Faculty
Joseph Akar
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Academic Director of Electrophysiology
Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory
Research Interests:mechanisms of atrial fibrillation; ablation of atrial fibrillation; molecular imaging of structural remodeling; pericardial fat and arrhythmogenesis; effect of remote device monitoring on patient outcomes; atrial fibrillation burden and clinical outcomes
Clinical Interests:Radiofrequency ablation of complex arrhythmias with including persistent and long-standing atrial fibrillation, atrial fibrillation and flutter in the setting of structural heart disease (surgically corrected congenital disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, heart failure, prosthetic valves), and epicardial ventricular tachycardia; cardiac resynchronization therapy (biventricular devices).
Jeffrey Bender
Robert I. Levy Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Professor of Immunobiology
Associate Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine
Research Interests:Inflammatory, Immune, Metabolic and Hormonal Effects on the Endothelium
Clinical Interests:Clinical cardiology; preventive cardiology
Paras Bhatt
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Research Interests:device utilization and outcomes; atrial fibrillation outcomes.
Clinical Interests:device implants; ICDs and pacemakers; atrial fibrillation ablation; SVT ablations; VT ablation
Joseph Brennan
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program
Medical Director, Coronary Intensive Care Unit, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Director, Inpatient Cardiology Services
Clinical Interests:Clinical cardiology; Interventional cardiology; Coronary Angioplasty and Coronary Stenting.
Matthew Burg
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Research Interests:role of emotion and stress on colonary heart disease; ischemia
Henry Cabin
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Clinical Chief Section of Cardiology
Medical Director YNHH Heart and Vascular Center
Clinical Interests:Clinical cardiology; interventional cardiology
Brian Cambi
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Director, Yale Primary Angioplasty Program at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital
Hyung Chun
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Director, YPB Fellows' Cardiovascular Clinic
Research Interests:Atherosclerosis; pulmonary hypertension; angiogenesis; GPCR signaling; endothelial cell function; vascular pharmacology; apelin; angiotensin II
Clinical Interests:General cardiology; coronary artery disease; heart failure
Jude Clancy
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Director, Lead Management Program
Research Interests:atrial fibrillation; catheter technology
Clinical Interests:Clinical cardiology; electrophysiology; cardiac arrhythmias; atrial fibrillation ablation; lead extractions
Michael Cleman
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Research Interests:Interventional management of adult structural heart disease, and valvular heart disease
Clinical Interests:Clinical cardiology; interventional cardiology; management of adult structural heart disease including PFOs, ASD, coronary fistula,patent ductus, aortic coarctation.
Lawrence Cohen
Professor Emeritus of and Senior Research Scientist in Medicine (Cardiology) and Clinical Professor of Nursing
Clinical Interests:Clinical cardiology; valvular heart disease; coronary artery disease; primary muscle disease (cardiomyopathy); mitral valve prolapse; pericardial disease
Jeptha Curtis
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Research Interests:interventional cardiology; health services research
Clinical Interests:Interventional cardiology; percutaneous coronary interventions; acute coronary syndromes; endovascular treatment of peripheral vascular disease
Daniel Dries
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Medical Director, Yale Center for Advanced Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Cardiac Transplantation
Research Interests:cardiomyopathy; heart failure; heart transplantation; mechanical circulatory support; genetics; natriuretic peptide biology; hypertrophy
Clinical Interests:cardiomyopathy; heart failure; heart transplant; cardiac transplantation; mechanical circulatory support.
Anne Eichmann
Ensign Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Research Interests:vascular development and angiogenesis; guidance of vascular patterning; tip cells; axonal growth cones; vascular growth factors in the nervous system
John Forrest
Instructor in Medicine (Cardiology)
Research Interests:Transcather Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
Clinical Interests:Coronary artery disease; Percutaneous Coronary interventions; Valvular Heart Disease; Aortic Stenosis; Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacmenet (TAVR); Peripheral Vascular disease and interventions.
