Eric Boerwinkle
Preventive Cardiology
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
About
Eric Boerwinkle works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Eric Boerwinkle is the Dean of UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, a position he has held since 2016. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. His research includes the genetic and epidemiological analysis of cardiovascular diseases such as coronary artery disease and hypertension.
Research focus
Genetic epidemiology of coronary artery diseaseGenetics of lipid metabolism and atherosclerosisGenomic risk factors for hypertensionMulti-omic analyses in cardiovascular healthRare genetic variants in heart disease
Impact
1,992 pubs · 218,349 cites · h-index 207
Training
PhD in Human Genetics
University of Michigan
1985
MS in Human Genetics
University of Michigan
1985
MA in Statistics
University of Michigan
1984
Affiliations
Work Experience
Dean
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health · 2016 - Present
Adjunct Professor
Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine · 1995 - Present
Professor
Human Genetics Center, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · 1997 - Present
Chair, Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences
School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · 2003 - 2015
Center Director, Human Genetics Center
School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · 1998 - 2015