Kenneth W. Mahaffey
Cross-Cutting Cardiology
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
About
Kenneth W. Mahaffey works in Cross-Cutting Cardiology affiliated with Cardiovascular Institute of the South.
Kenneth W. Mahaffey, MD, is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he serves as Vice Chair of Clinical Research in the Department of Medicine, Associate Dean for Clinical Research, and Director of the Stanford Center for Clinical Research. He previously spent 17 years on the faculty in the Division of Cardiology and Duke Clinical Research Institute at Duke University. His research centers on the design and conduct of multicenter clinical trials of anticoagulants, antiplatelet agents, and diabetes therapies.
Research focus
Antithrombotic therapy for atrial fibrillationAcute coronary syndromes clinical trialsCardiovascular and renal outcomes of SGLT2 inhibitors in type 2 diabetesClinical endpoint adjudication and trial methodologyNovel anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents
Impact
1,051 pubs · 94,996 cites · h-index 128
Training
BS Chemistry
Stanford University
1985
MD
University of Washington School of Medicine
1989
Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease
Duke University Hospital
1996
Affiliations
Work Experience
Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine); Vice Chair of Clinical Research, Department of Medicine; Associate Dean, Clinical Research; Director, Stanford Center for Clinical Research
Stanford University School of Medicine · 2013 - Present
Professor of Medicine; Associate Director, Duke Clinical Research Institute
Duke University School of Medicine · 1996 - 2013