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Cardiology Research

Learn more about faculty research in the Division of Cardiology, and about our current clinical trials.

Faculty MemberDivisionResearch Expertise
Sarah Alexander, MDCardiology
Racial/socioeconomic Disparities in heart disease; Liver transplantation - CV risk assessment and CV outcomes; Quality improvement and outcomes
Saif Al-Najafi, MDCardiologyValvular Heart Disease; Preventive Cardiology
Kathrin Banach, PhDCardiologyCellular mechanism of atrial fibrillation, or AF. Learn more
Lynne Braun, NPCardiologyFamilial history of cardiac disease; hypertension
Sonal Chandra, MDCardiologyCardiovascular disease prevention; Valvular heart disease; Aortic diseases
Rami Doukky, MDCardiologyLearn more
Steven Feinstein, MDCardiologyContrast ECHO therapeutics
Neeraj Jolly, MDCardiologyStructural heart disease
Henry Huang, MDCardiologyAtrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, ablation, cardiac resynchronization, anticoagulation
Clifford Kavinsky, MDCardiologyCongenital and structural heart valve disorders
Karolina Marinescu, MDCardiology
Heart Failure Management, Myocardial recovery, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention,
Mechanical circulatory support outcomes
Tochi Okwuosa, DOCardiologyCardiac imaging and cardio-oncology; SuPar and localization with fluorinated antibodies
Pratik Patel, MDCardiologyAntiarrhythmics; Sudden cardiac death; Atrial fibrillation
Marie-France Poulin, MDCardiology
Outcome research, focus on structural heart disease: Optimization of TAVR procedures; Stem cell therapy for heart failure; Bench research with animals testing stent restenosis, bioresorbable stents evaluation, and cardiac imaging
Rupa Sanghani, MDCardiologyNuclear cardiology; valvular heart disease
Payman Sattar, MDCardiology
The use of novel anticoagulants in the treatment of atrial fibrillation; The use of
commercial echo contrast for decision making in atrial fibrillation management
Gary Schaer, MDCardiologyStem cell therapies for cardiac disease
Parik Sharma, MDCardiologyHis Bundle Pacing; Atrial Fibrillation; Cardiac Resynchronization
Jeffrey Snell, MDCardiologyPeripheral vascular disease and interventional cardiology
Jeffrey Soble, MDCardiology
Tele-robotic ultrasound; Computers in cardiology, including deep learning for echo image analysis
Tisha Marie B. Suboc, MDCardiologyAdvanced heart failure, heart transplant, and mechanical assist device
Donald Tanis, MDCardiology
Coronary Artery Disease; Evaluation with Fractional Flow Reserve and Instantaneous
Wave Free Ratio; Intravascular Ultrasound; Radial Artery Access Procedures; Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Melissa Tracy, MDCardiologyCardiac imaging, cardiovascular risk in solid organ transplant recipients
Richard Trohman, MDCardiology
Myocardial dysfunction and cognitive dysfunction; epicardial ablation; heart rhythm
disorders
Annabell Volgman, MDCardiologyWomen's heart disease; hypertension; family history