Board of Directors of the Colorado ACC
Chapter Council meetings are held face to face twice a year (March and August), although additional conference calls may be scheduled as well. Councilors are expected to attend all meetings and communicate with constituents in their Districts regularly to advise of activity and seek input from members.
Specifically, Councilors and ACC leaders shall:
- Educate members about the value of Chapter and national membership, including specific results ACC yields for its’ members.
- Serve as a Key Contact in your District and assist members in contacting legislators and responding to legislative alerts. Enlist support for state legislative issues, which may affect cardiovascular practices. Contact Legislators with the Chapter’s position on legislation.
- Attend Chapter Annual Meetings and encourage members in your District to attend.
View 2019-2020 Board of Directors [pdf]
Full list of officers at the link above. Below is a partial list.

Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr., MD, FACC
Governor/President 2019-2022
University of Colorado 12631 East 17th Avenue, MS C-310 A01, Room 6602 Aurora, CO 80045
Tel (303) 724-2799
Fax (303) 315-3065
joseph.cleveland@ucdenver.edu

John Messenger, MD, FACC
Immediate Past Governor
University of Colorado
12401 E. 17th Avenue, Box B132
Aurora, CO 80045
Tel (720) 848-6559
Fax (720) 848-7314
john.messenger@ucdenver.edu

Lianna S. Collinge, CAE
Chapter CEO
Lianna S. Collinge, CAE
1685 S Colorado Blvd, Unit S 262
Denver, Colorado 80222
Office: 1.877.460.5880
Fax: 253.265.3043
Lianna@AMInc.org
Website: http://AMInc.org
Amrut Ambardekar, MD, FACC
Treasurer
amrut.ambardekar@ucdenver.edu
John Rumsfeld, MD, PhD, FACC
In State Trustee
Cardiology (111B) 1055 Clermont St Denver, CO 80220
Work: (303)370-7575
Home: (303) 393-7693
John.Rumsfeld@ucdenver.edu
Councilors – 2 Year

Justin Strote, MD, FACC
2019-2021
The Heart & Vascular Clinic of Northern Colorado, P.C. 2121 E Harmony Rd Ste 100 Fort Collins, CO 80528
Tel (970) 297-6866
justinstrote@gmail.com

Andrew Freeman, MD, FACC
2019-2021
National Jewish Health
1400 Jackson St J307 Denver, CO 80206
Tel (303) 398-1185 Fax (303) 398-1476
andrew@docandrew.com

"Jeb" Joseph E. B. Burchenal, MD, FACC
2019-2021
South Denver Cardiology Associates
1000 Southpark Dr
Littleton, CO 80120-5654
Tel (303)744-1065
JBurchenal@southdenver.com

Payal Kohli, MD, FACC
2019-2021
Heart and Vascular Institute of Colorado
300 Exempla Circle Suite 310
Lafayette, CO 80026
Tel (617)763-3827
Payal.Kohli@gmail.com

Lavanya Kondapalli, MD, FACC
2019-2021
lavanya.kondapalli@ucdenver.edu
Councilors – 1 Year

Jamie Doucet, MD, FACC
2019-2020
Boulder Heart
4743 Arapahoe Ave Ste 201
Boulder, CO 80303
Tel (303) 442-2395
Fax (303) 415-3864
Mobile (720) 771-5683
doucetjj@gmail.com

Michael S. Firstenberg, MD, FACC
2019-2020
The Medical Center of Aurora
1983 S Kenton Court
Aurora, CO 80014
msfirst@gmail.com

George D. Gibson, MD, FACC
2019-2020
Pueblo Cardiology Associates
3670 Parker Blvd Suite 101
Pueblo, CO 81008
Tel (719)562-2900
georgedgibson@msn.com

Grant Bailey, MD
2019-2020
South Denver Cardiology Associates
1000 Southpark Dr
Littleton, CO 80120
grantb@southdenver.com
David S. Lee, MD, FACC
2019-2020
MMH
236 S. 3rd St #283
Montrose, CO 81401
Tel (360)636-4112
dsmlee@gmail.com
Committees

Vinay Kini, MD
Quality
University of Colorado Hospital Dept. of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
12631 E 17th Ave Aurora CO 80045
Tel (303)724-2093
vinay.kini@ucdenver.edu
M. Eugene Sherman, MD, FACC
Advocacy
The Heart Specialists of Colorado
1444 S Potomac St #300 Aurora, CO 80012
Tel 303.341.5751 Fax (303) 341-2618
dsr9dsr@mac.com
Abhay Ashok Divekar, MD, FACC
Adult Congenital
Rocky Mountain Pediatric Cardiology
Suite 255, 2055 N High St
Denver, CO 80205
aabhaydivekar@gmail.com
Michael S. Firstenberg, MD, FACC
Surgeon Rep
The Medical Center of Aurora
1983 S Kenton Court
Aurora, CO 80014
msfirst@gmail.com
Alexis Zara Tumolo, MD
FIT Representatives
University of Colorado School of Medicine
775 Cherry Street Denver, CO 80220
Tel (508)479-8907
Alexis.Tumolo@ucdenver.edu
Andrew Levy, MD
12631 E. 17th Avenue, Campus Box B-130
Aurora, CO 80045
Tel (303)724-2105
andrew.levy@ucdenver.edu
Stacie Daugherty, MD, FACC
WIC Rep
University of Colorado Denver
12631 E. 17th Ave B130 Aurora, CO 80045
Tel (303) 724-2099 FAX (303) 724-2094
Stacie.Daugherty@ucdenver.edu
Pamela Peterson, MD, FACC
WIC Alternate
Denver Health Medical Center
777 Bannock Mail Code 0960 Denver, CO 80204
Tel (303) 436-5663 FAX (303) 436-7739
Pamela.peterson@ucdenver.edu
Practice Administrator Rep
Randall C. Marsh, MD, FACC
CMS Representative
1800 15th Street Ste 310 Greeley, CO 80631
Tel (970) 392-0900
Fax (970) 351-6379
randallcmarsh@comcast.net
Vijay Subbarao, MBBS, FACC
CMS Alternate
11700 W. 2nd Place, Suite 350, Lakewood, CO 80228
Tel 303.595.2600 Fax 303.320.6351
vijsub9@yahoo.com
Jolin V. Honas, NP, AACC
CV Team Representative
CAC Representative

Colorado Chapter, American College of Cardiology
1685 S. Colorado Blvd.
Denver, CO 80222
Phone: 1-253-525-5159 Fax: 253-265-3043
www.coloradoacc.org
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