Reporter Resources for First Lady's Visit to Cedars-Sinai

A panoramic view of the Cedars-Sinai campus. Photo by Cedars-Sinai.

Background Info, Photos and Helpful Links for Journalists

C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, director of the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center and director of the Linda Joy Pollin Women’s Heart Health Program in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai.
Shlomo Melmed, MB, ChB, executive vice president of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Medical Faculty.
Thomas M. Priselac, president and CEO of Cedars-Sinai.
Jennifer Van Eyk, PhD, director of the Advanced Clinical Biosystems Research Institute and the Erika J. Glazer Chair in Women’s Heart Health in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai.

Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center: The Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center at the Smidt Heart Institute is playing a leading role in identifying female-pattern heart disease, developing new diagnostic tools and advancing specialized care for women.
The Center for Research in Women’s Health Science (CREWHS) seeks to understand how diseases affect women differently than men, shedding light on critical issues and improving the health and wellbeing of countless lives. CREWHS works to increase health equity through conducting research on a range of conditions affecting women, including autoimmune diseases, cancer, cardiovascular health, maternal-fetal medicine, neurology, OB-GYN and reproductive health, and orthopedics.

Van Eyk Laboratory: The Van Eyk Laboratory investigates the molecular basis behind a variety of cardiovascular disorders. Projects range from basic discovery research to clinically relevant analytical studies. The common thread that runs through these projects is proteomics, the study of proteins.
Women's Guild Simulation Center for Advanced Clinical Skills: The Women's Guild Simulation Center for Advanced Clinical Skills uses the latest healthcare technology to train physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals to improve healthcare outcomes and patient safety.