Ramachandran S. Vasan
General / Preventive / Lipids
Boston University
About
Ramachandran S. Vasan works in General / Preventive / Lipids affiliated with Boston University.
Ramachandran S. Vasan is an Adjunct Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Dean of the University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio. He is a cardiologist with subspecialty training in echocardiography and serves as Principal Investigator and Director of the Framingham Heart Study. His research centers on cardiovascular epidemiology, risk factors, genetics, and prevention.
Research focus
Cardiovascular EpidemiologyRisk Prediction and BiomarkersFramingham Heart StudyAdiposity, Obesity and Heart FailureGenetic and Genomic Associations in CVD
Impact
1,849 pubs · 183,565 cites · h-index 200
Training
MBBS
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
MD
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
DM
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
Affiliations
Work Experience
Dean
University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio · 2022 - Present
Adjunct Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Principal Investigator and Director, Framingham Heart Study
Boston University / NHLBI