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Department of Medicine

Faculty Clinical Research Interests

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The following is a list of clinical research interests by investigator within the section.

Layla A. Abushamat, M.D., MPH 

  • Metabolic pathways implicated in cardiometabolic disease
  • Differences in cardiovascular metabolism according to age, race/ethnicity, obesity status, and diabetes
  • Incorporation of metabolic information to develop personalized approaches to prevention, diagnosis, and therapy of cardiometabolic disease

Christie Ballantyne, M.D.

  • Atherosclerosis
  • Inflammation
  • Leukocyte–endothelial adhesion molecules
  • Biomarkers for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease
  • Preventive cardiology
  • Lipids
  • Obesity, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes
  • Genetics of lipid disorders and atherosclerosis
  • Coronary artery disease

Ron Hoogeveen, Ph.D.

  • Biomarkers of cardiovascular disease and inflammation

Vijay Nambi, M.D, Ph.D.

  • Atherosclerosis imaging
  • Biomarkers
  • Cardiovascular disease prevention

James L. Pool, M.D.

  • Cardiovascular pharmacology
  • Alteration of lipid metabolism by antihypertensive drugs
  • Autonomic nervous system dysfunction

Addison A. Taylor, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Hypertension
  • Antihypertensive therapy
  • Risk assessment