Sumanth D. Prabhu, MD
Lewin Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Diseases, Chief, Division of Cardiology
Phone314-362-1291
EmailPrabhu@wustl.edu
Additional Titles
- Tobias and Hortense Lewin Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Diseases
- Professor of Medicine
- Professor of Pathology and Immunology
- Cardiologist-in-Chief, Barnes Jewish Hospital
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Education
- B.S., Science: Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (1983)
- Medical Degree: Jefferson Medical College- Now known as Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (1985)
- Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine: Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (1988)
- Research Fellowship, Physician Investigator: Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (1989)
- Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease: Department of Medicine/Cardiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX (1992)
Board Certifications
- National Board of Medical Examiners
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- ABIM - Cardiovascular Disease
- ABIM - Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Recognition
Alpha Omega Alpha, 1984
Summa Cum Laude, Jefferson Medical College, 1985
Outstanding Clinical Teacher Award, UTHSCSA 1993
Best Doctors in America, 1996-present
Established Investigator, American Heart Association, 1998
University Scholar, University of Louisville, 2000
Member, NIH CCHF Study Section, 2007
American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2009
University of Louisville President’s Distinguished Faculty Award for Research, 2010
Distinguished University Scholar, University of Louisville, 2011
Distinguished Physician Award, American Association of Cardiologist of Indian Origin, 2011
Mary Gertrude Waters Endowed Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine, UAB 2012
Castle Connolly Top Doctor, Cardiovascular Disease, 2014-present
Max Cooper Award for Research Excellence, UAB Department of Medicine, 2015
Member, NIH MPOR Study Section, 2015
Association of University Cardiologists, 2017
American Clinical and Climatological Association, 2017
Innovation in Research Award, UAB Department of Medicine, 2018
Scientific Committee, Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation, 2018-2024
Southern Society for Clinical Investigation Mentor of the Year – Junior Faculty Division, 2020
Associate Editor, Circulation Research, 2020
Vice-Chair, BCVS Specialty Conference Program Committee, 2020
President, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, 2021-2022
Robert M. Berne Distinguished Lectureship, American Physiological Society, 2022
Clinical Interests
Cardiomyopathy and heart failure, cardio-oncology, and general cardiology
Research Interests
Dr. Prabhu’s primary research interest has been in mechanisms underlying inflammation and immune cell activation in HF (i.e., cardio-immunology), and in the translation of new therapeutic approaches to alleviate inflammation and promote cardiac repair.