Cardiovascular Research Center

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Angiogenesis

Name Title Department
Bresnick, Emery H. PhD Professor Cell and Regenerative Biology
Cai, Weibo PhD Professor Radiology
Huang, Zhen PhD Associate Professor Neuroscience
Huttenlocher, Anna MD Professor Pediatrics
Mosher, Deane F. MD, PhD Professor Biomolecular Chemistry/ Medicine (Hematology)
Sheibani Karkaneh, Nader PhD Professor Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Zheng, Jing PhD Professor Obstetrics/Gynecology

 

Atherosclerosis

Attie, Alan D. PhD Professor Biochemistry
Rey, Federico E. PhD Assistant Professor Bacteriology
Sosman, James M. MD Professor (CHS) Medicine (Internal)
Stein, James H. MD Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)

Blood Diseases

Name Title Department
Mosher, Deane F. MD, PhD Professor Biomolecular Chemistry/ Medicine (Hematology)
Sheehan, John P. MD Associate Professor Medicine (Hematology)
Williams, Eliot C. MD, PhD Professor Medicine (Hematology)

Blood Vessel Diseases

Name Title Department
Attie, Alan D. PhD Professor Biochemistry
Dempsey, Robert J. MD Professor and Chair Neurological Surgery
Huang, Zhen PhD Associate Professor Neuroscience
Mosher, Deane F. MD, PhD Professor Biomolecular Chemistry/ Medicine (Hematology)

 

Cardiac Transplantation

Name Title Department
Fiedler, Amy MD Assistant Professor Surgery (Cardiothoracic)
Johnson, Maryl R. MD Professor (CHS) Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Kohmoto, Takushi MD, PhD Professor (CHS) Surgery

Cardiovascular Genomics

Name Title Department
Hogan, Kirk J. MD Professor Anesthesiology
Ikeda, Akihiro  DVM, PhD Professor Medical Genetics
Kyle, John W. PhD Senior Scientist Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Shusta, Eric V. PhD Professor Chemical and Biological Engineering

Cardiovascular System Development

Name Title Department
Greenspan, Daniel S. PhD Professor Cell and Regenerative Biology
Kling, Pamela J. MD Professor Pediatrics
Lyons, Gary E. PhD Professor Cell and Regenerative Biology
Roldán-Alzate, Alejandro PhD Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering
Thomson, James A. VMD, PhD Professor Cell and Regenerative Biology
Witzenburg, Colleen PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering

Cellular and Molecular Signaling

Name Title Department
Bird, Ian M. PhD Professor Obstetrics/Gynecology
Bradfield, Christopher A. PhD Professor Oncology
Bresnick, Emery H. PhD Professor Cell and Regenerative Biology
Chapman, Edwin R. PhD Professor Neuroscience
Dopp, John M. PharmD Associate Professor (CHS) Pharmacy Practice
Farrell, Emily T. PhD Associate Scientist Pediatrics
Fitzsimons, Daniel P. PhD Associate Scientist Cell and Regenerative Biology
Glukhov, Alexey PhD Assistant Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Greenspan, Daniel S. PhD Professor Cell and Regenerative Biology
Huang, Zhen PhD Associate Professor Neuroscience
Huttenlocher, Anna MD Professor Pediatrics
Ikeda, Akihiro DVM, PhD Professor Medical Genetics
Jackson, Meyer B. PhD Professor Neuroscience
Kaji, Eugene H. MD, PhD Associate Professor (CHS) Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Kamp, Timothy J. MD, PhD Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Kumar, Sathish PhD Associate Professor Comparative Biosciences
Kyle, John W. PhD Senior Scientist Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Liu, Bo PhD Professor Surgery
Mahmoud, Ahmed I. PhD Assistant Professor Cell and Regenerative Biology
Moss, Richard L. PhD Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Research, Biotech and Graduate Studies Cell and Regenerative Biology
Peters, Donna M. PhD Professor Pathology/Laboratory Medicine
Rapraeger, Alan C. PhD Professor Human Oncology
Robertson, Gail A. PhD Professor Neuroscience
Valdivia, Carmen R. MD Senior Scientist Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Valdivia, Héctor H. MD, PhD Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)

