Conference: Translational Medicine 2010, 5 of 5

Mario Garcia, M.D., introduces keynote speaker Michael Lauer, M.D., director of the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences at NHLBI. Dr. Lauer presents “Science for Policy (or Policy for Science): Comparative Effectiveness Research in the Era of Health Care Reform” at the 2010 “Translating Clinical Research Into Better Health” symposium hosted by the Einstein-Montefiore Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR). Dr. Garcia is the Pauline Levitt Endowed Chair in Medicine and chief of the division of cardiology, department of medicine and co-director of the Montefiore-Einstein Heart Center. (November 12, 2010)