Researchers
Clinical, Biomedical and Health Services
From laboratory explorations of a heart muscle cell’s basic molecular workings to large-scale studies of cardiovascular care delivery, University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center researchers are building the knowledge needed to help patients today and far into the future.
Here are some of the principal researchers, listed alphabetically with their U-M Medical School department affiliation and research interests. Each of them represents a team of talented individuals working together toward their specific goal. Follow the links to read more about each team’s efforts.
William Barsan, M.D., Emergency Medicine – Emergency interventions for stroke and other neurological crises, Stroke Program, Neurological Emergency Treatment Trial network
Ravi Birla, Ph.D., Cardiac Surgery – Artificial Heart Laboratory
Steven Bolling, M.D., Cardiac Surgery – Cardioprotection Research Laboratory, Cardiac Surgery Research Laboratory
Edward Bove, M.D., Cardiac Surgery – Innovations and outcomes in congenital heart disease
Devin Brown, M.D., M.S., Neurology – Epidemiology of stroke and outcomes of stroke care, Stroke Program
Louis D’Alecy, D.M.D., Ph.D., Molecular & Integrative Physiology – Normal and pathologic control and regulation of the cardiovascular system
Sharlene Day, M.D., Cardiovascular Medicine – Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Benoit Desjardins, Ph.D., Radiology – Cardiothoracic imaging – Cardiovascular MR/CT Research Lab
Kim Eagle, M.D., FACC, Cardiovascular Medicine – Guidelines Applied in Practice Myocardial Infarction Study
Matthew Eagleton, M.D., Vascular Surgery – Molecular research on vascular injury, Jobst Research Laboratory
James Froehlich, M.D., Cardiovascular Medicine – Vascular disease patterns and treatment
Peter Henke, M.D., Vascular Surgery – Outcomes research in vascular surgery, molecular research on vascular injury, Jobst Research Laboratory
Stevo Julius, Sc.D., Cardiovascular Medicine – Hypertension and pre-hypertension treatment and prevention
Ella Kazerooni, M.D., M.S., Radiology – Clinical applications and basic development of cardiothoracic imaging – Cardiovascular MR/CT Research Lab
Todd Koelling, M.D., Cardiovascular Medicine – Heart failure outcomes and innovation – Guidelines Applied in Practice Congestive Heart Failure study
Benedict Lucchesi, M.D., Ph.D., Pharmacology – Cellular and electrophysiologic aspects of ischemic heart disease and its treatment
Lynda Lisabeth, Ph.D., Neurology - Epidemiology of stroke and outcomes of stroke care, Stroke Program
Vallerie McLaughlin, M.D., Cardiovascular Medicine – Innovative clinical treatment of pulmonary hypertension
David Metzger, Ph.D., Molecular & Integrative Physiology – cardiovascular and muscle contractile mechanisms
Lewis Morgenstern, M.D., MPH – Neurology – Epidemiology of stroke and outcomes of stroke care, Stroke Program
Fred Morady, M.D., Cardiovascular Medicine – Catheter ablation for arrhythmia
Mauro Moscucci, M.D., Cardiovascular Medicine – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium (Percutaneous Coronary Intervenion)
Daniel Myers, DVM, MPH, Vascular Surgery – Molecular research on vascular injury, Jobst Research Laboratory
Brahmajee Nallamothu, M.D., MPH, Cardiovascular Medicine – Optimization of percutaneous coronary intervention
Rick Neubig, M.D., Ph.D., Pharmacology – Signal transduction through GTP binding proteins and receptors
Richard Ohye, M.D., Cardiac Surgery – Outcomes in congenital heart surgery
Hakan Oral, M.D., Cardiovascular Medicine – Catheter ablation for arrhythmia
Francis Pagani, M.D., Ph.D., Cardiac Surgery – Circulatory support devices and heart muscle cell physiology – Center for Circulatory Support, Cardiac Surgery Research Laboratory
Himanshu Patel, M.D., Cardiac Surgery – Outcomes and imaging in cardiac surgery
Smita Patel, MBBS, Radiology – Cardiothoracic imaging – Cardiovascular MR/CT Research Lab
David J. Pinsky, M.D., Cardiovascular Medicine – Molecular biology of heart muscle
Richard Prager, M.D., Cardiac Surgery – Outcomes in cardiac surgery
Melvyn Rubenfire, M.D., Cardiovascular Medicine – Preventive strategies for hyperlipidemia and other cardiovascular risk factors
Phillip Scott, M.D., Emergency Medicine – Clinical care innovation and outcomes in stroke, Stroke Program
James Stanley, M.D., Vascular Surgery – Molecular research on vascular injury, Jobst Research Laboratory
Gilbert Upchurch, Vascular Surgery – Molecular research on vascular injury, Jobst Research Laboratory
Thomas Wakefield, M.D., Vascular Surgery – Molecular research on vascular injury, Jobst Research Laboratory
Alan Weder, M.D., Cardiovascular Medicine – Hypertension, cardiovascular genetics
Margaret Westfall, Ph.D., Cardiac Surgery – Regulation of cardiac muscle contraction, Cardiac Surgery Research Laboratory
David Williams, M.D., Interventional Radiology – Innovations in interventional cardiovascular care