Richard P. Sloan

Preventive Cardiology

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

About

Richard P. Sloan works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Richard P. Sloan is the Nathaniel Wharton Professor of Behavioral Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He serves as the Chief of the Division of Behavioral Medicine at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. His research focuses on autonomic nervous system mechanisms linking psychological factors such as depression and anxiety to heart disease.

Research focus

Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlPsychological Risk Factors for Heart DiseaseCardiac Autonomic RegulationBlood Pressure Responses to StressExercise Interventions for Cardiovascular Health

Impact

256 pubs · 12,143 cites · h-index 53

Training

PhD
New School for Social Research
1978
MA
New School for Social Research
1974
BS
Union College
1970

Affiliations

Work Experience

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

2008 - Present

New York State Psychiatric Institute

1999 - Present

New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute

1998 - Present

Columbia University

1991 - Present

SUNY New Paltz

1977 - 1984