WomenHeart Awards Dinner!

We headed to Union Station for WomenHeart's 17th Annual Wenger Awards Dinner.

Travis Holler

We snapped one of the evening's honorees, Dr. Ileana Piña of Montefiore Medical Center, with the awards' namesake, Dr. Nanette Wenger of Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Piña was honored for Excellence in Medical Research.

Travis Holler

The theme for this year’s awards dinner was “Bridging Communities: One Heart at a Time.” Here, Excellence in Medical Leadership honoree Tulane University Heart & Vascular Institute's Dr. Keith Ferdinand with the Mayo Clinic's Sharonne Hayes and Healthy Heart Community's Daphne Ferdinand.

Travis Holler

The Wenger Awards are the nation’s premier event honoring individuals and organizations who are making extraordinary contributions to women’s heart health. Here, United Airlines' Lynn Wynn joins WomenHeart Champion Diane McDaniel-Jackson with the evening's presenter and social media host Tamiko White and assistant social media coordinator Amber Lowe.

Travis Holler

This year’s honorees are all being recognized for their efforts to improve women’s cardiovascular health in underserved communities. Here, University of Arizona's Dr. Martha Gulati with the FH Foundation's Cat Davis Ahmed.

Travis Holler

HealthPolCom's Dr. Michael Miller joins Healthy Women's Phyllis Greenberger, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's C. Noel Bairey Merz and the FDA Office of Women's Health's Marsha Henderson at the grand reception prior to the awards dinner.

Travis Holler

WomenHeart Champion Starr Mirza with her husband, Dr. Raul Mirza.

Travis Holler

WomenHeart Champion Karen Reddick-Little joins the Association of Black Cardiologists founder Dr. Boisey Barnes and WomenHeart board member, registered nurse Velma Henderson.

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