| Jalil Ahari, MD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Pulmonary hypertension, Pulmonary embolism, Interstitial lung disease, Obstructive sleep apnea, Mechanical ventilation, |
Email |
Sleep disorders. |
| Ali Ahmed, MD, MPH |
Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Heart failure, geriatrics, aging, propensity score matching, |
Email |
Heart failure in older adults and multiple chronic conditions. |
| Sun-Young Ahn, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
pediatric nephrology, congenital kidney anomalies, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, urinary tract infection, electrolyte disorders and complement-mediated kidney diseases |
Email |
Functional and structural characterization of organic anion transporters in the kidney; the role of scaffolding proteins in kidney development. |
| M. Ines Armando, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Dopamine, Renal Physiology, Renal Pharmacology, Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, Signal Transduction, Stress response, |
Email |
Mechanisms of renal injury and hypertension and genetics of salt sensitive hypertension. |
| Subodh Arora, MD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Surgery: SMHS |
Venous disease, Microcirculation, Smooth Muscle Myocytes, Vascular Diseases, Vascular Surgical Procedures, |
Email |
Non-invasive vascular surgery and microcirculation physiology, particularly with diabetes; effects of homocysteine on endothelial and smooth muscle cell function and vascular disease. |
| Cherinne Arundel, MD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Quality Improvement & Patient Safety, Graduate Medical Education, Transitions of Care, Medication Safety, Medication Reconciliation and Heart Failure Using Propensity Matching Design, |
Email |
Quality improvement for patient stays and impact of length of stay and readmission. |
| Mark Baker, MD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Neurology: SMHS |
Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Gastrostomy, and Transmyocardial Revascularization, brain |
Email |
Adult neurology, stroke, brain |
| Matthew Barberio, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Exercise & Nutrition Sciences: MISPH |
Exercise Science, Obesity, Chronic Disease, Nutrition, weight-loss surgery, Physical activity, |
Email |
Molecular and epigenetic changes in adipose tissue during the development of metabolic syndrome; associated comorbidities, and peripheral tissue (macrophages and skeletal muscle) dysfunction. |
| Nancy Bauman, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Propranolol, Prednisolone, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Hemangioma, Larynx, Gastroesophageal Reflux, Surgery |
Email |
Laryngeal reflex activity in infants and the role of gastroesophageal reflux in causing upper airway pathology, as well as vascular anomaliesl; efficacy of propranolol versus prednisolone in hemangiomas of infancy. |
| Jennifer Berkeley, MD, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Neurology: Lifebridge |
neurocritical care, brain injury, Spinal Disorder, Vascular Neurology, neurology |
Email |
neurocritical care, brain injury |
| Charles Berul, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Pediatric cardiology, Pediatric cardiac electrophysiology, |
Email |
Developing minimally-invasive approaches to the heart; pediatric cardiac electrophysiology. |
| William Borden, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Health policy, delivery systems, evidence-based medicine, accountable care, value-based purchasing, cardiovascular disease prevention , |
Email |
Policy approaches to improving quality of care. |
| Barbara Braffett, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: MISPH |
diabetes, macrovascular disease, microvascular disease, cognitive testing, MRI techniques, hypoglycemia, DNA methylation, cancer control and health equity, |
Email |
The effects of demographic, traditional, and diabetes-related risk factors on the risk of micro- and macrovascular disease in type 1 and 2 diabetes; the extent to which these factors co-progress over time; employing various longitudinal and survival modeling techniques, and assessments of mediation. |
| Dorothy Bulas, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Radiology: CNH |
prenatal sonographic, MRI, congenital anomalies, Transcranial Doppler (TCD), neonatal and pediatric cerebrovascular injury, blunt abdominal trauma, fetal brain development, pediatric MRI, neuroimaging |
Email |
Prenatal sonographic and MRI evaluation of congenital anomalies, Transcranial Doppler (TCD) evaluation of neonatal and pediatric cerebrovascular injury, and blunt abdominal trauma. |
| Patricia Centron Vinales, MD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Peritoneal Dialysis, Chronic Kidney Failure, Chronic Renal Insufficiency, Hypertension, Energy Metabolism, |
Email |
Nutrition in kidney disease, genetics of hypertension, and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) loss in peritoneal dialysis; nutrition in Chronic Kidney Disease, lifestyle modifications, the gut microbiome, protein energy metabolism, and end stage renal disease (ESRD) prevention. |
| Brian Choi, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
cardiovascular imaging, medical informatics, global cardiovascular disease, conflicts of interest , |
Email |
Non-invasive imaging to assess coronary artery disease treatment strategies, atherosclerotic plaque composition, and their thrombotic complications; new products for some of the world’s leading healthcare companies. |
| Andrew Choi, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Coronary Artery Disease, Heart, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Radiation, Angiography, Ventricular Function, Right, Cardiography, Impedance, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, Echocardiography, Renal Insufficiency, |
