NEW YORK – With the national debate raging around Healthcare reform, workingmother.com has named the “Most Powerful Moms in Healthcare."

“Moms are the health managers of their families, so it is not surprising to find many powerful moms in the healthcare field, where they can contribute creativity and intelligence to this area that affects the lives of people every day,” said Carol Evans, president of Working Mother Media. “I’m proud of the moms who are using their power to help families be healthier and stronger all over the world.”

Those named by the Web site are:

• Nancy Andrews, MD, dean of Duke University Medical School in Durham, N.C.;
• Angela Braly, president and CEO of WellPoint, based in Indianapolis, Ind.;
• Nancy-Ann DeParle, director of the White House Office of Health Reform;
• Julie Freischlag, chairperson of the Department of Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md.;
• Melinda Gates, co-chairperson of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, based in Seattle;
• Deborah Peel, MD, founder of the Patient Privacy Rights, of Austin, Texas;
• Amy Schulman, senior vice president and general counsel of Pfizer, Inc., based in New York;
• Susan Sheridan, co-founder of Consumers Advancing Patient Safety, of Chicago;
• Kate Walsh, president and CEO of Boston Medical Center; and
• Anne Wojcicki, co-founder of 23andMe, base din Mountain View, Calif.

For full profiles of each mom, visit workingmother.com.