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August 21, 2010 at the USC Institute for Genetic Medicine Art Gallery

This art-framed, multi-disciplinary forum will explore cardiac health from global perspective to molecular scale. The

topics take us on a journey around the world to survey cardiovascular health issues in China, the Middle East, Africa

Central and South America, and our own neighborhoods of greater Los Angeles.

The focus will be on the importance of sustainable systems bridging global communities to improve prevention,

detection and treatment of cardiovascular disease worldwide. This forum is one of the many events associated with

thePattern Formation: Molecular Biology/Social Orderexhibit organized by the USC Institute for Genetic Medicine

Art Gallery Advisory Council with its partners: CalTek.Net, Premiere Writers, The Society for the Arts in Healthcare,SoCal Sister Cities, L.A./Nagoya Sister Cities Affiliation, URONIMO, USC Head and Neck Cancer Support Group, USC

Focus the Nation Chapter, USC Americans for Informed Democracy Chapter, Emergency USA, and Community

Healthcare Services Foundation.

Registration 12:30 1:00 PM Reception 5:30 7:00 PMPresentations 1:00 5:30 PM

1:00 Brief Welcome and Introduction of Presentations

1:05 Dr. Kristie L. EbiGlobal Climate Change: Far Reaching Effects

On Human Health

1:30 Dr. Nathan D. WongThe Global Burden of CVD: Efforts in China to

Combat this Problem

1:55 Dr. Vivian Mo and

Dr. Helga Van Herle Womens Cardiovascular Center at USC

2:20 Luke ManleyEverybody's Heart Beats: The Threat of Cardiovascular Disease in the

Eastern Mediterranean Region and Lower-Middle Income Countries

2:45 Dr. MohammadPashmforoush Molecular Mechanism of Cardiac Arrhythmias

3:10 Dr. Cheryl A. Armstead Questions of Color: Skin Tone, Racism, & Cardiovascular Risk

3:35 Anna Gilmore The Salam Center for Cardiac Surgery in Sudan

4:00 Dr. Sheba K. Meymandi Chagas Disease in Los Angeles County

4:25 Dr. Francine KaufmanThe Global Diabetes Epidemic - A Problem of the Poor in Developed

Nations and of the Rich in Developing Nations

4:50 Dr. Cheng-Ming ChuongAnd

Richard Yutaka Fukuhara

The IGM Art Gallery Exhibit

Pattern Formation: Molecular Biology/Social Order

5:15 PM Dr. Sheila KarClosing Remarks:

The Heart & The Body -- Vital Steps for

Nurturing Disease Prevention

5:30 7:00 PM RECEPTION in the IGM Art Gallery: Open to Presenters and Guests

Global Health Forum

Art to Heart: Bridging Global Trends in Cardiac Health
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The USC Institute for Genetic Medicine Art GalleryPresents the 2010 Global Health Forum:

Saturday AUGUST 21, 2010 12:30 PM

Art to Heart: Bridging Global Trends in Cardiac Health

This forum will explore topics that move from global to molecular in scale, in a fascinating survey ofcardiovascular health trends and medical responses in the unique contexts of China, the Middle East,

Africa, Central and South America, and in our own neighborhoods of greater Los Angeles. Focus will bon the importance of sustainable systems as people cooperate across borders and across disciplines toimprove prevention, detection and treatment of cardiovascular disease in the global community.

EVENT CONTACT: Anna Gilmore [email protected] 323-865-0439

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Kristie L. Ebi is Executive Director of the Technical Support Unit forWorking Group II (Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability) of the

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Prior to this position,

she was an independent consultant. She has been conducting research on

the impacts of and adaptation to climate change for more than a dozen

years, including on extreme events, thermal stress, foodborne safety and

security, and vectorborne diseases. She has worked with the World Health

Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, USAID, andothers on implementing adaptation measures in low-income countries.