Email |
Cardiac CT methods that improve clinical strategies, enhance early heart disease detection, and reduce radiation exposure to improve patient outcomes. |
| Ellen Costello, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Health, Human Function, & Rehabilitation Sciences: SMHS |
medical education, Educational outcomes, Computer-assisted learning, Fall prevention, Aging, Health and fitness, Simulation, Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Acute Care, |
Email |
The scholarship of teaching and learning and related outcomes of health profession students; use of information and simulation in facilitating learning, and physical ability and activities in aging people. |
| Shriprasad Deshpande, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Pediatric Cardiology, Heart Failure and Transplantation Cardiology |
Email |
Pediatric Cardiology, Heart Failure and Transplantation Cardiology |
| Niti Dham, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Cardio-Oncology, Heart Failure and Transplantation Cardiology, Pediatric Cardiology, cardiomyopathy, pulmonary hypertension and echocardiography |
Email |
Early cardiac detection in cancer survivors, evaluation of pulmonary hypertension with non-invasive cardiac modalities, heart failure and cardiogenetics. |
| William Dietz, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Prevention & Community Health: MISPH |
childhood obesity, nutrition, television viewing, media, cancer control and health equity, |
Email |
Childhood obesity; relationship between television viewing habits and obesity in young children. |
| Loretta DiPietro, PhD, MPH |
Prof |
Info |
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: MISPH |
Aging, Chronic Disease, Epidemiology, obesity, physical activity, |
Email |
Physical activity, obesity, metabolism, and aging |
| Mary Donofrio, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
fetal cardiology, Advanced Imaging Cardiologist |
Email |
multidisciplinary protocols for specialized delivery room management of babies diagnosed in utero with complex congenital heart disease. |
| Robin Doroshow, MD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
pediatric cardiology, fetal echocardiography, fetal cardiology, congenital heart disease, Medical Education , Pediatrics |
Email |
Medical education research to develop innovative ways to teach new doctors how to evaluate and diagnose heart disease in children. |
| Yves d'Udekem, MD, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Surgery: CNH |
Cardiac, Surgery, Pediatric, congenital heart disease, ventricle repair, assist devices, heart physiology |
Email |
Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, complex congenital heart disease, single ventricle hearts, heart assist devices |
| Mark Edberg, PhD, MA |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Prevention & Community Health: MISPH |
health disparities, substance abuse, youth violence, sexual risk, obesity prevention, public health, HIV/AIDS, health disparity, |
Email |
Health disparities, substance abuse, youth violence, sexual risk, obesity prevention, and how poverty and marginalization intesrsect with key health issues such as HIV/AIDs. |
| Sora Ely, MD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Surgery: SMHS |
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery); Surgery; Clinical Outcomes; Small Cell Lung Cancer; Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; Lung Cancer; Lung Cancer Screening; Health Equity; Population Health; Health Services; Public Health |
Email |
Lung and Esophageal Cancer; Mediastinal Masses and Cysts; Benign Foregut Surgery including Hiatal Hernia; Minimally Invasive Surgery including Robotic-Assisted; Clinical Outcomes; Cancer Care Quality; Lung Cancer Screening; Cancer Early Detection; Incidental Lung Nodules; Disparities in Lung Cancer Outcomes and Screening |
| Emilia Entcheva, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Biomedical Engineering: SEAS |
Heart, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Models, Theoretical, Genetic Therapy, Cancer Engineering, |
Email |
State-of-the-art engineering methods to examine the electrical and mechanical function of cardiac cells and heart tissue; tools for optical actuation and sensing, imaging, and control to examine normal and abnormal excitation in the heart, including arrhythmias. |
| W. Douglas Evans, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Prevention & Community Health: MISPH |
Reproductive Health, Tobacco, Asthma, Neoplasms, Exercise, Communications Media, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Obesity, HIV Infections, Diabetes Mellitus, Cancer control, health equity, Cancer, Patient-Centered Research |
Email |
Prevention intervention and evaluating intervention programs using communication and marketing strategies; tobacco and cancer control; nutrition, physical activity, and obesity; diabetes; asthma; HIV/STDs; and reproductive health; the use of digital media to deliver and evaluate health interventions. |
| Karen Fagan, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
lung, pulmonary, arterial |
Email |
Pulmonary hypertension, health disparities |
| Charles Faselis, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
fitness, exercise, hypertension, diabetes, patient safety , |
Email |
Cardiorespiratory fitness, hypertension, exercise capacity, and heart failure. |
| Leigh Frame, PhD, MHS |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS |
health function, Nutrition and diet, Immunology, Inflammation, Microbiome, Metabolic Disease, Obesity, Weight Loss, Bariatric Surgery, Dietary Supplements, Public Health, Integrative Medicine, Cancer control, health equity, brain |
Email |
Nutrition and immunity through a translational research perspective; the role of the microbiome and nutrition in promoting health, and the consequences of malnutrition in obesity; evaluating the role of vitamin D as an immune modulatory hormone. |
| Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, MD, MSc |
Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
pulmonary heart disease, cardiology, heart failure, Pulmonary hypertension, cardiac imaging, thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, congenital heart disease |
Email |
Expertise in pulmonary hypertension (PH); epidemiology of pulmonary hypertension, imaging the right ventricle, understanding PH associated with left heart disease and chronic thromboembolic disease and the development and evaluation of novel pharmacological therapies for PAH; clinical trials that explore the efficacy and safety of new drugs |
| Asish Gulati, DO |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Neurology: SMHS |
Vascular neurology |
Email |
Vascular neurology |
| Paul Gurbel, MD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Cardiology: Lifebridge |
platelets, antiplatelet agents, cardiovascular risk, clotting |
Email |
platelets, antiplatelet agents, cardiovascular risk, clotting |
| Marijane Hynes, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Obesity, weight loss, preventitive medicine, |
Email |
Obesity prevention, behavior changes and diabetes prevention |
| Nobuyuki Ishibashi, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
White Matter, Brain, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Heart Defects, Congenital, Developmental Disabilities, |
Email |
Research focuses on brain protection in congenital heart disease. |
| Rohit Jain, MD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Diabetes, Obesity, Thyroid, Adrenal Disorders, Metabolic Bone Disease, Health Services |
Email |
Diabetes, Obesity, Thyroid, Adrenal Disorders, Metabolic Bone Disease, Health Services |
| Vivek Jain, MD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Polysomnography, Hypertension, Neurons, |
Email |
Research includes examination of effects of oxytocin on sleep apnea. |
| Anitha John, MD, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
congenital cardiology, aortic diseases, heart disease, pediatric cardiology, |
Email |
Her research is focused on clinical outcomes in congenital cardiology. |
| Pedro Jose, MD, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Angiotensin, Dopamine, Gene Rescue, Gene Silencing, Hypertension, Ion and non-ion renal tubule cell transport, Oxidative Stress, Pharmacogenetics, Receptors, Signal transduction, Kidney Research, Pharmacology & Physiology |
Email |
Research focuses on the pathogenesis, genetics, and pharmacogenetics of hypertension, including organ to organ communication, e.g., gastrorenal communication. |
| Pamela Karasik, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
cardiac electrophysiology, Device based Rhythm therapy, Treatment of atrial fibrillation, cadiorespiratory fitness, coronary heart disease, exercise capacity, |
Email |
Cardiorespiratory fitness, coronary heart disease, exercise capacity, and treatment of atrial fibrillation |
| Matthew Kay, DSBME |
Prof |
Info |
Biomedical Engineering: SEAS |
Oxytocin, Sarcolemma, Cancer Engineering, Myocardial Ischemia, Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial, Myocardium, Heart Failure, Hypoxia, Neurons, Electrophysiology, |
Email |
Metabolism and electrophysiology during hypoxia, ischemia, and heart failure; chronic selective activation of hypothalamic oxytocin neurons improves cardiac function and favorably alters indices of cardiac ischemia and damage that occurs in heart failure. |
| Jennifer Kerns, MD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Bariatric Surgery, Thiamine Deficiency, Obesity, Diet, Thermogenesis, Endocrinology , Surgery |
Email |
thiamine deficiency; obesity; adaptive thermogenesis; bariatric surgery; diet; nutrition; exercise; fitness |
| Ioannis Koutroulis, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Analytics, Metabolism and Obesity |
Email |
Sepsis metabolism and how decreased energy production affects innate immunity; identification of treatment targets that will improve the metabolic profile of septic patients and subsequently alleviate the hyperimmune response that leads to multi-organ dysfunction. |
| Salim Lala, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Surgery: SMHS |
Thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms, Mesenteric revascularization, Peripheral arterial disease, Carotid Artery Disease, Complex Venous Recanalization |
Email |
clinical outcomes and education research |
| Jannet Lewis, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Echocardiography, Heart Diseases, Hypertension, |
Email |
Recent research has assessed the use of newer echocardiographic techniques in hypertensive heart disease. |
| Ping Li, MD, MPH |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Hypertension, hypertension research, chronic kidney disease, acute kidney disease, epidemiology, |
Email |
Sympathetic regulation of blood pressure in chronic kidney disease and renal denervations in resistant hypertension. |
| Catherine Limperopoulos, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Brain Injuries, Fetal Diseases, Heart Diseases, Neurology , Pediatrics |
Email |
Fetal neonatal brain injury. |
| Yue-Hin Loke, MD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
3D imaging, cardiac imagery, 3D modeling, congenital heart disease, pulmonary valve replacement, |
Email |
3D modeling of congenital heart disease, and the use of computational fluid dynamics to guide therapy, including the Fontan operation, the arterial switch in Transposition of Great Arteries, and pulmonary valve replacement in repaired Tetralogy of Fallot. |
| Michael Long, PhD, MPH |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Prevention & Community Health: MISPH |
policy analysis, community health, obesity, nutrition policy, prevention, cancer control and health equity, |
Email |
Epidemiology and quantitative policy analysis with the goal of identifying cost-effective and politically feasible policy solutions to promote community health. |
| Karina Lora, PhD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Exercise & Nutrition Sciences: MISPH |
nutrition, obesity, underserved populations, program evaluation, health disparities, health disparity, |
Email |
Parental influences on children food consumption and obesity development, dietary assessment methodology, food insecurity, and social determinants of health; cancer control and health equity |
| Luyao Lu, PhD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Biomedical Engineering: SEAS |
personalized medicine, bio-integrated electronics, biophotonics, cardiovascular, neuroengineering, cancer engineering, |
Email |
Next-generation soft, lightweight, and bio-compatible materials and devices with an emphasis on creating inorganic and organic classes of optoelectronic systems. |
| Eleanor Mackey, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences: CNH |
child and adolescent weight management, eating and exercise behaviors, type 1 diabetes, obesity, behavioral health, |
Email |
Behavioral health in obesity and diabetes. |
| Sanjay Maggirwar, PhD, MBA |
Prof |
Info |
Microbiology, Immunology, & Tropical Medicine: SMHS |
HIV, HIV-1 dementia, aging, inflammatory response, neurocognitive impairment, cardiovascular impairment, cellular proteins, cancer immunology & immunotherapy, Infectious Diseases, brain |
Email |
Inflammatory secondary complications of HIV infection experienced by those living longer with the disease, compared to their aging, uninfected counterparts. |
| Suvankar Majumdar, MD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
sickle cell disease, hemophilia B, gene therapy, malaria, irregular heartbeats, |
Email |
Novel drug for treating sickle cell pain and investigating specific genetic mutations that might be associated with irregular heartbeats in this high-risk population. |
| Sunal Makadia, MD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Cardiology: Lifebridge |
management of coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, heart failure, preventative cardiology and sports cardiology |
Email |
Management of coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, heart failure, preventative cardiology and sports cardiology |
| Gerard Martin, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Congenital heart disease |
Email |
Congenital heart disease |
| Paul Marvar, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Pharmacology & Physiology: SMHS |
Cardiovascular disease, hypertension, inflammation and stress and anxiety disorders, PTSD , |
Email |
Post-traumatic stress disorder as a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD); multi-disciplinary approaches; integrative (i.e., neuroimmune) mechanisms related to the brain neurocircuitry involved in cardiovascular autonomic and fear/stress regulation. |
| Ramesh Mazhari, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Risk Factors, Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiac Catheterization, Genomics, Heart Failure, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy, |
Email |
Genomic testing to assess the population at risk for premature coronary artery disease, and to determine the outcome of patients with congestive heart failure; minimally invasive interventional procedures including trans-radial cardiac catheterization and interventions in women and elderly population. |
| Timothy McCaffrey, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiovascular, Genomics, Biomarkers, Appendicitis, Biofilms, T regulatory cells, Transcript Profiling, RNA sequencing, Laboratory Developed Tests, Genomics , Infectious Diseases |
Email |
Cardiovascular disease, genomics, and stem cells; special interest in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease by changes in the RNA transcriptome in whole blood. Using RNA sequencing of whole blood, his team has identified unique patterns with strong predictive ability for coronary artery disease. This RNA biomarker panel is in the process of validation for FDA clearance for a clinical test for CAD in patients presenting with chest pain, or other indications of CAD; RNA biomarkers of appendicitis |
| David Mendelowitz, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Pharmacology & Physiology: SMHS |
Sudden Infant Death, Oxytocin, Optogenetics, Polysomnography, Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Autonomic Nervous System, Hypertension, Brain Stem, Cardiovascular Diseases, Homeostasis, Neurology, Pharmacology & Physiology |
Email |
Autonomic and respiratory control of cardiovascular function in both normal physiological homeostasis as well as alterations that initiate and/or sustain cardiorespiratory diseases; targets in the autonomic nervous system control of cardiac function that can reduce and/or prevent highly prevalent and devastating cardiovascular diseases, including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and heart failure; cellular properties, neuronal network and in-vivo reflex control of pre-motor parasympathetic cardio-inhibitory vagal neurons located in the brainstem that generate parasympathetic activity to the heart. |
| Michele Mietus-Snyder, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Preventive cardiology, Obesity, Cardiometabolic health promotion, pediatrics |
Email |
Preventive cardiology, Obesity, Cardiometabolic health promotion, pediatrics |
| Nazrat Mirza, ScD, MD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Child Development, Energy Metabolism, Diet, obesity, exercise, nutrition, |
Email |
Parents and their overweight children who are learning about nutrition and how to increase their exercise in everyday life. |
| Jeffrey Moak, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
