Hákon Hákonarson
Pediatric Cardiology
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
About
Hákon Hákonarson works in Pediatric Cardiology affiliated with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Hakon Hakonarson is the Director of the Center for Applied Genomics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He is a professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and a guest professor at the University of Iceland. He conducts research in genomics applied to pediatric diseases, including genetic studies of congenital heart defects and other cardiovascular conditions.
Research focus
Congenital heart defects geneticsCoronary artery disease geneticsMyocardial infarction genetic susceptibilityAnthracycline-related cardiomyopathyCardiometabolic traits and cardiovascular outcomes
Impact
1,481 pubs · 154,872 cites · h-index 175
Training
MD
University of Iceland
1986
PhD
University of Iceland
2002
Affiliations
Work Experience
Director, Center for Applied Genomics
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · 2006 - Present
Professor of Pediatrics
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania · 2006 - Present
Guest Professor
University of Iceland
Vice President of Clinical Sciences and Development
deCODE Genetics · 1998 - 2006