Cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the US. About 1,400,000 people die from cardiovascular disease annually. The American Heart Association estimates that 2,600 Americans die of cardiovascular disease every day. At Johns Hopkins, faculty with a particular interest in cardiovascular disease are approaching both primary and secondary prevention modalities in high risk populations, including families with premature coronary disease, people with hypertension and or obesity, and an urban community population. Studies range from genetic and molecular studies of the mechanisms of cardiovascular disease to studies of vascular properties, lifestyle interventions, and responsiveness to preventive pharmacotherapy. We also have a broad interest in the context in which intervention and prevention strategies are employed, including medical environments, alternative care systems in communities, and self-help. A considerable portion of our work is focused on genetic epidemiology and gene-environment interactions. Hopkins GIM brings together experts in cardiovascular and related research on the Hopkins campus, including faculty from Cardiology (Drs. Lewis Becker, Jeffrey Brinker, Pamela Ouyang, and Kerry J. Stewart), Critical Care Medicine (platelet function, Dr. Nauder Faraday), Endocrinology (Dr. Annabelle Rodriquez, Neurology (Dr. Paul Nyquist), Radiology (Dr. Elliott K. Fishman), Neuroradiology (Dr. David Yousem), and Genetic epidemiology (Dr. M. Danielle Fallin). Information about Hopkins GIM faculty working in these research areas is provided below.
Brad Astor, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology & Medicine; Core Faculty, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research; Co-Investigator, ARIC Study
Research Interests: Epidemiology of anemia and chronic kidney disease; vascular grafts and other medical devices
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Lawrence Appel, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and International Health; Core Faculty, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research
Research Interests: Clinical investigation in cardiovascular disease, Hypertension
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Diane M. Becker, MPH, ScD
Professor of Medicine & Health Policy and Management, Director, Center for Family Studies in Cardiovascular Disease
Research Interests: Genetic epidemiology, health disparities, primary prevention, behavioral sciences, research design
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Frederick L. Brancati, MD, MHS
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology; Director, Division of General Internal Medicine; Principal Investigator, Look AHEAD Study; Principal Investigator, NIDDKgrant (K24) for Patient-Oriented Research in Type 2 Diabetes; Core Faculty, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research
Research Interests: Epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus and related conditions
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Daniel Brotman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Director, Johns Hopkins Hospitalist Program
Research Interests: Vascular events in hospitalized adults; Circidian rhythms
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Josef Coresh, MD, PhD, MHS
Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine; Director, CVD Epidemiology Track; Director, NHLBI Training Grant (T32) in Cardiovascular Epidemiology; Principal Investigator, the ARIC Study; Core Faculty, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research
Research Interests: Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease; genetic and molecular epidemiology; Epidemiologic methods
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Eliseo Guallar, MD, ScD
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine; Core Faculty, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research
Research Interests: Epidemiology of heavy metal exposure in related to cardiovascular disease; meta-analytic methods; advanced epidemiologic methods
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Michael J. Klag, MD, MPH
Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine; Dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Research Interests: Cardiovascular and renal epidemiology
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Edgar (Pete) Miller, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology; Core Faculty, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research
Research Interests: Hypertension; CVD prevention; weight reduction
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Rehan Qayyum, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Research Interests: Meta-analysis in diabetes and CVD treatment
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Dhananjay Vaidya (Jay) Vaidya, MBBS, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Research Interests: Statistics, vascular properties, gender differences and hormonal influences, randomized clinical trials
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