Monika M. Safford
Preventive Cardiology
Cornell University
About
Monika M. Safford works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Cornell University.
Monika M. Safford is the Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and the John J. Kuiper Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. She previously held faculty positions at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she focused on diabetes prevention and outcomes research. Her work includes studies on cardiovascular risk factors, health equity, and interventions for chronic conditions.
Research focus
Cardiovascular disease preventionHealth disparities in cardiovascular outcomesHypertension managementDiabetes and cardiovascular risk factorsStroke incidence and mortality
Impact
1,026 pubs · 36,862 cites · h-index 86
Training
BA
Dartmouth College
1982
MD
Weill Cornell Medicine
1986
Affiliations
Work Experience
Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital · 2015 - Present
John J. Kuiper Professor of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine · 2015 - Present
Endowed Professor of Diabetes Prevention and Outcomes Research
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine · 2003 - 2015