Ernst J. Schaefer
General / Preventive / Lipids
Tufts University
About
Ernst J. Schaefer works in General / Preventive / Lipids affiliated with Tufts University.
Ernst J. Schaefer, MD, is a distinguished professor at the Tufts University School of Medicine and the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, and a senior scientist at the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging. He founded Boston Heart Diagnostics and serves as its Chief Medical Officer, with prior roles including director of the Lipid Metabolism Laboratory at Tufts and senior investigator at the NIH. He is a collaborating investigator with the Framingham Heart Study and has authored over 500 publications on lipoproteins and cardiovascular health.
Research focus
Lipoprotein metabolism and disordersHDL cholesterol and cardiovascular riskNutritional and genetic regulation of lipidsLipid-lowering therapies and prevention of coronary heart diseaseMetabolic syndrome and diabetes-related cardiovascular risks
Impact
513 pubs · 47,283 cites · h-index 111
Training
MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1972
Medical education (2-year program)
Dartmouth Medical School
Undergraduate degree
Harvard College
Affiliations
Work Experience
Founder and Chief Medical Officer
Boston Heart Diagnostics · 2007 - Present
Distinguished Professor
Tufts University School of Medicine and Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Director, Lipid Metabolism Laboratory
Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University
Senior Investigator and Head of Clinical Service, Molecular Disease Branch
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH