Laura Ross has been a cardiology physician assistant at the Park Nicollet Heart and Vascular Center since 2004, after graduation from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in Chicago, IL. She is the director of the Heart Disease Prevention and Lipid Clinic and is a certified Clinical Lipid Specialist from the National Lipid Association, and a certified diplomate of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. She also established the plant Forward "HeartBeet" clinic for patients and employees. It has been an honor to be elected to the American College of Cardiology Interventional and Prevention Leadership Councils, and she is the president elect for the Academy of PAs in Cardiology. Opportunities to advocate for patients “on the hill” during legislative days, present education and research at conferences and contribute to guidelines and journals have been career highlights.