Journal of Hematology & Thromboembolic Diseases
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-8790
ISSN: 2329-8790
James D. Fett
James D. Fett
Consultant,
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Network of North America,
United States
James D. Fett, MD, MPH, has worked on peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) issues for over 25 years, having been introduced to the condition in Haiti (one of the highest incidence rates of PPCM in the world), in 1984. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles in numerous medical journals. He has presented PPCM-related abstracts at several Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, and made PPCM-related presentations as well as chairing sections at the 2009 Annual International Congress of Cardiology in Shanghai, China, in 2009; at the 1st International Congress on Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy in Valencia, Spain, in 2010; at the 2nd International Congress on Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy in Berlin, Germany, in 2012; the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session, San Francisco, in 2012; as well as at the 3rd International Conference on Clinical & Experimental Cardiology in Chicago in2013, HFSA Orlando Annual Scientific Session 2013, and the 2014 American College of Cardiology Annual Session in Washington, DC. He currently serves as Consultant, Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Network of North America (PCN) and as Co-Chairman, Investigations in Pregnancy Associated Cardiomyopathy (IPAC) Study, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.