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Victor J. Dzau

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Cardiology
Victor J. Dzau Laboratory Gsrbii # Room 4015, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710
Victor J. Dzau Laboratory, Gsrbii # Room 4015, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Medicine · 2005 - Present Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine
Professor of Medicine · 2004 - Present Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine
Professor of Pathology · 2004 - Present Pathology, Clinical Science Departments

In the News


Published June 11, 2014
Editorial: Victor Dzau’s legacy
Published June 10, 2014
Dzau looks back on tenure at Duke
Published April 11, 2014
Academic health care systems facing additional complications

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Recent Publications


A Crossroads in Cardiovascular Medicine: Progress and Barriers to Impact.

Journal Article Circulation · October 21, 2025 During the past 75 years, advances in cardiovascular science and technology have significantly reduced morbidity and mortality. In 2012, Drs Nabel and Braunwald reviewed this progress in A Tale of Coronary Artery Disease and Myocardial Infarction, highligh ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Novel approaches for cardiac reprogramming: Exosome delivery of reprogramming miRNAs and repressor targeting siRNAs

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2029

Mandel 2024-2027

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Edna and Fred L. Mandel, Jr. Foundation · 2024 - 2026

Mandel 2021-2024

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Edna and Fred L. Mandel, Jr. Foundation · 2018 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


McGill University (Canada) · 1972 M.D.