Paul M. Ridker
Preventive Cardiology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
About
Paul M. Ridker works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Paul M. Ridker is the Eugene Braunwald Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. He also serves as Professor of Public Health at Harvard School of Public Health. His research involves inflammatory mediators of heart disease, biomarkers for coronary disease, and the prevention of atherosclerotic disease.
Research focus
Inflammation in AtherosclerosisC-Reactive Protein as a BiomarkerAnti-Inflammatory Therapies for Cardiovascular DiseaseStatin Therapy for Primary PreventionCardiovascular Risk Prediction
Impact
1,409 pubs · 222,853 cites · h-index 217
Training
BS
Brown University
1981
MD
Harvard Medical School
1986
MPH
Harvard School of Public Health
1992
Affiliations
Work Experience
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
2000 - Present
Harvard Medical School
2003 - Present
Harvard School of Public Health
2003 - Present
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
2007 - Present
Harvard Medical School
1997 - 2002