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URMC / News / Highland Hospital Chief of Cardiology named Governor-Elect of the American College of Cardiology

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

J. Chad Teeters, MD, MS, RPVI, FACC, Chief of Cardiology for Highland Hospital, has been elected as the next Governor of the New York State Delegation of the American College of Cardiology (NYACC). Dr. Teeters will serve as Governor-Elect until March 2018, then will serve as Governor of NYACC and President of the New York Cardiological Society from 2018 until 2020.

The American College of Cardiology is the largest organization of cardiologists in the world, with representation from each state and multiple international chapters. The New York delegation is the second largest in the ACC and is the oldest cardiological organization in the nation. Dr. Teeters duties will include serving as a resource for New York State cardiologists and acting as a surrogate to the national board, where he will also serve on the national ACC Board of Governors, effective immediately.

Dr. Teeters joined Highland Hospital Cardiology in 2009. Additionally, he is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He received his medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at URMC, where he was Chief Resident. He also completed his fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at URMC.

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