Linda Banks, MHPE, RD, CHT
Ms. Banks is a staff member at North Cascade Cardiology, PLLC, Bellingham, Washington. She is a clinical nutrition specialist with advanced training in human nutrition from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). She is registered nationally with the Commission on Dietetic Registration and certified in Washington State. Linda holds a Master’s in Health Professions Education from UIC and has been involved in the development of innovative wellness programs, research initiatives into holistic care, and continuing medical education. Linda is a Registered Clinical Hypnotherapist, and adjunct professor at Western Washington University Fairhaven College.

Bradley Boland, MD, FACS, RVT, RPVI
Dr. Boland is a Vascular Surgeon at St. Joseph Hospital Vascular and Endovascular Specialists clinic. Before coming to Bellingham, Dr. Boland was in private practice and the Medical Director for Vascular Medicine at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. However, he is no stranger to the Pacific Northwest: during the 1990s he practiced in Seattle and was Chief of Surgery at Northwest Hospital. He has a particular interest in the treatment of carotid disease and aortic aneurysms.

James Chamberlain, MD
Dr. Chamberlain is the Clinical Instructor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine based at the Utah Diabetes Center. Dr. Chamberlain received his MD from Vanderbilt University. He completed his internal medicine residency and served as chief medical resident at the University of Utah. Dr. Chamberlain,
who has Type 1 diabetes, is an avid marathoner, hiker and skier, and believes that everyone with diabetes should strive to live an active, healthy lifestyle. Dr. Chamberlain specializes in Type 1 diabetes, poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes, and patients with metabolic syndrome. He also has expertise in intensive insulin therapy and insulin pump therapy.

James M. Douglas, Jr., MD, FACS, FCCP
Dr. Douglas has served as Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery at St. Joseph Hospital since 1994. Prior to coming to Bellingham, he was assistant professor of surgery at Duke University Medical Center, where he co-founded the Duke University Endosurgery Center and served as director of Thoracoscopic Surgery and surgical consultant to the Duke University Endocarditis Service. Dr. Douglas
has authored journal articles and textbook chapters on topics including mitral and tricuspid valve surgery, ischemic heart disease and thoracoscopic surgery. He was a featured surgeon on the television program “The Operation” which aired on the Learning Channel and the Discovery Channel. Dr. Douglas has been an experienced practitioner of complex mitral valve repair since 1989. He pioneered minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery at St. Joseph Hospital in 1995. His current efforts are focused on the critical assessment and advancement of minimally invasive techniques for treatment of valvular heart disease, ischemic heart disease and surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation.

Thomas F. Heston, MD, FAAP, FASNC, FACNP
Dr. Tom Heston was born in Spokane, Washington. He attended undergraduate school at the University of Washington, where he received his B.A. degree in music. He attended graduate school at the University of Washington, where he studied nutritional sciences, then attended medical school at St. Louis University. He did his internship at Duke University, followed by residency training in nuclear medicine at Oregon Health Sciences University and residency training in family medicine at the University of Washington. Since entering into practice, he has received Fellowship Awards from the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Nuclear Physicians, and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. He joined Family Care Network in 2005. His hobbies include songwriting, playing the piano, and spending time with his wife, Mary, his four children, and their two dogs.

David Jessup, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Dr. Jessup obtained his medical degree from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed his general medicine residency at University of New Mexico before finishing his cardiology and interventional cardiology fellowships at
the University of Utah. He is the director of the Vascular Medicine Clinic at North Cascade Cardiology, PLLC, and is the primary investigator of several carotid artery stenting and stroke trials. He sponsors the annual “Multi-Disciplinary Approach to the Ischemic Limb” conference.