She facilitated adaptation assessments for the health sector for the states

of Maryland and Alaska. She was a lead author on the Human Health chapter of the IPCC Fourth

Assessment Report, and the Human Health chapter for the U.S. Synthesis and Assessment Product

Analyses of the Effects of Global Change on Human Health and Welfare and Human Systems. She has

edited fours books on aspects of climate change and has more than 80 publications. Dr. Ebis scientific

training includes an M.S. in toxicology and a Ph.D. and a Masters of Public Health in epidemiology, and

two years of postgraduate research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Global Climate Change: Far Reaching Effects on Human HealthClimate change is projected to have far-reaching effects on human health and well-being. Heatwaves

and other extreme weather events (e.g. floods, droughts, and windstorms) directly affect millions of

people and cause billions of dollars of damage annually. There is a growing consensus that the

frequency and intensity of extreme weather events will likely increase over coming decades as a

consequence of climate change, suggesting that the associated health impacts also could increase.

Indirectly, climate can affect health through affecting the number of people at risk of malnutrition, as

well as through alterations in the geographic range and intensity of transmission of vectorborne,

zoonotic, and food- and waterborne diseases, and changes in the prevalence of diseases associated with

air pollutants and aeroallergens. Additional climate change is projected to significantly increase the

number of people at risk of major causes of ill health, particularly malnutrition, diarrheal diseases,

malaria, and other vectorborne diseases.

Dr. Nathan D. Wong is Professor and Director of the Heart Disease PreventionProgram, Division of Cardiology at University of California, Irvine School of

Medicine and also Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology and UC Irvine and UCLA. He

holds PhD and MPH degrees in epidemiology from Yale University. Dr. Wong has

over 20 years experience as a cardiovascular epidemiologist, has edited or co-

edited four textbooks related to Preventive Cardiology, and has authored or co-

authored over 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts in areas of preventive cardiologyincluding lipids, detection of atherosclerosis, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and

hypertension, and serves on the editorial boards of several journals. He has been an investigator or

collaborator with large-scale cardiovascular disease studies, including the Framingham Heart Study and

Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Dr. Wong is also a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and

the American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention and is currently President of the

American Society for Preventive Cardiology. He has also lectured nationally and internationally on his

research and on various topics in preventive cardiology. He is also on the board of directors for the non-

profit China California Heartwatch, which is involved in screening and management of hypertension and

cardiovascular disease in rural underserved regions of China.


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The Global Burden of CVD: Efforts in China to Combat this ProblemCardiovascular diseases (CVD) represent the leading cause of mortality worldwide with the vast

majority of CVD deaths occurring among low- and middle-income countries. People in these regions

are often more exposed to significant risk factors such as tobacco smoking, but less exposed to

preventive efforts. The combination of both population-based and high-risk approaches are needed to

make significant progress towards reducing CVD associated morbidity and mortality. While acute care

and management of hospitalized patients with CVD has greatly improved, population-wide tobacco

control policies, and governmental policies aimed at restricting fat, sugar and salt intake and

increasing physical activity are needed to make further progress. In China, the population growth and

aging has been projected alone to result in more than a 50% increase in CVD in the next 20 years, with

an additional 23% increase (nearly 30 million CVD events and deaths) due to trends in risk factors.

Efforts by the World Health Organization, Chinese Society of Cardiology, and non-profit entities such

as the China California Heartwatch will help in these efforts.

Dr. Vivian Y. Mo completed her professional education in Texas. Afterfinishing her undergraduate degree in psychology from Rice University in

Houston, Dr. Mo attended medical school at the University of Texas -

Houston Health Science Center. Dr. Mo then completed her internship,

residency and a fellowship in cardiology at the University of Texas -

Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. While at USC, Dr. Mo has continued

her research in the fields of preventive cardiology, lipid disorders,

echocardiography and cardiovascular disease in women. She is a member

of the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology and

the American Society of Echocardiography.

Dr. Helga Van Herle completed her undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering at the University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles and obtained her Masters of Science in Bioengineering at Columbia University.

