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INFORMATION FOR

Michael Nanna

MD, MHS, FSCAI
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

Contact Information

Michael Nanna, MD, MHS, FSCAI

Patient Care Location

Mailing Address

  • Cardiovascular Medicine

    333 Cedar St.

    New Haven, CT 06510

    United States

Appointments

Biography

Dr. Nanna is an Interventional Cardiologist specializing in coronary interventions, with a focus on the care of older adults living with multiple chronic conditions. Dr. Nanna graduated Stony Brook University School of Medicine as a member of both the Alpha Omega Alpha and the Arnold P. Gold Foundation honor societies. He completed his training in internal medicine and served as a chief resident at Yale New Haven Hospital before training in Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology at Duke University Medical Center. In addition, he completed a Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Research degree through the Clinical Research Training Program at Duke University School of Medicine.

His research interests center around improving risk prediction, treatment utilization and shared decision-making for older adults at risk for or living with cardiovascular disease. He is the recipient of several awards including a GEMSSTAR (Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists’ Transition to Aging Research) award from the NIH National Institute on Aging to address the medical needs of older adult patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease and dementia, as well as a geriatric cardiology professional development award from the American College of Cardiology Foundation supported by the George F. and Ann Harris Bellows Foundation. Dr. Nanna currently serves as an Associate Editor at the American Heart Journal and has served as a reviewer for a number of scholarly journals including JAMA, JACC, and Circulation.

Education & Training

  • Fellowship, Interventional Cardiology
    Duke University Medical Center (2021)
  • MHS
    Duke University School of Medicine, Clinical Research (2020)
  • Cardiovascular Research Fellowship
    Duke University/Duke Clinical Research Institute (2020)
  • Fellowship, Cardiology
    Duke University Medical Center (2019)
  • Chief Resident
    Yale School of Medicine (2016)
  • Internship/Residency, Internal Medicine
    Yale New Haven Hospital (2015)
  • MD
    Stony Brook School of Medicine (2012)
  • BA
    Colgate University (2008)

Activities

  • Zebra Hunting in Durham, North Carolina: A tick-borne cause of fulminant myocarditis?
    Beaver Creek, CO, United States 2019
    28th Annual Cardiovascular Conference in Beaver Creek, Colorado

Honors & Recognition

AwardAwarding OrganizationDate
Scholar AwardYale Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center2022
Edwin C Cadman, MD Award for Outstanding Clinical TeachingYale Primary Care Residency Program2022
Robert A. Harrington Excellence in Fellowship AwardDuke Clinical Research Institute2020
Brandt & Belinda Louie Award, for all-around excellence in Clinical Care, Teaching, & ResearchDuke University Medical Center2020
ACC Geriatric Cardiology Section Winning Abstract, Clinical/TranslationalAmerican College of Cardiology2019
AHA EPI|Lifestyle Early Career Travel GrantAmerican Heart Association2019
ACC/AGS/NIA Diagnostic Testing in Older Adults Travel AwardACC/AGS/NIA2018
1st Place, Original Research Category, CT Chapter ACC Annual Meeting2015
Power Day II Resident AwardYale University School of Medicine2013
New England Journal of Medicine 200th Anniversary Scholar (2012)New England Journal of Medicine2012
Dr. Martin Liebowitz Scholarship Award (2012)Stony Brook University Department of Internal Medicine2012
Gold Foundation for Humanism in Medicine Honor Society (2012)Gold Foundation2012
Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical Society, Junior Inductee Alpha Omega Alpha2011

Professional Service

OrganizationRoleDate
Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI)Fellow2022 - Present
American Heart JournalAssociate Editor2021 - Present
BMJReviewer2021 - Present
Annals of Internal MedicineReviewer2021 - Present
JAMA Internal MedicineReviewer2020 - Present
JAMA CardiologyReviewer2020 - Present
Circulation: Cardiovascular InterventionsReviewer2020 - Present
JACCReviewer2020 - Present
JAMAReviewer2019 - Present
CirculationReviewer2019 - Present

Departments & Organizations