 

Diabetes

Name Title Department
Attie, Alan D. PhD Professor Biochemistry
Li, Lingjun PhD Professor Chemistry

Gene Regulation/ Transcription

Name Title Department
Bresnick, Emery H. PhD Professor Cell and Regenerative Biology
McCulley, David MD Assistant Professor Pediatrics
Kang, Junsu PhD Assistant Professor Cell and Regenerative Biology
Lee, Youngsook PhD Associate Professor Cell and Regenerative Biology
Lyons, Gary E. PhD Professor Cell and Regenerative Biology

 

Heart Failure/ Function

Name Title Department
Farrell, Emily T. PhD Associate Scientist Pediatrics
Fiedler, Amy MD Assistant Professor Surgery (Cardiothoracic)
Ge, Ying PhD Associate Professor Cell and Regenerative Biology
Hacker, Timothy A. PhD Senior Scientist Medicine (Cardiovascular Research Center)
Hamdan, Mohamed MD, MBA Professor and Division Head Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Ikeda, Akihiro DVM, PhD Professor Medical Genetics
Johnson, Maryl R. MD Professor (CHS) Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Kaji, Eugene H. MD, PhD Associate Professor (CHS) Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Kamp, Timothy J. MD, PhD Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Kohmoto, Takushi MD, PhD Professor (CHS) Surgery
Kopp, Douglas E. MD Associate Professor (CHS) Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Makielski, Jonathan C. MD Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Moss, Richard L. PhD Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Research, Biotech and Graduate Studies Cell and Regenerative Biology
Rahko, Peter S. MD Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Ralphe, J. Carter MD Associate Professor Pediatrics
Raval, Amish N. MD Associate Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Schmuck, Eric G. PhD Senior Scientist Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Strang, Kevin T. PhD Distinguished Faculty Associate Neuroscience
Witzenburg, Collen PhD Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering

 

Heart/ Lung Interaction

Name Title Department
Chesler, Naomi C. PhD Professor Biomedical Engineering
Kaluarachchi, Dinushan MBBS Assistant Professor Pediatrics
Strang, Kevin T. PhD Distinguished Faculty Associate Neuroscience

Heart Rhythms/ Ion Channels

Chanda, Baron PhD Professor Neuroscience
Eckhardt, L. Lee MD Associate Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Glukhov, Alexey PhD Assistant Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
January, Craig T. MD, PhD Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Kamp, Timothy J. MD, PhD Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Kyle, John W. PhD Senior Scientist Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Makielski, Jonathan C. MD Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Pattnaik, Bikash R. PhD Assistant Professor Pediatrics
Robertson, Gail A. PhD Professor Neuroscience
Strang, Kevin T. PhD Distinguished Faculty Associate Neuroscience
Valdivia, Carmen R. MD Senior Scientist Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Valdivia, Héctor H. MD, PhD Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)

Hormonal Effects on Cardiovascular System

Name Title Department
Barnes, Jill PhD Assistant Professor Kinesiology
Kumar, Sathish PhD Associate Professor Comparative Biosciences
Li, Lingjun PhD Professor Chemistry
Shenker, Yoram MD Professor Medicine (Internal Medicine/Endocrinology)

Hypertension

Name Title Department
Barnes, Jill PhD Assistant Professor Kinesiology
Bautista, Leonelo E. MD, PhD, MPH Associate Professor Population Health Sciences
Bjorling, Dale E. DVM Professor and Associate Dean Surgical Sciences
Chesler, Naomi C. PhD Professor Biomedical Engineering
Dopp, John M. PharmD Associate Professor (CHS) Pharmacy Practice
Harer, Matthew W. MD Assistant Professor (CHS) Pediatrics
Johnson, Heather M. MD Associate Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Klein, Barbara E.K. MD, MPH Professor Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Klein, Ronald MD, MPH Professor Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Imaging