cardiac arrhythmias, autonomic nervous system dysfunction, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, transvenous pacing leads, |
Email |
Cardiac arrhythmias, especially those that occur after open heart surgery, as well as those that appear in healthy children. |
| Dalia Mobarek, MB,BCh |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Thrombosis research, Cancer research, bioinformatics research, Outcomes research |
Email |
Cardiac lymphoma, heart disease, and identifying thromboembelism in cancer patients. |
| Asha Moudgil, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
nephrotic syndrome, bone health, cardiovascular health, Epstein Barr Virus, kidney diseases, |
Email |
Long-term care of children after renal transplantation and those with difficult nephrotic syndrome; identifying nutritional vitamin D deficiency and monitoring for bone health; monitoring for cardiovascular health; and monitoring for common viruses including Epstein Barr Virus that can cause a cancer in children after transplantation known as post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder. |
| Evan Nadler, MD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Surgery: CNH |
liver fibrosis, obesity surgery, biliary atresia, weight loss, systems biology, |
Email |
Liver fibrosis associated with biliary atresia; systems biology of obesity surgery, and the safety and effectiveness of various weight loss procedures in adolescents. |
| Christian Nagy, MD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Structural Heart Disease, Transcatheter Valve Therapies, Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Transradial catheterization , |
Email |
structural heart interventions. |
| Farzad Najam, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Surgery: SMHS |
cardiac surgery, mitral valve repair surgery, surgery for atrial fibrillation, valvular heart disease, thoracic aortic diseases, Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). |
Email |
Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery, Robotic Surgery |
| Melissa Napolitano, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Prevention & Community Health: MISPH |
Social Media, Weight Loss, Body Image, Exercise, Physical Activity, Obesity, Tobacco Use, Cancer control and health equity, Cancer , Patient-Centered Research |
Email |
Evidence-based psychosocial interventions for physical activity and weight management through innovative delivery channels, predominantly targeted to young adults; physical activity, weight loss, tobacco use, body image and stress. |
| Samar Nasser, PhD, MPH, MS |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Clinical Research & Leadership: SMHS |
health equity health function, Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, Hypertension, Racial & ethnic disparities, Quality improvement, Clinical trials, |
Email |
Prevention, treatment, and management of hypertension and cardiometabolic disease in special populations, and translating evidence-based methods to curb these disparate effects; role of racial and ethnic disparities in medication adherence; clinical trial methodologies and the application of systematic and scoping review methodologies; large multidisciplinary research teams, and in treating patients with chronic hypertension. |
| Bao-Ngoc Nguyen, MD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Surgery: SMHS |
Aortic aneurysm, diabetic wound healing, ischemic wound healing, therapeutic angiogenesis, cardiovascular diseases, immunology, spinal cord ischemia, |
Email |
Cardiovascular diseases, heart and lung transplant immunology, ischemia, and angiogenesis and vasculogenesis in the context of wound healing in diabetic patients. |
| Travis O'Brien, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Pharmacology & Physiology: SMHS |
Pharmacogenetics, Carcinogenesis, Epigenomics, Ovulation Induction, Fertility, |
Email |
Pharmacogenetic determinants of drug response; cardiovascular pharmacogenomics in African-Americans. |
| Albert Oh, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Surgery: CNH |
cleft/craniofacial surgery and pediatric plastic surgery |
Email |
outcomes and safety of cleft/craniofacial procedures, 3D analysis of craniofacial morphology, Pierre Robin Sequence and vascular anomalies. |
| Gurusher Panjrath, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Heart Failure, mHealth, Readmissions, Nutrition, Community Health, Exercise intolerance, Ventricular Assist Devices, |
Email |
Alterations in muscle energetics in heart failure and diabetes mellitus, role of dietary sodium content in heart failure, and mobile health projects harnessing cell phone technology for the treatment of heart failure and diabetes. |
| Anne-Laure Papa, PhD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Biomedical Engineering: SEAS |
biomedical engineering, cancer engineering, materials, nanotechnologies, tissue engineering and biomaterials, |
Email |
Designing targeted translational therapies and new diagnostic methods; understanding system interactions (i.e. cell-cell and cell-particle) and delivery platforms (particle-based targeting strategies as well as cellular therapeutics). |
| Samir Patel, MD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension , |
Email |
Management of hypertension, psychosocial issues including quality of life, sleep disorders and pain perception in patients with end-stage renal disease treated with hemodialysis. |
| Monica Pearl, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Radiology: CNH |
neurovascular disorders, cerebrovascular pathology, hemimegalencephaly, brain tumors, drug delivery systems, |
Email |
Radiation dose reduction strategies and innovative endovascular therapies for pediatric tumors of the head, neck and spine. |
| Michael Plesniak, PhD |
Prof |
Info |
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering: SEAS |
human speech production, cardiovascular flows, surgical planning, hemodynamics, biofluids, cancer engineering, |
