Judith Meadows, MD, MPH
Associate Professor AdjunctCards
Appointments
Additional Titles
Director, Cardiology Clinical Trial Unit
Director, Cardiac Imaging (Nuclear, MR, CT), Division of Cardiology
Director, Cardiometabolic Prevention Clinic, Division of Cardiology
Associate Director, Preventive Cardiovascular Health Program (PCHPY)
Director, Nuclear Cardiology, VHA-Connecticut
Contact Info
Cardiovascular Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, PO Box 208017
New Haven, CT 06520-8017
United States
Appointments
Additional Titles
Director, Cardiology Clinical Trial Unit
Director, Cardiac Imaging (Nuclear, MR, CT), Division of Cardiology
Director, Cardiometabolic Prevention Clinic, Division of Cardiology
Associate Director, Preventive Cardiovascular Health Program (PCHPY)
Director, Nuclear Cardiology, VHA-Connecticut
Contact Info
Cardiovascular Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, PO Box 208017
New Haven, CT 06520-8017
United States
Appointments
Additional Titles
Director, Cardiology Clinical Trial Unit
Director, Cardiac Imaging (Nuclear, MR, CT), Division of Cardiology
Director, Cardiometabolic Prevention Clinic, Division of Cardiology
Associate Director, Preventive Cardiovascular Health Program (PCHPY)
Director, Nuclear Cardiology, VHA-Connecticut
Contact Info
Cardiovascular Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, PO Box 208017
New Haven, CT 06520-8017
United States
About
Titles
Associate Professor Adjunct
Director, Cardiology Clinical Trial Unit; Director, Cardiac Imaging (Nuclear, MR, CT), Division of Cardiology; Director, Cardiometabolic Prevention Clinic, Division of Cardiology; Associate Director, Preventive Cardiovascular Health Program (PCHPY)
Positions outside Yale
Director, Nuclear Cardiology, VHA-Connecticut
Biography
Dr. Judith Meadows, MD MPH, is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the section of Cardiovascular Medicine, with appointments at Yale New Haven Hospital and VHA-Connecticut. Dr. Meadows directs the cardiac imaging at VHA-Connecticut, inclusive of nuclear cardiology, cardiac CT, and cardiac MRI. Additionally, she is the fellowship director for the Yale Fellowship in Advanced Cardiac Imaging. She leads the VISN1/VHA-New England cardiology clinical trial network which coordinates 15+ trials in the areas of coronary artery disease, vascular disease, heart failure, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. Dr. Meadows clinical focus is in cardio metabolic prevention, wherein she developed and oversees a patient-centered cardiometabolic primary prevention initiative at VA-Connecticut.
Dr. Meadows received her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College, majoring in Genetics and History. She completed medical school at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Meadows completed internal medicine residency at Yale New Haven Hospital, followed by clinical cardiology and advanced imaging and research training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. In addition, she completed an MPH in clinical effectiveness at Harvard University School of Public Health. She was on the junior faculty at Northwestern University before she was recruited back to Yale School of Medicine in 2011 to be leader in the cardiac imaging program and to integrate clinical research into care models.
