Lipids: Update on Diagnosis and Management of Dyslipidemia, An Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. The Clinics: Internal Medicine Volume 51-3

Authors

Connie B. Newman Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NY, USA. Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine, is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Obesity Medicine. She is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, the American Heart Association, the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA), and the New York Academy of Medicine. She served as the 2018-2019 President of AMWA, an organization of women physicians, pre-medical and medical students that advocates for advancement of women in medicine, health equity and sex and gender based medical education. Dr. Newman is recognized for her expertise in hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, statin safety, and randomized controlled clinical trials. She is the Chair of the 2020 Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline on the management of dyslipidemia in endocrine diseases, and served as Chair of the writing group for the American Heart Association's 2019 Scientific Statement on the safety of statins. Dr. Newman is an appointed member of the FDA Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders Advisory Committee. Dr. Newman writes and speaks on the topics of sex and gender health, high cholesterol and heart disease, and statin safety. She is the recipient of the 2020 Bertha Van Hoosen Award, named for the founder of AMWA. She is featured in "20 Women, 20 Years�, an online exhibit of leaders in the medical profession, sponsored by the Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation. Alan Chait Professor Emeritus, Medicine , Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition , University of Washington.