Cheney Cardiovascular Institute
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The Richard B. and Lynne V. Cheney Cardiovascular Institute at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
was established in 2006.
Dick Cheney
had been a patient at The George Washington University Hospital numerous times for cardiovascular purposes. In 2006, Vice President Cheney, still in office, and his wife, Lynne Cheney
, contributed $2.7 million to start this center for cardiovascular research.
The institute has been described by Dick Cheney's cardiologist, Dr. Jonathan S. Reiner, as being "an incorporated nonprofit organization separate from the university and hospital".
The Institute strives to be the leading center for cardiovascular research. Additionally, the Cheney Institute advocates clinical research, patient care, community service, and education in order to advance scientific discovery, reduce mortality rates and to improve the quality of the lives of those with cardiovascular disease.
Several departments at The George Washington University Hospital are united under the institute. These departments include, aside from cardiology, the radiology
, cardiovascular surgery, biochemistry
, pharmacology
, and molecular biology
departments. The Institute's director is Dr. Richard Katz.
, Mary Matalin
, and John L. Ray
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
was established in 2006.
History and Mission
Former Vice President of the United StatesVice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney served as the 46th Vice President of the United States , under George W. Bush....
had been a patient at The George Washington University Hospital numerous times for cardiovascular purposes. In 2006, Vice President Cheney, still in office, and his wife, Lynne Cheney
Lynne Cheney
Lynne Ann Cheney is the wife of former United States Vice President Dick Cheney and served as the Second Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009...
, contributed $2.7 million to start this center for cardiovascular research.
The institute has been described by Dick Cheney's cardiologist, Dr. Jonathan S. Reiner, as being "an incorporated nonprofit organization separate from the university and hospital".
The Institute strives to be the leading center for cardiovascular research. Additionally, the Cheney Institute advocates clinical research, patient care, community service, and education in order to advance scientific discovery, reduce mortality rates and to improve the quality of the lives of those with cardiovascular disease.
Several departments at The George Washington University Hospital are united under the institute. These departments include, aside from cardiology, the radiology
Radiology
Radiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases...
, cardiovascular surgery, biochemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
, pharmacology
Pharmacology
Pharmacology is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function...
, and molecular biology
Molecular biology
Molecular biology is the branch of biology that deals with the molecular basis of biological activity. This field overlaps with other areas of biology and chemistry, particularly genetics and biochemistry...
departments. The Institute's director is Dr. Richard Katz.
Board of directors
Several prominent people sit on the Board of Directors, including Mary CheneyMary Cheney
Mary Claire Cheney is the second daughter of Dick Cheney, the former Vice President of the United States, and his wife, Lynne Cheney. She is openly lesbian, has voiced support for same-sex marriage, and has been credited with encouraging her father to support same-sex marriage as well...
, Mary Matalin
Mary Matalin
Mary Joe Matalin is an American political consultant, well known for her work with the Republican Party. She was an assistant to President George W. Bush and counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney until 2003. Matalin has been chief editor of Threshold Editions, a conservative publishing imprint...
, and John L. Ray
John L. Ray
John L. Ray is a lawyer and Democratic politician in Washington, D.C. He was an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1997...