Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Medicine
·
2025 - Present
Medicine, Cardiology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Abstract 4353865: Proteomics Discovery and Epicardial Adipose Tissue: PROMISE Clinical Trial Substudy
Conference Circulation · November 4, 2025 Background: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a metabolically active tissue. EAT volume and density (a marker of tissue inflammation), which can be quantified using cardiac computed t ... Full text CiteAbstract 4369712: Metabolomic Profiling in a Murine Model of HFpEF Reveals Fuel Metabolism Alterations and Accumulation of Gut-Derived Metabolites
Conference Circulation · November 4, 2025 Background: HFpEF is a highly prevalent yet poorly understood syndrome that lacks disease-modifying therapies. While dysregulation of fuel substrate metabolic pathways is recognized in ... Full text CiteA 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 CiteRecent Grants
Age-Related Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential (CHIP) in Exercise Responsiveness
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2024 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine ·
2017
M.D.
University of Arizona ·
2012
B.S.