Clinical Cardiovascular Research Conference

The Clinical Cardiovascular Research Conference takes place at 2:00 pm on the first and third Monday of every month during the academic year in room N600 of the HSRB II building and via Zoom

This conference is presented in conjunction with the Emory Program in Cardiovascular Outcomes Research and Epidemiology (EPICORE) and Multidisciplinary Research Training to Reduce Inequalities in Cardiovascular Health (METRIC) in the Rollins School of Public Health.

Recordings of each presentation will be linked below the week following the conference.  Presentations from previous academic years are listed here.

2023-2024

9/18/2023
Peter Wilson, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine; Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University; Director of Epidemiology and Genomic Medicine, Atlanta VA Medical Center
Big Data, Genetics and CVD in Veterans

10/16/2023 - AHA Prep - Recording not available
Vardhmaan Jain, MD, Cardiology Research Fellow, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine
A Genome-Wide European Ancestry Study Identifies Coronary Artery Disease-Associated Loci Through Gene-Sex Hormone Interaction

N-terminal Prohormone of B-type Natriuretic Peptide Levels Partly Mediate the Relationship of Advanced Hepatic Fibrosis With Mortality in Coronary Artery Disease

Nishant Vatsa, MD, Cardiology Research Fellow, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine
Persistent or Worsening Depression is Associated with Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)

Women with Coronary Vascular Dysfunction Have Heightened Emotional Responses to Mental Stress with Attenuated Recovery

10/30/2023 - AHA Prep - Recording not available
Matthew Gold, MD, Cardiology Research Fellow, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine
Racial Differences in Peripheral Microvasculature's Association with Mild Cognitive Impairment

Alexander Razavi, MD, PHD, MPH, Cardiology Research Fellow, Division of Cardiology Emory University School of Medicine
Coronary Artery Calcium for Risk Stratification Among Persons With Very-High High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol

11/6/2023 - Recording not available
Sini Nagpal, PHD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Integrative Genomics, Georgia Institute of Technology
Polygenic Risk by Exposure Interactions are Pervasive for CAD

12/4/2023
Dean Jones, PHD, Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine and Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine
Exposome Medicine: Facing a Grand Challenge

2/4/2024 Janghee Woo, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine
The Clone Wars: Unraveling the Biological and Molecular Consequences of Clonal Hematopoiesis

2/19/2024 Guillermo Umpierrez, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Emory University School of Medicine; Director, Grady Memorial Hospital Clinical Research Network, Atlanta CTSA; Director, Endocrinology Section, Grady Memorial Hospital
ADA Update on the Management of Type 2 Diabetes 

3/4/2024 Brett Wong, Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health, Georgia State University Effects of Menstrual Cycle and Oral Contraceptive Pills on Microvascular Function in Premenopausal Women

3/11/2024 - ACC Prep - Recording Not Available

Krishan Patel, MD, Emory Internal Medicine Chief Resident in Research; NIH StARR Scholar Unraveling the Biological and Molecular Consequences of Clonal Hematopoiesis

Alexander Razavi, MD, PHD, MPH, Cardiology Research Fellow
Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention Among US Adults With and Without Elevated Lipoprotein (a)

Matthew Gold, MD, Cardiology Research Fellow
A Composite 4-Protein Biomarker Score Improves Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

Shaimaa Sakr, Visiting Fellow
Employment Status Predicts Adverse Outcomes in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor (SUPAR) Levels Mediate the Impact of Diabetes on Adverse Outcomes in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

3/18/2024 - ACC Prep

Adithya Yadalam, MD, MSc, Cardiology Research Fellow
Lipoprotein(A) As A Predictor Of Incident Cardiovascular Events In Coronary Artery Disease Stratified By Low-Density Lipoprotein Level

Lipoprotein(A) Predicts Incident Cardiovascular Events In Patients With Heart Failure

Austin Rim, MD, Cardiology Research Fellow
Effects of Concussion on Blood Pressure and Maladaptive Cardiovascular Phenotypes in Collegiate American-Style Football Athletes

Social Disparities, Experiences with Discrimination, and Cardiovascular Phenotypes in Black and White Collegiate American-Style Football Athletes

Ayman Alkhoder, Clinical Research Coordinator, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine
Assessing the Clinical Utility of a Proteomics-Based Cardiovascular Risk Test to Guide Risk-Concordant Treatment in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

4/15/2024
Ahsan Husain, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine
TBD

5/6/2024
Ambar Kulshreshtha, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Cardiovascular Health and Cognition

5/20/2024
Omer Inan, PhD, Professor and Linda J. and Mark C. Smith Chair, School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Georgia Insitute of Technology
TBD

6/3/2024
Colin Richman, DMD
Achieving Oral Health Prior to Initiation of Minor/Major Cardiology Interventions

6/17/2024
Ozlem Bilen, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine
Update in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy