Dr. Detrano is an American cardiologist, educator, artist and philanthropist. He is the founder of the China California Heart Watch. He recently succeeded Professor David Zweig as its chair and CEO.
is Principal and Teacher at TESLA English Language School in Harbin, China. Prior to Tesla, Ms. Xia was an English instructor at Heilongjiang International University, and was English teacher at the New Oriental English School in Beijing, China. At China Cal, Ms. Xia has assisted China Cal with the recruitment and selection process of high school students partaking in our summer/winter externship programs. Presently, Ms. Xia served as Chairman of the Board of Directors at China California Heart Watch between 2016 and 2018. Ms. Xia holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Beijing Foreign Studies University.
is an American anthropologist, educator, and writer. Prior to joining China Cal, Dr. Thorne was Program Academic Advisor with the SIT Study Abroad program in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, and was previously Lecturer of Asian Studies in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (HKIHSS) of The University of Hong Kong. In 1986, Dr. Thorne was one of the first U.S. citizen to travel and live in the People Republic of China, and since then, has lived in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China for over 15 consecutive years. Dr. Thorne holds a Ph.D. degree in Cultural Anthropology from The University of Hong Kong, a M.Phil degree in Social Anthropology from the University of London, and a B.A. degree in International Studies from University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. Dr. Thorne is originally from Los Angeles, California.
Ms Chen is a native of Beijing. Ms. Chen is a former administrative manager of an national Chinese government bureau. Her skill and knowledge about working with the Chinese government and navigating local bureaucracies in Yunnan have been invaluable since she joined the Board of Directors in 2006. In 2008, Ms. Chen worked with Dr. Detrano to start taking care of poor children with congenital heart disease. With Ms. Chen’s help, the China California Heart Watch has since sent over 400 children for corrective, life-saving surgeries.
Ms Zweig founded HLD Global Ltd. as a design and manufacturing company in Hong Kong in 2000. The company, celebrating its 12th year, has emerged as an award winning leading supplier in Storage and Organization, Back to College, and Seasonal Giftware markets. We welcome Joy to our board.
Professor Zweig has been on our board for seven years. He is Professor Emeritus at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and is a world renowned social scientist and author. He has raised tens of thousands of dollars to help poor children with heart disease in China.
completed her medical education at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and a pediatric fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital. She has worked all around the US and the Globe as a pediatric cardiologist and in her free time enjoys cooking, travelling and playing blues & fold music on a variety of instruments. Dr. Becker is joining us from Texas Children's Hospital.
, serves as Advisor in Pediatric Cardiology to the China California Heart Watch. Dr. Chow graduated from the University of Hong Kong Medical School in 1995 and obtained his Masters in Public Health in 2013. Dr. Chow completed fellowship training in pediatrics in 2003. In 2007, he attained further training in both pediatric cardiology and adult congenital heart disease at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London. Dr. Chow works in the Department of Pediatric Cardiology at Queen Mary Hospital, one of the tertiary centers for congenital heart diseases in Hong Kong, where his work involves managing both children and adults with congenital heart diseases. In 2012, Dr. Chow joined the China California Heart Watch as an advisor. Dr. Chow has worked with Dr. Detrano during a number of missions to screen children for congenital heart diseases throughout Yunnan. In addition, Dr. Chow provides the China California Heart Watch with expert knowledge and consultation advice on the clinical management of children with congenital heart diseases. During his trips to Yunnan, he also gives lectures and hosts training seminars on congenital heart diseases.
is from Brazil where he trained and worked as a adult and pediatric cardiologist before coming to America to pursue further training at St. Joseph's Hospital in New Jersey and UCSF in San Francisco. In his free time he enjoys travelling with his wife and children and taking advantage of the ample skiing in Colorado. Dr. Lutterbach is joining us from Children's Hospital of Colorado
has worked with the China California Heart Watch since 2011. Professor Tao is the director of the Cardiology Department at the Kunming Medical University First Affiliate Hospital, the largest hospital in Yunnan Province and a position he has served in since 2000. He is also the editor of eight medical journals, and he serves as Vice Director of the Yunnan Province Center for Disease Control. Professor Guo graduated from Kunming Medical University in 1982 and then completed a master’s degree in Cardiology at the same university in 1987. Between 2001 and 2002, he was a visiting scholar at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine. Professor Tao is a leader in the area of cardiac and cerebrovascular disease research in Yunnan Province.
serves as a pro-bono legal counsel for the China California Heart Watch. David received his BA from Georgetown and his JD from Columbia University. He is a founding partner of Lundy Fleming LLP, a partnership that devotes a significant portion of its practice to the legal representation of nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations. Mr. Flynn is a nationally recognized as an expert in tax-exempt organization matters, and has spoken and written frequently on such matters. Mr. Flynn has more than 35 years of experience as a tax attorney and advisor, focusing primarily on nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations. He has advised hospitals and health systems, colleges and universities, private foundations and other charitable organizations, as well as trade associations, regarding corporate organization and reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, tax-exempt financing, unrelated business income, physician-hospital transactions and arrangements, and a variety of tax compliance matters.