Name Title Department
Barnes, Jill, PhD Assistant Professor Kinesiology
Cai, Weibo PhD Professor Radiology
Eldridge, Marlowe W. MD Professor Pediatrics
Emborg, Marina MD, PhD Professor Medical Physics
Glukhov, Alexey PhD Assistant Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Grist, Thomas M. MD Professor and Chair Radiology
Prabhakaran, Vivek MD, PhD Associate Professor Radiology
Rahko, Peter S. MD Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Raval, Amish N. MD Associate Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Roldán-Alzate, Alejandro PhD Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering
Stein, James H. MD Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Stone, Charles K. MD Associate Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Varghese, Tomy PhD Professor Medical Physics

Ischemic Heart Disease

Name Title Department
Bautista, Leonelo E. MD, PhD, MPH Associate Professor Population Health Sciences
Grist, Thomas M. MD Professor and Chair Radiology
Hacker, Timothy A. PhD Senior Scientist Medicine (Cardiovascular Research Center)
Mahmoud, Ahmed I. PhD Assistant Professor Cell and Regenerative Biology
Schmuck, Eric G. PhD Senior Scientist Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Stone, Charles K. MD Associate Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)

Mechanical Circulatory Support

Name Title Department
Burlingham, William PhD Professor Surgery
Fiedler, Amy MD Assistant Professor Surgery (Cardiothoracic)
Johnson, Maryl R. MD Professor (CHS) Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Kohmoto, Takushi MD, PhD Professor (CHS) Surgery

 

Muscle Diseases and Cardiac Abnormalities

Name Title Department
Diffee, Gary M. PhD Professor Kinesiology
Farrell, Emily PhD Assoicate Scientist Pediatrics
Fitzsimons, Daniel P. PhD Associate Scientist Cell and Regenerative Biology
Lokuta, Andrew J. PhD Faculty Associate Neuroscience
Moss, Richard L. PhD Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Research, Biotech and Graduate Studies Cell and Regenerative Biology
Patel, Jitandrakumar R. PhD Associate Scientist Cell and Regenerative Biology
Rayment, Ivan PhD Professor Biochemistry
Wolff, Jon A. MD Clinical Adjunct Professor Pediatrics

 

Neural Control of Circulation

Name Title Department
Barnes, Jill PhD Assistant Professor Kinesiology
Dopp, John M. PharmD Associate Professor (CHS) Pharmacy Practice
Emorg, Marina MD, PhD Professor Medical Physics
Schrage, William G. PhD Professor Kinesiology
Smith, Lesley J. DVM Clinical Professor Surgical Sciences

Obesity and Metabolic Diseases

Attie, Alan D. PhD Professor Biochemistry
Dopp, John M. PharmD Associate Professor (CHS) Pharmacy Practice
Harer, Matthew W. MD Assistant Professor (CHS) Pediatrics
Li, Lingjun PhD Professor Chemistry
Rey, Federico E. PhD Assistant Professor Bacteriology

 

Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research

Bautista, Leonelo E. MD, PhD, MPH Associate Professor Population Health Sciences
Dempsey, Robert J. MD Professor and Chair Neurological Surgery
Harer, Matthew W. MD Assistant Professor (CHS) Pediatrics
Hogan, Kirk J. MD Professor Anesthesiology
Johnson, Heather M. MD Associate Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Kaluaachchi, Dinushan MBBS Assistant Professor Pediatrics
Keevil, Jonathan G. MD Associate Professor (CHS) Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Klein, Barbara E.K. MD, MPH Professor Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Klein, Ronald MD, MPH Professor Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Raval, Amish N. MD Associate Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Sosman, James M. MD Professor (CHS) Medicine (Internal)
Stein, James H. MD Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)

Proteomics

Name Title Department
Ge, Ying PhD Associate Professor Cell and Regenerative Biology
Li, Lingjun PhD Professor Chemistry
Moss, Richard L. PhD Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Research, Biotech and Graduate Studies Cell and Regenerative Biology

 

