Director of the Prairie Vascular Institute and Medical Director of Prairie Education & Research Cooperative, both located in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Rocha-Singh received his medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, California. He performed his Cardiology Fellowship training at the University of California, San Francisco, California, and at the Scripps Clinic & Research Foundation, LaJolla, California. Dr. Rocha-Singh is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Interventional Cardiology. He is well respected on both a national and international level, enjoying professional memberships in the American Board of Vascular Medicine as a Board Member, Founding Board Member of Vascular InterVentional Advances, a Fellow with the American College of Cardiology, a Fellow with the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, the American College of Physician, and the Society of Endovascular Surgery. Not only does Dr. Rocha-Singh have a strong podium presence, he is also well published in a diverse array of peer review journals making him a leader within his field.