Email |
Biofluid Dynamics Lab conducts advanced fundamental research on human speech production (phonation) and cardiovascular flows. |
| Vsevolod Polotsky, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine: SMHS |
Sleep Apnea, Athsma, Resperatory Physiology, gene-therapy, leptin, Anesthesiology, Brain |
Email |
Hypoxia; Obesity; Metabolic Syndrome; Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
| Nikki Posnack, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Endocrine Disruptors, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Heart, Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena, |
Email |
Environmental influences on cardiovascular function; how endocrine disrupting chemicals, which are used in the manufacturing of medical devices and consumer products, can alter cardiac electrical and mechanical function. |
| Melinda Power, ScD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: MISPH |
Cognitive Dysfunction, Risk Factors, Blood Pressure, Environmental Pollutants, Cognition Disorders, Alzheimer Disease, Neuroimaging, Autism, Aging, Health Disparities, Epidemiologic Methods, Biostatistics, health disparity, |
Email |
Aging; modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline, cognitive impairment, dementia, and dementia-related brain changes assessed via neuroimaging in older adults' how environmental pollutants or toxins contribute to accelerated cognitive deterioration in older adults, the complex relationship between lifecourse vascular risk factors and cognitive health, the relative contribution of multiple brain pathologies to cognitive status, and race/ethnic disparities in the incidence and diagnosis of dementia. Dr. Power also has an interest in epidemiologic methods and statistical approaches, particularly causal inference methods. |
| Robyn Puente, MD |
Asst Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: SMHS |
cardiac renewal, cell cycle arrest of cardiomyocytes, redox signaling, pediatric heart transplant, heart failure, |
Email |
Myocardial dysfunction and recovery in pediatric patients with heart failure. |
| Dominic Raj, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Kidney, Blood Pressure Determination, Cardiovascular Diseases, Inflammation, |
Email |
Cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease, optimal blood pressure target for protection of kidney disease and cardiovascular disease, inflammation in chronic kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease, and mechanism of muscle wasting in renal disease; modulating gut microbiome using designer pre-biotics and pro-biotics; Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) study ancillary project that explores the genetic basis for progression of renal and cardiovascular diseases. He is also the principal investigator for the Systolic Blood Pressure Interventional Trial (SPRINT) |
| Janani Rangaswami, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
nephrology, cardiology, kidney disease, heart disease, cardiorenal medicine, |
Email |
Cardiorenal medicine and Cardio-Renal Syndrome and the cardiorenal benefits with the newer antidiabetic agents in kidney disease |
| Deepa Rastogi, PhD |
Adj Prof |
Info |
Pediatrics: CNH |
Childhood asthma, Obesity |
Email |
immune mechanisms that underlie urban minority childhood asthma, with a current focus on obesity-related asthma; the role of epigenetics in establishing the non-atopic immune patterns among obese children with asthma, the mechanisms by which metabolic abnormalities are associated with the non-atopic immune response and the mechanisms that link systemic non-atopic immune responses with airway disease. |
| Jonathan Reiner, MD |
Prof |
Info |
Medicine: SMHS |
Acute myocardial infarction, interventional cardiology, Valvular heart disease, Left ventricular support, Cardiac arrest , |
Email |
Cardiovascular care research studies including examining a new, early invasive treatment for myocardial infarction. |
| Craig Sable, MD |
Prof |
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Pediatrics: CNH |
Cardiac Imaging, Echocardiography, Transesophageal Echocardiogram, |
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Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) research in Uganda. |
| Jennifer Sacheck-Ward, PhD |
Prof |
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Exercise & Nutrition Sciences: MISPH |
obesity prevention, cardiometabolic risk, health disparities, dietary factors, physical activity, health disparity, |
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School- and community-based intervention studies focused on diverse lower-income children and youth. Primary outcomes of these studies have included improving physical activity and dietary patterns with the ultimate goal of improving health outcomes including obesity prevention, cardiometabolic risk, cognitive health, and well-being. |
| Carlos Santos-Burgoa, MD, PhD, MPH |
Prof |
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Global Health: MISPH |
hydrocarbon exposure, pesticides, pollution, healthcare disparities, cancer, respiratory diseases, healthy surveillance, |
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Comparative public health regulatory institutions and systems as focused on chronic (non-communicable) diseases, food, obesity, environment, psychoactive substances, and health care systems. |
| Jacqueline Sanz, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
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Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences: CNH |
congenital heart disease, cognitive problems, behavioral problems, pediatrics, |
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rRsk factors for cognitive and behavioral problems in children with congenital heart disease, and how these influence quality of life. |
| Shawn Sarin, MD |
Assoc Prof |
