Laura Kristin Newby
Professor of Medicine

Research Description

General Focus: Clinical investigation the process and treatment of acute and chronic coronary artery disease and systems issues for delivery of care to patients with these illnesses. Particular interests include management of patients with chest pain and unstable angina, evaluation of the use of biochemical markers other than CK-MB for diagnosis and risk stratification in these patients, issues related to coronary artery disease in women, and systems issues regarding optimizing the process of delivery of care to patients with acute and chronic coronary artery disease. Finally, I have a strong interest in defining the genetic contribution to development of coronary artery disease.


Key words: coronary artery disease acute myocardial infarction unstable angina chest pain women biochemical markers risk stratification genetics

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Contact Information

  • Duke Box 3213, Durham, NC 27710
  • P.O. Box 17969, Durham, NC 27715-7969

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