Management and Research Staff

The combined talents of CCS' management team include over 100 years of cardiovascular medical experience along with over 50 years of clinical research experience working on more than 200 cardiovascular trials. In addition, CCS principals have authored over 250 publications and are actively involved in the FDA and numerous academic/medical organizations along with participating in multiple ad hoc clinical trial advisory panels. CCS Management includes:

Marvin Konstam MD

• Chief Scientific Officer, CCS
• Chief, Division of Cardiology, Tufts-New England Medical Center
• Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
• Past Member FDA CardioRenal Advisory Panel
• Past President, Heart Failure Society of America
• Chaired AHCPR Clinical Practice Guideline on Heart Failure panel
• Steering Committees/DSMBs of numerous large clinical trials

James Udelson MD

• Medical Director, CCS
• Associate Chief, Division of Cardiology, Tufts-New England Medical Center
• Associate Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
• Member of the Imaging Advisory Board to the FDA
• Past President, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
• Advisory boards/Steering Committee for numerous trials
• Director, Cardiac Imaging Core Laboratory Services

Douglas Gregory PhD

• CEO, CCS
• 25 years experience in senior management of health care organizations, consulting and research
• Numerous publications in pharmacoeconomics of heart failure and health economics
• Member, Care Standards Committee, Heart Failure Society of America
• Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine

Patricia Wedge RN, CCRC

• Vice President of Clinical Operations, CCS
• Clinical Research Associate, Division of Cardiology, Tufts New England Medical Center
• Member American Heart Association, Heart Failure Society of America and Association of Clinical Research Professionals
• 15 years experience in cardiovascular trials

Douglas Dowling

• General Manager, Cardiovascular Core Laboratories
• 15 years experience in cardiovascular imaging trials, Information Technology and Data Management in pharmaceutical companies, academic medical centers and with CCS