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Radiology: SMHS |
Endovascular Therapy, Thrombosis, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Pulmonary Embolism,Aortic Aneurysms, Acute Stroke, Cancer Engineering, |
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Venous thromboembolic disease, vascular closure devices, endovascular therapy, and stroke. |
| Narine Sarvazyan, PhD |
Prof |
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Pharmacology & Physiology: SMHS |
Tissue Engineering, Plasticizers, Membrane Transport Proteins, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Cardiac Complexes, Premature, Stem Cells, |
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Arrhythmias, tissue engineering, and stem cell based cardiovascular repair;v initial stages of ectopic beat formation, uncovered the adverse cardiac effects of plasticizers, anti-arrhythmogenic effects of stem cells grafts and novel ways to visualize necrotic tissue in vivo; new generation of intracardiac visualization catheters, tissue engineered pumps aiding flow of biological fluids, light controlled muscle pumps, and cardiac effect of snake venoms. |
| Sabyasachi Sen, MD |
Prof |
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Medicine: SMHS |
Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, Apoptosis, Hyperglycemia, Renal Insufficiency, Adult Stem Cells, Peripheral Vascular Diseases, Cardiology, Endocrinology |
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Survival and differentiation of human adult stem cells in hyperglycemia. His current research projects include: the effect of exercise, incretins & glucose transport inhibitors and artificial sweeteners on endothelial function and endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in patients with Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. The Sen Lab is also studying use of genetically modified EPCs and mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) in mouse models of diabetes complications such as cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease and peripheral vascular disease. |
| Michael Shoykhet, MD, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
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Pediatrics: CNH |
Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis, Williams-Beuren Syndrome, Vascular Stiffness, Hypertension, pediatrics, OB-GYN , Pediatrics |
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Models of hypertension and chronic vascular stiffness associated with Williams-Beuren Syndrome (WS) and supravalvar aortic stenosis (SVAS). |
| Nicholas Shworak, MD, PhD |
Prof |
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Pharmacology & Physiology: SMHS |
Glycobiology, Atherosclerosis, Inflammation, Sepsis, Coronary artery disease, Medical Education , Pharmacology & Physiology |
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Dydrocarbon receptor signaling affects on obesity mediation, life span, cardiac gene expression, and growth, and also studies heparan sulfates in the lung. |
| Anton Sidawy, PhD |
Prof |
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Surgery: SMHS |
Vascular Surgery |
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Vascular surgery |
| Dimitri Sigounas, MD |
Assoc Prof |
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Neurological Surgery: SMHS |
Neurological Surgery, Cerebrovascular Disorders, aneurysms, brain tumors, |
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Clinical research experience in the area of minimally invasive neurosurgery; treatment of aneurysms, dural arteriovenous fistulae, and brain tumors using the most innovative, least invasive approaches. |
| Sam Simmens, PhD, MA |
Prof |
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Epidemiology & Biostatistics: MISPH |
Biostatistics, Evaluation Research, Program Evaluation, Cancer, medical education |
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Applied biostatistics; HIV, cancer, obesity, mental health, maternal and infant development, chemical and stress-related environmental exposures, and other health issues. |
| Allen Solomon, MD |
Prof |
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Medicine: SMHS |
Atrial Fibrillation, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, Prostheses and Implants, Cardiovascular Diseases, Neurofibromatoses, Defibrillators, |
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Neurofibromatosis, pacemakers, defibrillators, and ablation. |
| Christopher Spurney, MD |
Prof |
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Pediatrics: CNH |
muscular dystrophies, cardiac drug development, dystrophin deficient mdx, echocardiography, MR imaging, serum biomarkers, cardiomyopathy, |
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Cardiomyopathy associated with muscular dystrophies; cardiac drug development in the dystrophin deficient mdx mouse model; imaging outcome measures using both echocardiography and MR imaging and serum biomarkers in DMD related cardiomyopathy. |
| Allison Sylvetsky (Meni), PhD |
Asst Prof |
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Exercise & Nutrition Sciences: MISPH |
sugar-sweetened beverages, artificial sweeteners, cardiometabolic health, diabetes, gut microbiome, dietary patterns, obesity, |
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the consumption and health effects of sugar-sweetened beverages and low-calorie (artificial) sweeteners, with an emphasis on their consumption during childhood. |
| Sameera Talegawkar, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
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Exercise & Nutrition Sciences: MISPH |
Cardiovascular Diseases, Epidemiologists, Risk Factors, Life Style, Diet, Chronic Disease, Disabled Persons, Cognition, brain |