Frank Giordano
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Research Interests:Myocardial angiogenesis; Viral vectors
Clinical Interests:Clinical cardiology; interventional cardiology; novel treatments for heart disease
Daniel Goldstein
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and of Immunobiology
Research Interests:immunity in transplantation; impact of aging on inflammation and immunity
Clinical Interests:Clinical cardiology; heart failure/cardiac transplantation
Daniel Greif
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Research Interests:vascular biology; vascular smooth muscle; vessel wall; arteriogenesis; developmental biology; clonal analysis; lineage analysis; hypertension; atherosclerosis; pulmonary artery hypertension
Howard Haronian
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Research Interests:PCI; stents; valvular heart disease
Clinical Interests:Coronary Disease; angioplasty; stents; valve disease
Faisal Hasan
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Clinical Interests:Interventional Cardiology; Peripheral Arterial Disease; General Cardiology
Karen Hirschi
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Christopher Howes
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Research Interests:Interventional Cardiology; Exercise Echocardiography; Correlation of peripheral markers of endothelial dysfunction and coronary artery disease
Clinical Interests:Clinical cardiology; interventional cardiology; atrial fibrillation; coronary artery disease; heart disease; hypertension; shortness of breath; valvular heart disease; cardiomyopathy; preventative cardiology; aortic aneurysm
John Hwa
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Director of Cardiovascular Pharmacogenetics
Research Interests:prostacyclin; thromboxane; GPCR; pharmacogenetics; atherothrombosis
Daniel Jacoby
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Director, Cardiomyopathy Program
Associate Program Director, Heart Failure and Heart Transplant
Research Interests:Heart failure in adult congenital heart disease; ventricular assist therapy
Clinical Interests:Cardiomyopathy (Hypertrophic, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive Cardiomyopathy, Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome); Heart failure; adult congenital heart disease; heart transplant; ventricular assist device therapy
Farid Jadbabaie
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Director of Echocardiography Laboratory, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Clinical Interests:Adult cardiovascular disease; congestive heart failure; non-invasive imaging of the heart; echocardiography; valvular heart disease
Suk-Won Jin
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Research Interests:vascular development and angiogenesis; hemogenic endothelium; BMP signaling
Harlan Krumholz
Harold H. Hines Jr. Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Professor of Investigative Medicine and of Public Health (Health Policy)
Director, Clinical Scholars Program
Director, Yale-New Haven Hospital Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation
Research Interests:Outcomes research in cardiovascular disease
Clinical Interests:Clinical cardiology; Echocardiography; public health; internal medicine; health outcomes;
Rachel Lampert
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Research Interests:Arrhythmias, Stress, and the Autonomic Nervous System
Clinical Interests:Clinical cardiology; electrophysiology; pacemakers; defibrillators
Alexandra Lansky
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Clinical Interests:women's cardiovascular health; intravascular ultrasound; interventional cardiology; preventive cardiology.
Forrester Lee
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Assistant Dean for Multicultural Affairs
Research Interests:Congestive heart treatment; heart rate variability; Minority population cardiovascular health care access
Clinical Interests:Clinical cardiology; heart failure/cardiac transplantation
Yi-Hwa Liu
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Research Interests:Nuclear Cardiac Imaging
Clinical Interests:Nuclear cardiology
Brian Malm
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Clinical Interests:echocardiography; stress testing; nuclear cardiology; valvular heart disease; coronary artery disease; cardiac CT; preventive cardiology
Arya Mani
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and of Genetics
Director, Cardiovascular Genetics Program
Research Interests:Identification of cardiovascular disorders that have strong familial pattern
Clinical Interests:General cardiology; adult familial cardiovascular disorders; congenital heart disease; coronary Computed Tomography (CT); arrythmia; cardiac echocardiography; cardiac nuclear stress testing; cardiovascular stress testing; fainting; nuclear cardiography; tachycardias; transesophageal echocardiography; CT angiography
Mark Marieb
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Associate Clinical Professor of Nursing
Clinical Director of Electrophysiology
Clinical Interests:Cardiac arrhythmias; pacemakers; defibrillators; AICD's (Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator); sudden death; supraventricular tachycardia; ventricular tachycardia; ablation; cardiac ablation; atrial fibrillation; cardiac electrophysiology; catheter ablation; radiofrequency; catheter ablation; cryoablation; bradycardia; fainting; sinus node dysfunction; Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Kathleen Martin
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Research Interests:vascular smooth muscle; differentiation; signal transduction; transcription; translation
Robert McNamara
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Research Interests:Application of evidence-based medicine to improving outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease
Clinical Interests:Ischemic Heart Disease; Valvular Heart Disease; Atrial Fibrillation
Craig McPherson
Clinical Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Judith Meadows
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Carlos Mena
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Medical Director Vascular Medicine - YNHH
Research Interests:Angioplasty; Endovascular therapy; stents
Clinical Interests:Advanced endovascular therapy for peripheral vascular disease; Acute coronary syndromes; Non-invasive vascular imaging
Theresa Molisse
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Stefania Nicoli
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Research Interests:Zebrafish; Post-transcriptional regulation; Small RNAs; Angiogenesis; Artery-vein differentiation; Vessels stability; Hematopoiesis; Lymphatic development
Steven Pfau
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, VA Connecticut
Clinical Interests:Clinical cardiology; interventional cardiology
Yibing Qyang
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and of Pathology
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine
Research Interests:Heart; Stem cell; ES cell; iPS cell; Physiology; Tissue engineering; Small molecule; Patient; Disease; Cardiovascular
Michael Remetz
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Director, Goodyer Cardiology Teaching Firm
Medical Director
Clinical Interests:Clinical cardiology; interventional cardiology; carotid interventions; peripheral vascular interventions; Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) and Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) screenings; angina; cardiac catheterization; renal vascular disease
James Revkin
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Attending Physician: Center for Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation
Research Interests:My clinical research efforts have focused on a broad range of areas in cardiovascular medicine, including heart failure, heart transplantation, myocardial metabolism and, diabetes, atherosclerosis, and thrombosis.
