Jeffrey R. Bender MD
Robert I. Levy Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Professor of Immunobiology; Associate Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine

Departments & Organizations
NHLBI ProteomicsBiological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Immunology | Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and Physiology
Yale Medical Group: Heart & Vascular Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Stem Cell Center, Yale: Tissue Specific Stem Cells
Cancer Immunology
Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program
Immunobiology
Skin Diseases Research Center, Yale
Internal Medicine: Cardiology: Clinical Cardiology (Outpatient)YCVRC | Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center
T32 Mentors
Immunology and Immunotherapy
Research Interests
Inflammatory, Immune, Metabolic and Hormonal Effects on the Endothelium
Clinical Interests
Clinical cardiology; preventive cardiology
Education
- M.D., University of California/San Francisco , 1979
Selected Publication
- Zhang, J., Modi, Y., Yarovinsky, T., Yu, J., Collinge, M., Kyriakides, T., Zhu, Z., Sessa, W.C., Pardi, R., Bender, J.R.: Macrophage ß2 integrin-mediated, HuR-dependent stablization of angiogenic-factor encoding mRNAs in inflammatory angiogenesis. Am. J. Pathol. 180:1751-1760, 2012.
Latest Honor and Recognition
- Robert I. Levy Endowed Chair of Preventive Cardiology; Member, American Society of Clinical Investigation; Member, Association of American Physicians; Member, Association of University Cardiologists;
Articles

July/August 2007
Clinical master, consummate teacher
A beating heart has its own sonic signature, the steady lub-dub of the chambers opening and closing as blood flows,...