She attended medical school at the University of California at Los

Angeles. Subsequently she completed her internship and residency in

internal medicine at Cornell-The New York Hospital in Manhattan. She

completed her cardiology fellowship at University of California, Los

Angeles, where she also did graduate research in Bioengineering. Prior

to her recent move to the University of Southern California, she was an

Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at the

University of California, Los Angeles. She is a member of the American

Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology. Her

research interests include the prevention and treatment of

cardiovascular disease in women, cardiac evaluation of solid organ transplant candidates and the use

of data mining techniques for the evaluation of medical data sets. She has co authored several papers

in the area of data mining of medical data in prominent peer reviewed journals of computer science.

Womens Cardiovascular Center at USCThe Womens Cardiovascular Center (WCVC), which opened in late 2009, was established to assure

that the unique needs of women are recognized and met in the prevention, detection and treatment of

cardiovascular disease. Heart disease is the number one killer in women, regardless of race or

ethnicity, claiming more lives than all forms of cancer combined.


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Understanding the risks first hand, Doctors of USC physicians, Leslie A. Saxon, chief of the division of

cardiovascular medicine and professor of medicine-clinical scholar at the Keck School, Vivian Y. Mo

director of Womens Cardiovascular Center and assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Keck

School, and Helga Van Herle, associate professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School, formed the

all-woman, multidisciplinary team of health care professionals centered around the female patient with

the goal of preventing heart disease. As part of the USC Cardiovascular Thoracic Institute, the mission

of the WCVC is to provide open, expert and personalized comprehensive cardiovascular education and

care to women of all ages.

The WCVC is comprised of physicians and nurse practitioners that provide comprehensive cardiac care,

such as preventive cardiology and treating established cardiac disease problems. These include, but

are not limited to, hypertension, high cholesterol, valvular disease, coronary artery disease, heart

failure and arrhythmias. A patients initial visit will include an extensive review of their medical history,

a thorough physical exam and a screening for risk factors. The Women's Cardiovascular Center is

located on the fourth floor of the Health Consultation Center II in the Cardiovascular Thoracic Institute.

For more information please call (323) 442-6278 or [email protected].

Luke Manley grew up in and around Boston, Massachusetts beforemoving north to attend the University of Maine at Orono for his

undergraduate degree. After living briefly in Portland, Oregon he is

now working as a Research Phlebotomist and Grants Manager for the

Psychiatry Department at the University of Southern California. His

passion lies in travel and working internationally, especially in the

Middle-East. He has spent time in Turkey, researching the Turkish

Healthcare system and recently returned from Syria, Palestine, and

Tunisia, assisting with the MedCHAMPS project, which is studying

cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In the Fall he will be movingto Atlanta, Georgia for an internship with the Carter Center and then to Washington, D.C. to pursue a

PhD and begin his career in International Relations.

Everybody's Heart Beats: The Threat of Cardiovascular Disease in theEastern Mediterranean Region and Lower-Middle Income Countries.

There are a great number of health challenges that compound the immense political, economic, and

social hurdles that are already faced by lower-middle income countries in the process of development.

As these nations transition they tend to see a replacement of previously dominant infectious disease

with steadily rising rates of the non-communicable diseases commonly associated with the worlds

high-income countries. Lower-middle income countries are impacted by this emergence of NCDsparticularly hard as their social service infrastructure is often not equipped to respond to such threats.

However, efforts from global organizations such as the UN and WHO are beginning to provide the

knowledge, opportunity, and funding to these countries and regions who are most in need of

assistance in tackling such challenges. Addressing these issues early and vigorously will allow these

countries to develop in a healthy and responsible way and even offer future leadership in the fight to

eliminate the threat of non-communicable disease. The presentation will involve a slideshow giving an

overview of the extent of the problem, possible solutions, and ways to get involved and help.

Additionally, there will also be some short video presentations allowing you to meet some of the

public health workers who are working on the front lines of CVD research in the Middle-East.
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Dr. Mohammad Pashmforoush is a graduate of University of Chicago MedicalSchool and did his residency at University of Washington Hospitals. He did his

cardiovascular research and clinical training at UCSD and UCSF and joined USC

in September 2005. His research is focused on the genetics of cardiovascular

disease and stem cell biology.

