Page 3 - Heart Tea HHS Event (27Feb22)

Biography

Program Participants:

Dr. Sandy Charles is a board-certified cardiologist and medical director of the
new Novant Health Women’s Heart & Vascular Center. She attended Princeton
University for college where she majored in Molecular Biology. She then
attended medical school at Columbia University. She completed her residency
in internal medicine at Columbia University-New York Presbyterian Hospital and
subsequently completed her cardiology fellowship at New York University
Medical Center. In addition to being board certified in cardiovascular disease,
Dr. Charles is also board certified in echocardiography, nuclear medicine, and

internal medicine. She received the distinction of Top Doctor in 2020 and 2021 by Charlotte
Magazine. She is a television medical contributor with multiple guest appearances on the CW
news, WBTV, and Fox news. Dr. Charles led the development of the women’s heart center at
Novant Health. She is committed to improving cardiovascular health in women by delivering
personalized care that addresses women’s unique needs through the various stages of their lives.
She specializes in a variety of cardiac disorders including coronary disease, heart failure, pregnancy
related heart disease, valvular heart disease, cholesterol disorders, and arrhythmias.

Ms. Brittannie Chester, MS, RDN, LD, CDCES is a Registered Dietitian and
Certified Diabetes Educator who is the Didactic Program in Dietetics Director at
Tuskegee University, owner of Chester Nutrition Counseling, LLC and First Lady
of St. Mark Baptist Church in Huntsville, AL. She is also a PhD candidate in
Auburn University’s Nutrition program. She specializes in diabetes and heart
disease prevention and management, and is passionate about teaching and

training students to become nutrition professionals and providing patients with
the nutrition care and education needed to live a healthy lifestyle.