Charles H. Hennekens
Preventive Cardiology
Florida Atlantic University
About
Charles H. Hennekens works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Florida Atlantic University.
Charles H. Hennekens is the first Sir Richard Doll Professor and Senior Academic Advisor at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University. He serves as Interim Chair of the Department of Population Health at the same institution from 2024 to 2026. He was previously the first John Snow Professor of Medicine and first Eugene Braunwald Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School from 1975 to 2000.
Research focus
Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular DiseasesLipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthNutritional Studies and DietInflammatory Mediators and NSAID EffectsAntioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
Impact
823 pubs · 121,174 cites · h-index 156
Training
MD
Cornell University Medical College
1967
DrPH
Harvard School of Public Health
1975
BS
Queens College
1963
Affiliations
Work Experience
First Sir Richard Doll Professor and Senior Academic Advisor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University · 2004 - Present
Interim Chair, Department of Population Health
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University · 2024 - Present
First John Snow Professor of Medicine and First Eugene Braunwald Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital · 1975 - 2000
Adjunct Professor of Family & Community Medicine
Meharry Medical College · 2013 - Present
Clinical Professor of Preventive Medicine
Nova Southeastern University · 2001 - Present