Molecular Mechanism of Cardiac arrhythmiasOur research is focused on specific molecules that guide the cardiac stem cel

progenitors to become pacemaker cells. The pace maker cells are responsible

for the regular and rhythmic beating of the heart. How and when specific

cardiac stem cell receive instructive signals to become pace maker cells is not well understood. Our research

is aimed at identifying some of key pathways the lead the formation of specialized cardiac cells.

Dr Cheryl A. Armstead MS(R), Ph.D. is a tenured Associate Professorin the Department of Psychology at the University of South Carolina

Psychology Department, Clinical-Community Program, South

Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Program/SCCDCN. With

training in cancer disparities, cardiovascular psycho-physiology, and

minority health, she has experience in the areas of social inequities

(racism, SES), community-based participatory research, sociocultural

influences on health disparities, and CBPR. As a well-respected

member of the local African-American community, Dr. Armstead

contributes over 15 years of bio-behavioral research experience

among African Americans in South Carolina. She was an awardee of

the National Cancer Institute's Comprehensive Minority Biomedical

Branch Diversity Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in

Health-Related Research. She is conducting research community stress, psychosocial risk research,

and health equity analyses in African American communities. This spring she is beginning a study on

The "Effects of housing foreclosure on Circadian Blood Pressure and Cytokine Regulation" with Drs.

Burch and Hebert.

Questions of Color: Skin Tone, Racism, & Cardiovascular RiskAn examination of relationships between racism and cardiovascular reactivity to laboratory stress;

hostility and stress reactivity; socioeconomic status and cardiovascular disease, health promotion.

Research statement: One aspect of my research concerns the relationship between psychologicalprocesses and cardiovascular responses. The psychological processes under investigation include

exposure to racism, hostility, modes of anger expression, and styles of coping. These

characteristics are examined for their relationship to stress-induced increases in blood pressure,

cardiac output, and total peripheral resistance. A second aspect focuses on the role of

constitutional factors in cardiovascular reactivity to stress. Recent studies have focused on race,

gender and socioeconomic status. Our stressors include discussions of racism, discussions of

anger experiences, racism film stressors, and naturalistic stressors. Finally, we are beginning new

research on the psychophysiology of coping.


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Anna Gilmore works as a Project Specialist for the USC Department ofPreventive Medicine of KSOM. She has pursued interests in the sciences, as

well as fascination with the transformative power of the arts and of narrative.

She earned a BA in English from University of Florida 1989 while working as a

research laboratory technician and teaching English as a Second Language.

Her current work for Preventive Medicine includes project development and

participant enrollment in studies of cancer epidemiology. In recent years she

has volunteered efforts toward cultural and educational events to bring publicattention to the urgent need for medical assistance for civilian communities in war zones to relieve

human suffering caused by wars. In 2008, she and colleagues co-founded EMERGENCY USA-LifeSupport for Civilian Victims of War and Poverty , an independent U.S. nonprofit whose mission is toincrease public awareness and raise funds for permanent infrastructure to provide medical care

rehabilitation and relief efforts for victims of wars, poverty and natural disasters.

The Salam Center for Cardiac Surgery in SudanDesigned by architect Raul Pantaleo, the Salam Center represents a model of sustainability and

functionality uniquely suited to the challenge of operating a surgical center of excellence in a

developing nation, in extremes of climate and in a cultural crossroads. Decades of wars in Sudan have

resulted in 4 to 5 million people being displaced and a severe lack of healthcare services for the

majority of people in the region. Meanwhile, the burden of cardiovascular disease is increasing rapidly

in Africa and is now a public health problem throughout--overtaking infectious diseases as the leading

cause of death. The Salam(Peace) Center, which was built and is operated by the international Italian-

based NGO, EMERGENCY, is a response to the need for cardiac surgical care. It offers specialized,

first-world standard cardiac care to children and adults with acquired or congenital heart conditions.

The SalamCenter forms the hub of a regional network of pediatric medical centers equipped to provide

much-needed primary care to patients under the age of 14 while hosting cardiac screening clinics for

adults and children. The activities and details of this center of excellence have provided a means of

leveraging cooperation between the health ministries of the nine countries surrounding Sudan.