Clinical Interests:Clinical cardiology; heart failure/cardiac transplantation; dyslipidemia; hypercholesterolemia; coronary artery disease; hypertension; shortness of breath; valvular heart disease
Lynda Rosenfeld
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and of Pediatrics
Research Interests:Bradycardia and tachycardia device therapy; Remote monitoring of implanted devices; Atrial fibrillation; Intraoperative determinants of post operative atrial fibrillation; Therapy of patients with post operative AF; Arrhythmias in patients with post operative adult congenital heart disease
Clinical Interests:Clinical cardiology; electrophysiology; cardiac arrhythmias; cardiac sarcoidosis; adult congenital heart disease, cardiac disease after cancer therapy
Kerry Russell
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Research Interests:Signaling pathways in vascular function and heart failure
Clinical Interests:General Cardiology; Echocardiography; Cardiac complications of Cancer and its treatment (CardioOncology)
Raymond Russell
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and of Diagnostic Radiology
Co-Director, Cardiovascular Training and Education Cardiovascular Medicine
Research Interests:Regulation of cardiac metabolism in the setting of ischemia; heart failure and diabetes
Clinical Interests:Cardio-oncology; coronary artery disease; heart failure; stress testing; exercise physiology; noninvasive cardiac imaging
Mehran Sadeghi
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Research Interests:Molecular imaging; Nuclear imaging; Vascular biology; Molecular biology; Vascular remodeling; Atherosclerosis; Aneurysm; Transplantation; Valvular biology and imaging
Clinical Interests:Cardiovascular Medicine, Noninvasive Imaging, Nuclear Cardiology, Coronary CT Angiography
Rebecca Scandrett
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Martin Schwartz
Robert W. Berliner Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Professor of Cell Biology
Research Interests:Integrin signaling; mechanotransduction; atherosclerosis; vascular remodeling; heart disease; extracellular matrix; cell adhesion; cytoskeleton; cell-cell junctions; fluid shear stress
John Setaro
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Director, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program
Clinical Interests:Clinical cardiology; interventional cardiology; preventive cardiology
Michael Simons
Robert W. Berliner Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Professor of Cell Biology
Section Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine
Director, Yale Cardiovascular Research Center
Research Interests:Angiogenesis; Arteriogenesis; Lymphangiogenesis; Endothelial Signaling; tyrosine kinase signaling; vascular development; FGF; VEGF; endocytosis
Clinical Interests:Coronary artery disease; acute myocardial infarction
Albert Sinusas
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and of Diagnostic Radiology
Director, Translational Research Imaging Center
Director, Cardiovascular Imaging
Research Interests:Advanced cardiovascular and molecular imaging
Clinical Interests:Cardiovascular imaging; stress testing; ischemic heart disease
Robert Soufer
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine VACT Healthcare Systems
Research Interests:Neurobehavioral Correlates of Mental Stress in Cardiovascular Disease: Neuro-Cardiac Interaction, Mental Stress and Myocardial Blood Flow
Lissa Sugeng
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Research Interests:Three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) is a natural evolution in the development of echocardiography. My interests in 3DE stems back to 1993, which was mainly focused on validating and comparing 3D techniques to other imaging modalities such as CMR and CT imaging. As new developments in probe technology brought a true “real-time” 3D fully-sampled matrix array transducer it has become the main imaging modality in valvular disease.
Clinical Interests:Echocardiography and Valvular Heart Disease
Craig Thompson
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Director, Cardiovascular Catheterization and Intervention
Director, Invasive Cardiology and Vascular Medicine
Clinical Interests:Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) (chronic 100% arterial blockages); multivessel coronary disease; left main coronary disease; complex coronary Intervention; peripheral vascular diseases; heart surgery Transcatheter Aortic Vavle Implanation (TAVR) Peripheral Arterial Diseases Cardiovascular Device Development
Daniela Tirziu
Research Scientist in Medicine (Cardiology)
Frans Wackers
Professor Emeritus of Diagnostic Radiology
Research Interests:Computer Quantification; Heart Disease; Myocardial Perfusion; Radionuclide Imaging; Ventricular Function; Diabetes and heart disease
Clinical Interests:nuclear cardiology; stress testing; clinical cardiology; exercise testing
Lawrence Young
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Vice-Chairman, Department of Medicine
Research Interests:Myocardial ischemia; metabolic adaptation to hypoxic stress; cardio-protection; cardiomyopathy; LKB1-AMPK pathway; diabetes
Clinical Interests:Clinical cardiology; angina; diabetes; heart disease; valvular heart disease: HHT and heart disease
Jun Yu
Instructor in Medicine (Cardiology)
Barry Zaret
Professor Emeritus of and Senior Research Scientist in Medicine (Cardiology) and Professor of Diagnostic Radiology
Clinical Interests:Clinical cardiology; nuclear cardiology; stress testing; angina; heart disease