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Dietary assessment methods in diverse populations; the role of diet and other lifestyle factors on chronic disease risk in minority populations, and age-related functional declines in older individuals; cardiovascular health with age-related declines in physical and cognitive function, and the study of dietary trajectories over the adult life course and their associations with physical function, disability, and mortality. |
| Punam Thakkar, MD |
Assoc Prof |
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Surgery: SMHS |
tumor, surgery, head and neck surgery, transoral robotic surgery, cancer immunology, |
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Research interests lie primarily in the treatment of benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck, microvascular free tissue transfer, and transoral robotic surgery (TORS) with an emphasis on preserving functional outcomes. |
| Gregory Trachiotis, MD |
Prof |
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Surgery: SMHS |
Biomarkers, Tumor, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, |
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Outcome analysis utilizing cardiac imaging for identifying prognostic risk factors in cardiac surgery; AIDS-related thoracic and cardiac disease; cardiovascular disease in sleep apnea and right heart dysfunction; donor heart and lung preservation; imaging and revascularization for LV dysfunction (heart failure), valvular heart surgery; off-bypass (OPCAB) coronary operations; cancer and tumor markers (DNA pooling) in esophageal and lung cancer. |
| Susma Vaidya, MD, MPH |
Assoc Prof |
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Pediatrics: CNH |
Pediatric Obesity, Disease Management, |
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Pediatric obesity, myocardial infarction, pediatric septic arthritis, pulmonary fibrosis, and mumps virus. |
| Anthony Venbrux, MD |
Prof |
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Radiology: SMHS |
Interventional Radiology -Women's Health, Vena Cava filters, Venous embolization, Venous thromboembolic disease, Nonvascular interventions (biliary and urinary tract), |
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Interventional radiology including gastroenterology, liver disease and peripheral vascular disease |
| Xiaoyan Wang, PhD |
Asst Prof |
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Medicine: SMHS |
Kidney, Hypertension, Salt-sensitivity, Diabetes, Dopamine and receptors , |
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Molecular and cellular mechanisms, especially those related to renal sodium transport, involved in salt-sensitive hypertension and aldosterone escape; the role of mitochondrial function in renal epithelial cells following anoxic injury. |
| Yan Wang, MD, DrPH |
Assoc Prof |
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Prevention & Community Health: MISPH |
Behavioral Health, Biostatistics, Chronic Disease, Epidemiology, Health Disparities, health disparity, Mental Health, Obesity, Prevention, Program Evaluation, Underserved Populations, Women's Health, |
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Epidemiology and prevention intervention on risky health behaviors and health problems, including substance use, especially tobacco smoking, obesity, risky sexual behaviors, unintentional injuries, mental health disorders, and medical problems, e.g. lung cancer and HIV infection. 2) Statistical methodology and causal inference |
| William Weglicki, MD |
Prof |
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Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine: SMHS |
Neurogenic inflammation, hypomagnesemia, EGFR-TKI anticancer drugs, Biochemistry , Cancer |
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Role of hypomagnesemia and magnesium deficiency in cardiovascular (CV) inflammation in animal models; antioxidant properties of cardiovascular drugs, effects of elevated cardiac iron levels in rodents, and iron accumulation and oxidative injury in endothelial cells. |
| David Wessel, MD |
Prof |
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Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine: CNH |
Child, Newborn Infant, Pulmonary Hypertension, Congenital Heart Defects, Critical Care, Perioperative Care, Cardiology , Pulmonology |
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Cardiac critical care and pulmonary hypertension; the efficicacy of treatment strategies in caring for critically ill children. |
| Can Yerebakan, MD |
Prof |
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Surgery: CNH |
Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, regenerative therapies |
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Hypoplastic left heart syndrome, congenital cardiac surgery, and for providing regenerative therapies for end-stage heart failure in children |
| Colin Young, PhD |
Assoc Prof |
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Pharmacology & Physiology: SMHS |
Reactive Oxygen Species, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, Hypertension, Obesity, Cardiovascular System, Neurosciences, Transcription Factors, Nervous System, |
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Central nervous system mechanisms that contribute to the development of cardiovascular (e.g., hypertension) and metabolic (e.g., obesity) disorders, with an emphasis on endoplasmic reticulum stress, alterations in reactive oxygen species, and transcription factor activation. |
| Zareen Zaidi, MD, PhD |
Prof |
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Medicine: SMHS |
medical education, faculty development, heart disease, health disparities, health disparity, Medical Education, Patient-Centered Research |
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medical education, faculty development, heart disease, health disparities, health disparity, Medical Education, Patient-Centered Research |
