Mariell Jessup, MD, Penn Medicine Cardiologist, Becomes President of the American Heart Association

PHILADELPHIA, July 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mariell Jessup, MD, professor of Medicine, associate chief, Clinical Affairs, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and medical director of the Penn Medicine Heart and Vascular Center, has become the president of the American Heart Association (AHA). Her term begins July 1, 2013. "I am thrilled and honored to serve as the president of the AHA. It is an outstanding organization dedicated to building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular disease and stroke," said Jessup, who is also a member of the Penn Medicine Cardiovascular Institute.  "These goals are the...