Amy G. Fiedler, MD, Named to the George W. Bush Institute Advisory Council

Dr. Fiedler joins a unique network of experts and leaders to help inform the Bush Institute’s policy work

Amy G. Fiedler, MD, Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery at UCSF has been named to the George W. Bush Institute Advisory Council to help advance the Bush Institute’s policy recommendations centered on ensuring opportunity for all, strengthening our democracy, and advancing free societies.

“The Advisory Council has been around in various forms since the Bush Institute’s inception to help the organization remain a leading voice on critical issues facing our nation and the world,” said David J. Kramer, Executive Director of the Bush Institute. “This consolidated council will offer guidance to help our domestic and global policy work have lasting impact and drive meaningful change in our society.”

Dr. Fiedler serves as an Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery at UCSF and Program Lead of Cardiac Surgery.  Her clinical focus is on adult cardiac surgery, heart transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support.  Dr. Fiedler is credited with leading the first ever all women heart transplant team.  She is a member of the Presidential Leadership Scholars Class of 2020 and the surgical director of Team Heart Rwanda, a non-profit organization which provides life-saving cardiac surgery for the people of Rwanda.  

The Bush Institute supports democracy and freedom around the world, promotes global health, and improves the lives of women and girls. Domestically, the organization believes in a welcoming society that values and protects everyone’s right to an education and promotes a country that rewards innovation. Additionally, the Bush Institute works to reaffirm democratic principles, reassert the value of civility and civic engagement in the United States, and develop and support effective leaders to move our country forward.

The Advisory Council— made up of individuals across the business, academic, and philanthropic sectors— will meet on April 18 after the George W. Bush Presidential Center’s Forum on Leadership. An annual landmark gathering, the Forum on Leadership develops, recognizes, and celebrates leadership by bringing together notable voices for in-depth discussions on today’s pressing issues. This year’s Forum on Leadership, titled “The Call of Freedom,” will focus on freedom around the world – and why U.S. global leadership is more important now than ever.

Dr. Fiedler notes:  “It is a true honor and privilege to be selected to serve on the George W. Bush Institute Advisory Council.  I look forward to providing thought leadership and innovative ideas in order to move the goals and objectives of the Institute forward.”

Dr. Fiedler will serve a three-year term guided by the Bush Institute’s founding principles of compassion, opportunity, accountability, and freedom.

About the George W. Bush Institute

The George W. Bush Institute is a solution-oriented nonpartisan policy organization focused on ensuring opportunity for all, strengthening democracy, and advancing free societies. Housed within the George W. Bush Presidential Center, the Bush Institute is rooted in compassionate conservative values and committed to creating positive, meaningful, and lasting change at home and abroad. We utilize our unique platform and convening power to advance solutions to national and global issues of the day. Learn more at bushcenter.org. 

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