Appointments
Cardiovascular Medicine
Associate Professor AdjunctPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Advanced Cardiovascular CT/MR Program
- Cardiac Advanced Imaging Program
- Cardiovascular Imaging Program
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Nuclear Cardiology
- Yale Ventures
Education & Training
- Fellowship-Vascular Medicine
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (2009)
- Fellowship-Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (2008)
- MPH
- Harvard School of Public Health, Clinical Effectiveness (2008)
- Fellowship-Cardiovascular Medicine
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (2007)
- Internship and Residency
- Yale New-Haven Hospital (2004)
- MD
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Medicine (2001)
- BA
- Dartmouth College, Biology, History (1997)
Board Certifications
Nuclear Cardiology
- Certification Organization
- Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology
- Original Certification Date
- 2008
Research
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Robert Soufer, MD
Lauren A. Baldassarre, MD, FACC
Steven Pfau, MD
Hamid Mojibian, MD
S. Elissa Altin, MD
Samit Shah, MD, PhD, FACC, FSCAI
Publications
2023
Quantitative cardiovascular magnetic resonance findings and clinical risk factors predict cardiovascular outcomes in breast cancer patients
Kwan J, Arbune A, Henry M, Hu R, Wei W, Nguyen V, Lee S, Lopez-Mattei J, Guha A, Huber S, Bader A, Meadows J, Sinusas A, Mojibian H, Peters D, Lustberg M, Hull S, Baldassarre L. Quantitative cardiovascular magnetic resonance findings and clinical risk factors predict cardiovascular outcomes in breast cancer patients. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0286364. PMID: 37252927, PMCID: PMC10228774, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsBreast cancer patientsSystolic heart failureCardiovascular outcomesCancer patientsHeart failureValvular diseaseStrain abnormalitiesLeft ventricular ejection fraction reductionCancer treatment-related cardiotoxicityCardiovascular magnetic resonance findingsVentricular ejection fraction reductionYale-New Haven HospitalEjection fraction reductionTreatment-related cardiotoxicityAdverse cardiovascular outcomesClinical risk factorsNormal LV functionGlobal longitudinal strainIschemic heart diseaseMagnetic resonance findingsRisk regression modelsNew Haven HospitalSubclinical cardiotoxicityDiastolic dysfunctionStatin use
2022
Over the Edge What Can Imaging Tell Us When the Ejection Fraction Is “Supranormal”? ∗
Feher A, Meadows J. Over the Edge What Can Imaging Tell Us When the Ejection Fraction Is “Supranormal”? ∗. JACC Heart Failure 2022, 10: 595-597. PMID: 35902164, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2022.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricImplementation of supervised exercise therapy in a veteran population with symptomatic claudication
Altin S, Schneider MD, Parise H, Banerjee S, Wu WC, Meadows JL, Pfau S, Keefe H, Armstrong EJ. Implementation of supervised exercise therapy in a veteran population with symptomatic claudication. Vascular Medicine 2022, 27: 136-141. PMID: 35225695, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x211073622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsExercise treadmill testingExercise therapyMetabolic equivalentsIntermittent claudicationExercise capacityTreadmill testingAnkle-brachial indexIntermittent claudication symptomsMale veteran patientsSupervised exercise therapySymptomatic intermittent claudicationVascular specialty clinicsLow patient adherenceClaudication symptomsSymptomatic claudicationExercise groupVeteran patientsPatient adherenceRisk stratificationTherapy referralSpecialty clinicProvider awarenessVeteran populationClaudicationTherapy
2021
Post-9/11 Veterans’ Heart Disease Knowledge, Self-Perceived Risk, and Prevention Beliefs and Behaviors
Gaffey AE, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Bastian LA, Meadows JL, Burg MM. Post-9/11 Veterans’ Heart Disease Knowledge, Self-Perceived Risk, and Prevention Beliefs and Behaviors. Health Psychology 2021, 40: 737-746. PMID: 34780203, PMCID: PMC10691753, DOI: 10.1037/hea0001110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSelf-perceived riskHeart diseasePrevention beliefsExact testHeart disease risk factorsPrevention behaviorsNontraditional factorsHeart disease awarenessDisease risk factorsHeart disease riskDisease-related knowledgeHeart disease knowledgeFisher's exact testMental health treatmentPost-9/11 veteransRisk factorsDisease awarenessDisease knowledgeWomen veteransPrevention strategiesHealth treatmentDisease riskGreater riskPersonalized approachDiseaseAre cardiology fellows receiving enough basic level I cardiovascular computed tomography education during their general fellowship training? Insights from a needs assessment survey at an academic medical center
Hur DJ, Meadows JL, Baldassarre LA, Mojibian HR, Villines TC, Windish DM. Are cardiology fellows receiving enough basic level I cardiovascular computed tomography education during their general fellowship training? Insights from a needs assessment survey at an academic medical center. Journal Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography 2021, 16: 186-188. PMID: 34600865, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2021.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMENTOR study: Matching expectations and needs to optimize relationships in cardiovascular fellowship training