Renal Disease

Name Title Department
Harer, Matthew W. MD Assistant Professor (CHS) Pediatrics

Stem Cells/ Regenerative Medicine

Name Title Department
Hematti, Peiman MD Professor Medicine (Hematology)
Hogle, Linda F. PhD Professor Medical History and Bioethics
Kamp, Timothy J. MD, PhD Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Kang, Junsu PhD Assistant Professor Cell and Regenerative Biology
Lee, Youngsook PhD Associate Professor Cell and Regenerative Biology
Lushaj, Entela Bua MD, PhD Associate Scientist Surgery
Lyons, Gary E. PhD Professor Cell and Regenerative Biology
Mahmoud, Ahmed I. PhD Assistant Professor Cell and Regenerative Biology
Murphy, William L. PhD Professor Biomedical Engineering
Raval, Amish N. MD Associate Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Schmuck, Eric G. PhD Senior Scientist Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Slukvin, Igor I. MD, PhD Professor Pathology/Laboratory Medicine
Thomson, James A. VMD, PhD Professor Cell and Regenerative Biology

Stroke/ Cerebral Ischemia

Name Title Department
Acher, Charles W. MD Professor (CHS) Surgery
Dempsey, Robert J. MD Professor and Chair Neurological Surgery
Klein, Barbara E.K. MD, MPH Professor Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Klein, Ronald MD, MPH Professor Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Vemuganti, Raghu PhD Professor Neurological Surgery

Transgenic Animals

Name Title Department
Ikeda, Akihiro DVM, PhD Professor Medical Genetics
Kang, Junsu PhD Assistant Professor Cell and Regenerative Biology
Valdivia, Carmen R. MD Senior Scientist Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Valdivia, Héctor H. MD, PhD Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)

Vascular and Pulmonary Disease

Name Title Department
Bjorling, Dale E. DVM Professor and Associate Dean Surgical Sciences
Chesler, Naomi C. PhD Professor Biomedical Engineering
Eldridge, Marlowe W. MD Professor Pediatrics
Gimelli, Giorgio MD Professor (CHS) Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Grist, Thomas M. MD Professor and Chair Radiology
Hoch, John R. MD Professor Surgery
Huttenlocher, Anna MD Professor Pediatrics
McCulley, David MD Assistant Professor Pediatrics
Kaluarachchi, Dinushan MBBS Assistant Professor Pediatrics
Liu, Bo PhD Professor Surgery
Matsumura, Jon S. MD Professor Surgery
Meyer, Keith C. MD Professor Medicine (Pulmonary)
Tefera, Girma MD Professor (CHS) Surgery
Yamanouchi, Dai MD, PhD Associate Professor (CHS) Surgery

Vascular Biology

Name Title Department
Attie, Alan D. PhD Professor Biochemistry
Barnes, Jill PhD Assistant Professor Kinesiology
Bird, Ian M. PhD Professor Obstetrics/Gynecology
Bjorling, Dale E. DVM Professor and Associate Dean Surgical Sciences
Bresnick, Emery H. PhD Professor Cell and Regenerative Biology
Cai, Weibo PhD Professor Radiology
Carlsson, Cynthia M. MD Associate Professor Medicine (Geriatrics and Gerontology)
Chesler, Naomi C. PhD Professor Biomedical Engineering
Dopp, John M. PharmD Associate Professor (CHS) Pharmacy Practice
Huang, Zhen PhD Associate Professor Neuroscience
Kumar, Sathish PhD Associate Professor Comparative Biosciences
Li, Lingjun PhD Professor Chemistry
Liu, Bo PhD Professor Surgery
Masters, Kristyn S. PhD Professor Biomedical Engineering
Matsumura, Jon S. MD Professor Surgery
Schrage, William G. PhD Professor Kinesiology
Sheehan, John P. MD Associate Professor Medicine (Hematology)
Shusta, Eric V. PhD Professor Chemical and Biological Engineering
Stein, James H. MD Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Yamanouchi, Dai MD, PhD Assistant Professor (CHS) Surgery

 

Vascular Endothelium

Name Title Department
Bird, Ian M. PhD Professor Obstetrics/Gynecology
Bresnick, Emery H. PhD Professor Cell and Regenerative Biology
Dopp, John M. PharmD Associate Professor (CHS) Pharmacy Practice
Matsumura, Jon S. MD Professor Surgery
Shusta, Eric V. PhD Professor Chemical and Biological Engineering
Sosman, James M. MD Professor (CHS) Medicine (Internal)
Stein, James H. MD Professor Medicine (Cardiovascular)
Zheng, Jing PhD Professor Obstetrics/Gynecology