Dr. Sheba K. Meymandi is thedirector of the Center of Excellence for ChagasDisease at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, which opened in 2007 as the first

U.S. clinic for the diagnosis and treatment of Chagas disease. The Center has

since diagnosed and treated over 50 patients and conducts free comprehensive

mobile medical evaluations in a grassroots effort to educate about the disease

and to detect cases early. It also performs important clinical research into rates

of prevalence, conduction abnormalities, pregnant women, and congenita

transmission. Such research aims in part to identify potential markers for those

at risk of sudden death due to Chagas.

Dr. Meymandi is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLAs David Geffen Schoo

of Medicine, the Associate Program Director of the UCLA Cardiovascular

Disease Fellowship Program and the Director of Cardiovascular Research and Invasive Cardiology at

Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. She graduated from George Washington University School of

Medicine and a Bachelors in Psychobiology from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

She completed her Internal Medicine residency at the UCLA-San Fernando Valley Program.


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Chagas Disease in Los Angeles CountyChagas disease (CD), caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, causes the most important

parasitic disease burden in Latin America, where an estimated 8 million persons are infected.

Chronic CD results in symptomatic cardiac and/or gastrointestinal disease in 10-30% of

infected persons, and each year roughly 20,000 deaths are attributed to the illness in the

endemic countries. Recent studies have shown that in large part due to population flows, the

prevalence of Chagas disease in non-endemic countries is on the rise. Approximately 17

million persons born in the countries in which CD is endemic currently reside in the U.S. and

roughly 300,000 of these immigrants are thought to have chronic CD. Our studies

demonstrate a substantial prevalence of CD in Latin American immigrants in Los Angeles

County and suggests that similar numbers of persons with CD are present in other

communities in which immigrants from Chagas-endemic countries have settled. Serologic

screening of immigrants at geographic risk for CD should be performed so that appropriate

monitoring and treatment can be carried out.

Dr. Francine R. Kaufman, M.D. is the Chief Medical Officer and VicePresident of Global Clinical, Medical and Health Affairs for Medtronic

Diabetes (Northridge, CA). She is a Distinguished Professor Emerita

of Pediatrics and Communications at the Keck School of Medicine

and the Annenberg School of Communications of the University of

Southern California. From 1998-2009, she was head of the Center

for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism at Childrens Hospital

Los Angeles.

Dr. Kaufman has published more than 200 scientific articles and

authored of 30 books or book chapters. In 2008, she edited the 5th

edition of the ADAs The Medical Management of Type 1 Diabetes.

In 2005 her book, Diabesity, was published by Bantam. She was

study chair of the NIH-funded TODAY and HEALTHY trials, and a PI

of TrialNet.

Dr. Kaufman was national president of the American Diabetes Association in 2002-03. She served as

chair of the Youth Consultative Section of the International Diabetes Federation and the National

Diabetes Education Program. In 2005, she was elected to the Institute of Medicine. In 2007, she was

Co-Chair of the Diabetes Work Group for the Department of Health Services of the State of California. Dr.

Kaufman filmed a documentary for Discovery Health on the global diabetes epidemic in 2007-08. In

2009, she was appointed to the Advisory Council of the National Institutes of Health Diabetes Branch.

The Global Diabetes Epidemic A problem of the poor in developed nations and of the rich in developing nations

To discuss the increasing prevalence of diabetes and its antecedent obesity across the globe,

how it differentially affects developed and developing nations, and what measures are being put

in place to make a difference.


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Dr. Cheng-Ming Chuong received his M.D. from Taiwan University in 1978.He then obtained his Ph.D. from The Rockefeller University in 1983. He

moved to the University of Southern California in 1987 and has worked on

the development and re-generation of ectodermal organ stem cells. He is

currently a professor of pathology and also serves as the Chair of the

Graduate Committee in the Department of Pathology. Also the course co-

coordinator of Stem Cell Biology and Medicine at USC, Dr. Chuong has

been invited to give many lectures in international conferences andprestigious universities and received many honors including the award for

creativity in research by USC. Recently, he was elected to the prestigious Academia Sinica, the National

Academy equivalent of Taiwan. Dr. Chuong has published more than 150 papers on the biology of the

integument in top journals, including multiple research papers and commentaries in Nature and Science.

He has published two books (Molecular Basis of Epithelial Appendage Morphogenesis; Fossil Birds of China)

and two journal special issues (Development and Evolution of Amniote Integuments; Pattern Formation).

Dr. Chuong directs the Laboratory of Tissue Development and Engineering in the Department of Pathology,

USC. The laboratory studies how stem cells are guided to form special tissues and organs of specific size and

shape. Using the ectoderm organ as a Rosetta stone, his laboratory learns from nature how to mold stem cellsinto different ectodermal organs during development, evolution and stem cell engineering. His laboratory has

promoted the concept of "topobiology" on how the principles help lay down the spatial patterns of ectoderma

organs. He is also one of the leaders of regenerative biology, and pioneered studies on how the macro-

environment can affect the regenerative activity of stem cells in vivo. His laboratory carries out multi-

disciplinary research by collaborating with robotic engineers, mathematical biologists and paleontologists

thus providing new understanding at a systemic level.

Artist Statement: Patterns reflect order embedded in randomness. Theymay appear as spatial arrangements or temporal series, and the

elements may be identical or form with variations. Patterns exist in thephysical world as well as in living systems. The process which

generates this order is termed pattern formation. In the physical world,

patterns can be generated by physical-chemical processes which occur

moment by moment (as clouds) or accumulate over millions of years

(as geological layers). In the biological world, patterns can range from

simple to complex, forming the basic building blocks of life. Here we

use feathers and flowers to demonstrate patterns in animals and

plants. Indeed the ability to form organized patterns is a fundamental

ability of multi-cellular organisms. When injured, many organisms

strive to regenerate and rebuild patterns.

Scientists have been working to learn the principles that can pattern stem cells. We like to explore the origin of

patterns, how the genetic code is translated into biological forms, and how complex phenotypes are selected

over an evolutionary time span. Further, the ability to create and appreciate patterns begins in the minds of

early humans. Humans are fascinated by patterns, maybe because patterns can give us the feeling of order

and beauty. It is time for us to reflect and re-integrate our appreciation of the patterns in nature. This exhibit

allows us to further explore, with our art colleagues, similar patterning in social systems. We hope that new

insights will emerge by integrating the concepts of this exhibition, and to appreciate that we need to live

harmoniously with nature. -Cheng-Ming Chuong


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Richard Yutaka Fukuhara was born in 1944 in Minidoka, Idaho, oneof the ten United States internment camps. His family returned to

Long Beach after the war. At 16 Fukuhara began studying

photography in high school. He continued making photographs

through college and during his two years, 1966-68, in the U.S

Army. In 1969, he began receiving assignments from design studios

and advertising agencies. The following year, he opened FukuharaStudio in Long Beach. In the fall of 1972, his first solo exhibition,

The Art of Photography, opened at The Long Beach Museum of Art

Fukuharas images have appeared in numerous publications

including Nikon World, IEEE Magazine, West Magazine, Westways, Studio Photographer, Life Magazine

Southland Magazine, and Sinar Magazine. In 1982, he and his family (Mom, brothers Trace, Victor and

Larry, and sisters Aki and Sandi held a Fukuhara Family Art Exhibition at the Mokichi Okada

Association Gallery, Long Beach. Fukuhara returned to The Long Beach Museum of Art in 1987 with his

series, West Meets East. That year his work was part of The American Society of Media Photographers

International Traveling Exhibition. In 1992, Richard was featured on ABC News with Peter Jennings. In

1995 he was featured on KTTVs Making It. In March 2008, Fukuharas series Tapestries ofDowntown America, Los Angeles showcased at Los Angeles City Halls Bridge Gallery. The following

year, with the support from the Los Angeles Nagoya Sister City Affiliation, Tapestries, Los Angeles

was exhibited in Nagoya, Japan, in celebration of the Los Angeles-Nagoya 50 Year Sister City Affiliation

at the Annual Nagoya Festival. The Nagoya city officials, impressed with Fukuharas Tapestries,

requested his return to exhibit Tapestries of Nagoya at the Nagoya City Museum in October 2010

The images exhibited at IGM Gallery were created from the1980s to the present. Fukuhara states, My

images are introspection beyond the depths of paper and chemicals. I feel we travel through time and

space, moving so swiftly that we only view the surface of our existence. A leaf, flower, feather, rock,

shell, and eatables have common shapes and forms with depths beyond the universe.