Robert H. Knopp, MD
Robert H. Knopp, MD, is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Northwest Lipid Research Clinic at the University of Washington and Head of the Section of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition at Harborview Medical Center. After earning his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in New York, Dr. Knopp completed an internship and assistant residency at the Harvard Medical Unit of Boston City Hospital. Subsequently, Dr. Knopp completed a fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism at Northwestern University Medical Center in Chicago. Dr. Knopp also served as a Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Public Health Service and was an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Head of the Diabetes Section at the Harvard Medical Unit before coming to Seattle. Dr. Knopp’s current research interests focus on diets for dyslipidemia and impaired vascular reactivity in the metabolic syndrome, effects of omega-3 fatty acids on carotid artery intima-media thickening in the metabolic syndrome and the effect of oral vs systemic administration of female sex steroids on lipoproteins, clotting, inflammation and vascular reactivity.

William Lombardi, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Dr. Lombardi is the Medical Director of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories at St. Joseph Hospital. A partner at North Cascade Cardiology, PLLC, Dr. Lombardi is an internationally recognized Interventional Cardiologist well known for his work in chronic totally occluded coronary arteries. Dr. Lombardi performs more of these procedures than any other operator in the United States and is currently an in demand training resource for physicians worldwide who want to learn more about these complex procedures. He is a passionate advocate for advancing medical care and ensuring that patients are offered the most current, guideline-based therapies. He continues to actively participate in multiple research protocols and enjoys helping develop innovative therapies to improve every individual’s quality of life and longevity. Dr. Lombardi is currently an adjunct faculty member at Stanford University.

John F. MacGregor, MD
Dr. MacGregor is a cardiac electrophysiologist and heart failure specialist with North Cascade Cardiology, PLLC, Bellingham, Washington since 2006. He is a Pacific Northwest native, and spent part of his childhood in Bellingham. He completed university training in California, then attended Dartmouth Medical
School. Subsequently, he trained in internal medicine and cardiology at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT. His areas of subspecialty training are cardiac electrophysiology and heart failure/cardiac transplantation. Dr. MacGregor is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology.

Don McAfee, MD
Dr. McAfee is the CME program host and a cardiologist with North Cascade Cardiology, PLLC, Bellingham, Washington. Dr. McAfee is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine. He serves on the Regional Governing Board of the PeaceHealth Whatcom Region–St. Joseph Hospital. Dr. McAfee is presently the senior managing partner for North Cascade Cardiology,
PLLC and is involved in physician and community education presentations. His interests include acute coronary syndrome management and TEE.

Thomas A. Oliver, MD
Dr. Oliver is a cardiologist with North Cascade Cardiology, PLLC, Bellingham, Washington. Dr. Oliver’s area of expertise is Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging. In addition to being board certified in Cardiology, Dr. Oliver has post-fellowship training in cardiac CT & MRI. He completed his medical degree at the University of Texas Medical Branch followed by an internship and residency in internal medicine as well as a fellowship in cardiology at Fletcher Allen Health Care/ University of Vermont.

Alan J. Shurman, MD
Dr. Shurman is a cardiologist with North Cascade Cardiology, PLLC, Bellingham, Washington. Dr. Shurman received his medical training at the University of Washington and Brown University Affiliated Hospitals. He moved to Bellingham four years ago, after over 20 years at Brown University. Dr. Shurman’s cardiology practice focuses on noninvasive cardiac imaging and clinical consultation. He also specializes in the care of adults with congenital heart disease in collaboration with the University of Washington, where he holds a clinical appointment.

Jennifer A. Tremmel, MD, SM
Dr. Tremmel is an Interventional Cardiologist and Clinical Director, Women’s Heart Health at Stanford, and is Director of Stanford’s Secondary Prevention Program. Dr. Tremmel received her medical degree from the University of Iowa, completed her internship and residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, received a Master’s Degree in Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health, and completed fellowships in Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Cardiology at Stanford University Medical Center, where she also received training in Preventive Cardiology and was a Postdoctoral Research Scholar at the Stanford Prevention Research Center. She has been awarded an American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant and is currently evaluating the relative occurrence of endothelial dysfunction and microvascular disease in women compared to men in order to determine if women have a unique coronary pathophysiology.

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