Karina W. Davidson
Preventive Cardiology
Northwell Health
About
Karina W. Davidson works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Northwell Health.
Karina W. Davidson serves as the senior vice president of research at Northwell Health and director of the Institute of Health System Science at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. She is the Donald and Barbara Zucker Professor in Health Outcomes at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. She previously chaired the United States Preventive Services Task Force and has conducted research on behavioral aspects of cardiovascular medicine.
Research focus
Psychosocial risk factors in cardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular risk prediction algorithmsBehavioral interventions for cardiac patientsDepression management in cardiologyPersonalized N-of-1 trials for heart disease
Impact
614 pubs · 59,843 cites · h-index 110
Training
BA Hon. in Psychology
Queen’s University
1984
MASc in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
University of Waterloo
1987
PhD in Clinical Psychology
University of Waterloo
1991
Affiliations
Work Experience
Northwell Health
2018 - Present
Columbia University Medical Center
2008 - 2018
Columbia University Medical Center
2003 - 2008
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
2000 - 2003
University of Alabama
1996 - 2000