Artist Statement: In our present state we travel through time and space at mach+one velocity. Ourstaccato intake of precious oxygen seldom fills our lungs to capacity. The aperture of our minds eye

snaps fleeting images of the world around us.

My computer manipulated photographic images of pattern formations, Tapestries were created to

make us halt, fill our lungs with oxygen, open our minds eye and explore. Tapestries is a collection

of images that transforms civic landmarks into kaleidoscope

patterns of colors, textures, and forms. Using a palette of historical

structures, modern skyscrapers, alleyways, fire escapes, street

lamps, and archways, Tapestries stimulates the senses withstunning mosaics representing everyday life in metropolitan areas.

Featured are Tapestries of Los Angeles and Tapestries of

Nagoya. The originals of Tapestries of Los Angeles, ranging in

size from 36x36 to 40x87, were featured at the Los Angeles City

Halls Bridge Gallery in March-April 2008, and in Nagoya, Japan, in October 2009 to help celebrate the

Los Angeles-Nagoya Sister City 50 Year Affiliation. Tapestries of Nagoya,sizes ranging from 38x42

to 40x78 will be showcased at the Nagoya City Museum in October, 2010.

- Richard Yutaka Fukuhara


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Sheila Kar, MD, FACC is Clinical Chief of the Division of Cardiology at theCedars-Sinai Heart Institute. She is also an Assistant Clinical Professor at the

David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles

(UCLA). Professionally, Dr. Kar is a member of the American College of

Cardiology and its District Council for legislature; the American College of

Echocardiology; the American Heart Association; the American Medical

Womens Association; and the Indian Medical Association, among manyothers.

Dr. Kar serves on a number of committees at Cedars-Sinai, including the

Heart Failure Committee, the Cardiology Performance Improvement

Committee and the Medicine Performance Improvement Committee. She also

is a member of the Council of Womens Health at Cedars-Sinai and a Council

Member for the Western Regional Summit for Cardiovascular Care in Women Actively involved in community

health education, Dr. Kar founded the Sheila Kar Health Foundation in 2007. In addition, she is an active

member of the D.A.R.E. America Board of Directors, the D.A.R.E. International Board of Directors and its

Scientific Advisory Board.

Dr. Kar has presented locally, nationally and internationally, and been published extensively in peer-

reviewed journals. Her presentations have covered such topics as heart disease in women, preventing

coronary artery disease, advancements in diagnosing cardiovascular disease; ethnic disparities in heart

disease; addictions and the heart; and the effects of stress and obesity on the heart. Her articles have

been published in journals that include Circulation, Primary Cardiology, Annals of Pharmacotherapy,

American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, American

Heart Journal and the Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. Additionally, Dr. Kar has written

chapters for textbooks on echocardiography and synchronized coronary venous retroperfusion during

angioplasty.

Dr. Kar earned her medical degree from the Nil Ratan Sircar Medical School of the University of

Calcutta. She did post-doctoral work in cardiology at the Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education

& Research (IPGMER) and the Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial (SSKM) Hospital. (SSKM Hospital has a more

than 300-year history of serving the citizens of Calcutta.) She completed residencies in both internal

medicine and cardiology at the IPGMER. In 1985, she came to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and UCLA as

a Clinical Research Fellow in cardiology. She subsequently repeated her residencies in internal medicine

and cardiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Closing Remarks of the Event Given by Dr. Sheila Kar:The Heart & The Body -- Vital Steps for Nurturing Disease Prevention


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