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Good Deeds: Dare to C.A.R.E.

February 2010

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photoDare to C.A.R.E. is a nationally recognized, nonprofit cardiovascular disease early detection program co-founded by an Annapolis based vascular surgeon. John D. Martin, M.D., is a practicing vascular surgeon with Cardiology Associates, PC. With 20 years experience in treating patients with vascular disease and seeing the human suffering after stroke, heart attacks, amputations and renal failure first hand, he has become passionate about taking a preventative role in health care. As a result, in conjunction with Louise Hanson, CRNP, he founded the Dare to C.A.R.E. (DTC) program in 2000. Louise Hanson is a remarkably talented nurse practitioner with over 30 years experience in health care. Her expertise and clinical skills earned positions of leadership in many areas of the hospital, including critical care. Subsequently, she became a vascular care coordinator at Anne Arundel Medical Center. She then completed nurse practitioner training and became an integral provider of vascular care at Cardiology Associates. Ms. Hanson was critical in the design and implementation of DTC, right from the inception...
 
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