Cardiology Grand Rounds - Susan Cheng, MD
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Susan Cheng, MD
Susan Cheng, MD, MMSc, MPH is the Erika J. Glazer Chair in Cardiovascular Health and Population Science, director of the Institute for Research on Healthy Aging, and director of Population Health Sciences in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai. She is also Professor and Vice Chair of Research Affairs in the Department of Cardiology. Dr. Cheng is a cardiologist, echocardiographer, and clinician-scientist who leads research programs aimed at uncovering the drivers of cardiovascular aging in women and men. She received her bachelor's degree from Harvard College, a medical degree from McMaster University, master's of medical science from MIT, and masters of public health from Harvard. Dr. Cheng completed Osler internal medicine training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and cardiology training at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, where she then served as cardiology faculty and associate director of the Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratory. She is co-director of the Framingham Heart Study Echocardiography Laboratory and co-director of the international Bioactive LipidsNet Consortium. Dr. Cheng has served on the editorial boards of major cardiovascular and imaging journals as well as on leadership committees for the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology. She has chaired and contributed to American Heart Association scientific statements on research methods, heart disease statistics, and the cardiovascular care of older adults. Dr. Cheng has authored over 450 publications and her work has been recognized with multiple awards and supported by continuous NIH funding.
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Cardiology Grand Rounds - Susan Cheng, MD
Susan Cheng, MD
Susan Cheng, MD, MMSc, MPH is the Erika J. Glazer Chair in Cardiovascular Health and Population Science, director of the Institute for Research on Healthy Aging, and director of Population Health Sciences in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai. She is also Professor and Vice Chair of Research Affairs in the Department of Cardiology. Dr. Cheng is a cardiologist, echocardiographer, and clinician-scientist who leads research programs aimed at uncovering the drivers of cardiovascular aging in women and men. She received her bachelor's degree from Harvard College, a medical degree from McMaster University, master's of medical science from MIT, and masters of public health from Harvard. Dr. Cheng completed Osler internal medicine training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and cardiology training at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, where she then served as cardiology faculty and associate director of the Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratory. She is co-director of the Framingham Heart Study Echocardiography Laboratory and co-director of the international Bioactive LipidsNet Consortium. Dr. Cheng has served on the editorial boards of major cardiovascular and imaging journals as well as on leadership committees for the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology. She has chaired and contributed to American Heart Association scientific statements on research methods, heart disease statistics, and the cardiovascular care of older adults. Dr. Cheng has authored over 450 publications and her work has been recognized with multiple awards and supported by continuous NIH funding.
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