Michael A. Babyak

Preventive Cardiology

Duke Medical Center

About

Michael A. Babyak works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Duke Medical Center.

Michael A. Babyak is Professor Emeritus in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University. He has collaborated as a biostatistician and co-investigator on studies involving psychosocial factors and cardiovascular disease since arriving at Duke in 1994. He holds a license as a psychologist in North Carolina and has supervised clinical training in medical psychology for transplant programs at Duke.

Research focus

Exercise Interventions for Cardiac PatientsDepression and Cardiovascular DiseaseStress Management in Heart DiseaseDietary Approaches to HypertensionPsychosocial Factors in Coronary Heart Disease

Impact

199 pubs · 19,516 cites · h-index 57

Training

PhD in Clinical Psychology
University of Kansas
1995
MA in Experimental Psychology
Bucknell University
1990
BA in Psychology
Muhlenberg College
1988

Affiliations

Work Experience

Professor Emeritus in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Duke University · 2021 - Present

Psychologist for Heart and Lung Transplantation Programs

Duke University Medical Center · 1995 - 1999

Postdoctoral Clinical Associate

Duke University Medical Center · 1995 - 1996

Predoctoral Clinical Internship

Duke University Medical Center · 1994 - 1995