Dr. Lister began her career as a practicing physician at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor of Medicine with a dual faculty position in Medical Education and Clinical Cardiology. During her appointment, she worked to develop curriculum in cardiovascular diseases for health care professionals and was a member of the teaching and curriculum development staff at the center for Research in Medical Education.
Her work within the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine centered on state-of-the-art care for patients with heart failure. Dr. Lister joined MICC in 2002. Since that time, she has worked to provide the highest level of care to patients with heart failure as well as general cardiovascular diseases.