Michelle Albert

President, American Heart Association

Incoming president of the American Heart Association

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Michelle Albert is the first woman of color to lead the American Heart Association. She has spent her career studying how heart disease affects Black women.

How will American Heart Association’s first Black woman chief change cardiology?

Michelle Albert is the first woman of color to lead the American Heart Association. She has spent her career studying how heart disease affects Black women.

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