In December 2001, she was appointed by President George W. Bush to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, her third term of service on that White House Advisory Panel. The author or coauthor of over 220 peer review manuscripts in cardiovascular research and health and science policy, Dr. Healy has served on several editorial boards. She is the former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Women's Health. Her book, A New Prescription for Women's Health" was published in 1996 by Viking/Penguin. Since 1997, Dr. Healy has been a medical consultant and commentator for CBS News and has worked with PBS.
A native of Queens, New York, Bernadine Healy graduated as valedictorian from The Hunter College High School, received her bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, from Vassar College, her MD, cum laude, from Harvard Medical School, and completed training in internal medicine and cardiology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Healy is married to Dr. Floyd D. Loop, head of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and has two daughters, Bartlett and Marie.