Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM, FACC, Harold H. Hines, Jr. Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Yale School of Medicine, professor of public health (health policy), Yale School of Public Health, and director, Yale’s Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) has been named as editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).
“I am honored to lead one of the world’s premier cardiology journals, and will be emphasizing inclusion, impact, and inspiration. We are entering one of the most exciting periods in the history of medicine, and it is a moment for journals to support clinicians, researchers, policymakers – and our patients – to make wise decisions that optimize outcomes.”
Krumholz is one of the world’s most highly cited researchers, with an H-index that exceeds 230 and more than 1500 published articles. He was a pioneer in developing the field of outcomes research and a focus on the translation of research into practice. He has focused on improving care quality and efficiency, eliminating disparities, and promoting equity. His work also has sought to enhance integrity and transparency in medical research, promote patients’ engagement in their care, and develop and test new approaches to care.
His work has influenced guidelines, served as the basis of federal policy, and established new strategies for routine care. In recent years, his group has turned to leveraging digital data, data science, and artificial intelligence to transform the potential to improve health outcomes.
He is a long-term member of the National Academy of Medicine, was a founding Governor of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, a Board member of the American Board of Internal Medicine, a member of the Advisory Committee of the NIH Director, and a leader in many other organizations. Among the many awards he has received is the China Friendship Award, the country’s highest accolade for foreign experts, for national research initiatives in China. At Yale, for more than 20 years, Krumholz led the National Clinical Scholars Program at Yale (nee Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program), a program designed to prepare future healthcare leaders through scholarship and action.
He has served as the editor for Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, CardioExchange, and Journal Watch Cardiology of the New England Journal of Medicine. With Joseph S. Ross, MD, MHS, he co-founded medRxiv, a free online archive and distribution service for preprints in the medical and health sciences and the Yale Open Data Access Project, an initiative to promote open science and facilitate the sharing of clinical trial research data.
Krumholz has been faculty at Yale School of Medicine for over three decades and has held the Harold H. Hines, Jr. Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) chair since 2005.
“Dr. Krumholz is a visionary scientist, clinician, and teacher, who has established himself as an internationally prominent advocate for data dissemination and has exemplified through his own work the highest standards of rigor and accountability in science,” said Eric J. Velazquez, MD, Robert W. Berliner Professor of Medicine and chief of Yale Cardiovascular Medicine.
Krumholz’s term as editor-in-chief of JACC will begin on July 1, 2024.
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