About the Longevity Made Simple Authors
Richard
J. Flanigan, MD
 Dr.
Flanigan is an assistant clinical professor of cardiology at the
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and a private practitioner.
He is also co-director of the Heart and Health Prevention Center
in Denver, Colorado.
A frequent lecturer and author, Dr. Flanigan is president of the Colorado Chapter of the American Heart Association, as well as an active member of a number of medical associations, including the National Lipid Education Council, the International Vascular Biology Working Group, and the American Society for Preventive Cardiology.
Dr. Flanigan received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he started his academic career with a Bachelors of Science from St. Joseph’s College and a Masters of Chemistry from Villanova University. His medical training includes an internship at the University of Illinois, Chicago, a residency in internal medicine at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., and a cardiology fellowship at the University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado.
When not lecturing or practicing medicine, Dr. Flanigan is an accomplished artist and avid sportsman. A world champion rower, Dr. Flanigan has won the National Championship 3 times and Masters’ Championship races 45 times. He has competed worldwide with the U.S. National, Pan-American, and pre-Olympic rowing teams. In 2004, he was inducted into St. Joseph’s University Athletes Hall of Fame for international accomplishments in the sport of rowing.
Kate
Flanigan Sawyer, MD, MPH
 After
receiving her BA from Boston College, Dr. Flanigan Sawyer moved
to New Orleans to attend Tulane University, where she received her
MD from Tulane Medical School and MPH from Tulane School of Public
Health and Tropical Medicine, both in 2000.
Dr. Flanigan Sawyer’s medical training continued in California where she completed an internal medicine internship at Alameda County Medical Center, Highland Hospital. After her internship, Dr. Sawyer completed two residencies at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, one in preventive medicine and the other in occupational and environmental medicine.
At present, Dr. Flanigan Sawyer is co-director of the Heart and Health Prevention Center, as well as the reviewing medical officer for the Department of Health and Human Services, Federal Occupational Health Division. She is also founder and CEO of Colorado Prevention Consultants, LLC.
Dr. Flanigan Sawyer is married to Michael M. Sawyer,
MD, and the mother of two young children, Ryan and Kathleen. Despite
her busy schedule, Dr. Sawyer makes time to play the piano, practice
yoga, and participate in outdoor sports, including skiing and running.
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