Lynne T. Braun BSN, MS, PhD, CNP, FAHA, FAANP, FPCNA, FNLA, FAAN

Lynne Braun, PhD is a professor in the Department of Adult Health and Gerontological Nursing, Rush University College of Nursing, as well as a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center. She is a nurse practitioner in the Rush Heart Center for Women where she focuses on prevention. Braun’s clinical and research interests include cardiovascular risk reduction, exercise, cardiac rehabilitation, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension management. She is a Diplomate of the Accreditation Council of Clinical Lipidology.

She served as co-investigator for three research grants funded by the National Institutes of Health, most recently, a study entitled, “Reducing Health Disparity in African American Women: Adherence to Physical Activity.” She is a co-author of five AHA/ACC Scientific Statements, the AHA/ACC statement on Performance Measures for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, and three AHA clinical practice guidelines, including the 2018 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol. She chaired the AHA policy statement on palliative care in cardiovascular disease and stroke.

She has served as consultant to the CDC’s Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention for several projects. Braun is an editorial board member for the Journal of Clinical Lipidology; she serves as reviewer for numerous other journals. Braun has been an active volunteer for the American Heart Association since 1980 in numerous capacities. She is the immediate Past Chairperson of the Illinois Advocacy Committee, and the President-Elect of the Midwest Affiliate Board of Directors. Nationally, Braun is the Past Chairperson of the Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing.