University of Illinois at Chicago | UIC · Department of Physical Therapy

PhD, Department of Physiology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University

Dr. Arena researches cardiopulmonary physical therapy and exercise science. As lead author on a 2015 American Heart Association policy statement, he advocates change in the prevention and treatment of noncommunicable disease, urging stakeholders to collaborate in non-hierarchical ways to reduce lifestyle-based diseases. Arena also advocates a shift from physician-dominated care to a model that encourages a healthy lifestyle through a team of doctors, nurses, exercise physiologists, nutritionists, dietitians, behavioral counselors, and physical and occupational therapists all collaborating to prevent non-communicable or lifestyle-related diseases. Arena is a fellow of the American Heart Association, the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, and the European Society of Cardiology. He is an adjunct professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and has employment relationships at the University of Milano School of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Cardiac Wellness Institute of Calgary and Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Arena earned his master degree in physical therapy and Ph.D. in physiology/physical therapy from the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University.

J C Allegra, MD, BA from Temple University, MD from Penn State University/Hershey Medical Center, Internship and Residency Internal Medicine 1974-1976 Hershey Medical Center, Fellowship Medical Oncology NIH/NCI Bethesda MD 1976-1978, Senior Investigator NIH/NCI 1978-1980, Military USPHS 1976-1980 Lt Cmdr, and Professor and Chairman of Department of Medicine at University of Louisville 1982-1989. Ended academic career in 1989 and moved to Atlanta Georgia to become President of T-2 Medical a physician centric Home Health Company Responsible for revenue growth between 1989 and 1993 from 50M to 300M and for listing T-2 on NYSE. Post T-2 functioned as President of OTI a Division of PhyMatrix which was a physician management company in Florida. Left PhyMatrix in 1997 to form NMCR a physician oriented education company and from 1997--2006 led the growth of NMCR to the largest oncology oriented education company in the USA prior to its purchase by Amerisource Bergen. Since 2006, I have functioned as the owner of Lincoln Lee Investments, LLC a family owned investment organization oriented to Health Care Investments Serve on numerous Public and Private Boards and am the author of over 100 publications in peer reviewed medical publication.

Mr. Massaro has over 20 years experience in private equity investing, investment banking and financial management.  Sal works closely with David Ellis in evaluating and executing investments on behalf of clients and for EGL.  Sal’s background includes Prudential-Bache Venture Capital, Telesphere International, and Price Waterhouse.  Sal is a former President of the Southern Regional Association of SBIC’s and member of the NASBIC Board of Governors.  Sal holds a M.B.A. from Harvard University and B.S.B.A. from Georgetown University.

Dr. Guido Ring, MD is a nephrology doctor who practices in Cordele, GA.  Dr. Ring is affiliated with Phoebe Worth Medical Center, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Crisp Regional Hospital and Dorminy Medical Center.  Education - University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany Internship - Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland Internal Medicine - Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Dr. Ashish Pal, MD,FACC, is a Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) specialist in Sebring, Florida. He attended and graduated from medical school in 1990, having over 29 years of diverse experience, especially in Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology). He is affiliated with many hospitals including Florida Hospital, Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center, Florida Hospital Waterman, Heart Of Florida Regional Medical Center. Dr. Ashish Pal also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Interventional Cardiology And Vascular Consultants Plc.

Dr. Sundeep Chaudhry is the clinical thought leader for MET-TEST. He spent four years in a private clinic practicing general medicine, noninvasive cardiology, echocardiography and stress testing and has served as chairman of the department of medicine at Emory Dunwoody Medical Center. During his years of medical training and private practice, Dr. Chaudhry developed a keen interest in preventive cardiology and non-invasive diagnostic cardiology. That interest has turned into a relentless pursuit of utilizing cardiopulmonary exercise technology (CPET) and integrating this information with other test data to set a new standard for improving cardiac disease management and patient outcomes. Dr. Chaudhry is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry with honors. He went on to earn his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia with post-graduate residency training in internal medicine at Emory University. He has publications in cardiology and general medicine journals.