Odanovic N, Clapham K, Gul B, Yong C, Meadows J, Altin S. MENTOR study: Matching expectations and needs to optimize relationships in cardiovascular fellowship training. American Heart Journal Plus Cardiology Research And Practice 2021, 4: 100019. PMID: 38559678, PMCID: PMC10976293, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2021.100019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRelation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors to Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (from the Yale COVID-19 Cardiovascular Registry)
Pareek M, Singh A, Vadlamani L, Eder M, Pacor J, Park J, Ghazizadeh Z, Heard A, Cruz-Solbes AS, Nikooie R, Gier C, Ahmed ZV, Freeman JV, Meadows J, Smolderen KGE, Lampert R, Velazquez EJ, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Relation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors to Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (from the Yale COVID-19 Cardiovascular Registry). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2021, 146: 99-106. PMID: 33539857, PMCID: PMC7849530, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.01.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCardiovascular risk factorsCoronavirus disease 2019Risk factorsHigher troponin TCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular eventsHospitalized patientsLaboratory findingsMental statusDisease 2019Multivariable binary logistic regression analysisTroponin TMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsPre-existing cardiovascular diseaseHigher C-reactive proteinCOVID-19 positive patientsPredictors of MACEPrevious ventricular arrhythmiaUse of P2YAdverse cardiovascular eventsProspective cohort studyTertiary care centerC-reactive proteinBinary logistic regression analysisPoor prognostic markerMeadows JL and Sinusas AS. Peripheral Arterial Disease: An Emerging application for nuclear imaging.
Nuclear cardiology and multimodality cardiovascular imaging: A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart DiseaseBooks
2020
The Foundational Role of Cardiovascular Imaging in the Characterization of Mental Stress–Induced Myocardial Ischemia in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Meadows JL, Shah S, Burg MM, Pfau S, Soufer R. The Foundational Role of Cardiovascular Imaging in the Characterization of Mental Stress–Induced Myocardial Ischemia in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. Current Cardiology Reports 2020, 22: 162. PMID: 33037938, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-020-01407-w.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseaseMyocardial ischemiaMental Stress–Induced Myocardial IschemiaNon-obstructive coronary artery diseaseStable coronary artery diseaseHalf of patientsEpicardial coronary stenosisMental stress testingMyocardial oxygen demandUnderstanding of pathophysiologyCoronary macroAnginal symptomsCardiac eventsAdverse prognosisEarly mortalityIschemic phenomenaCoronary perfusionCoronary stenosisCoronary microvasculatureInvasive studiesClinical careMyocardial perfusionStress-mediated changesCardiac responseEffects of Psychological Stress on Vascular Physiology: Beyond the Current Imaging Signal
Shah SM, Meadows JL, Burg MM, Pfau S, Soufer R. Effects of Psychological Stress on Vascular Physiology: Beyond the Current Imaging Signal. Current Cardiology Reports 2020, 22: 156. PMID: 33037500, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-020-01406-x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPsychological stressCardiovascular diseaseMental stress-induced myocardial ischemiaStress-induced myocardial ischemiaMental stressVascular smooth muscleMental stress effectsVascular systemCardiovascular imaging modalitiesEntire vascular systemCardiovascular manifestationsVascular effectsMicrovascular resistanceMicrovascular responsesVascular changesVascular mechanismsVascular responsesCardiovascular responsesMyocardial ischemiaLong-term consequencesSmooth muscleMicrovascular compartmentTherapeutic interventionsReviewThis reviewStandardized psychological assessments
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research & Practice
Journal ServiceAssociate EditorDetails2021 - Presentactivity American Journal of Cardiology
Journal ServiceReviewerDetails2013 - Presentactivity JACC Cardiovascular Imaging
Journal ServiceReviewerDetails2017 - Presentactivity Vascular Medicine
Journal ServiceReviewerDetails2015 - Presentactivity Heart and Vascular Center (HVC) Clinical Research Leadership Council (YSM/YNHH/HVC)
CommitteesLeadership CommitteeDetails09/01/2020 - Present
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- February 01, 2023
2023 American College of Cardiology late-breaking clinical trials and abstracts from Yale
- December 11, 2022
Apply for Yale's Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellowship Program: July 2023 and July 2024
- April 06, 2022
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- January 17, 2022
VA Connecticut Health Care System Selected for Cooperative Studies Program, Network of Dedicated Enrollment Sites
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Yale University School of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, PO Box 208017
New Haven, CT 06520-8017
United States