Additional Titles
- Associate Program Director for Research
- Director, Cardiac Rapid Evaluation Unit, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Education
- BA Chemistry: University of Illinois, Chicago Circle Campus, Chicago, IL (1974)
- MD: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL (1979)
- Internship and Residency, Medicine: Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (1982)
- Fellowship, Cardiology: Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (1984)
- Instructor in Medicine: Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (1985)
Board Certifications
- Cardiovascular Diseases
Recognition
- Distinguished Service Award, American College of Cardiology, 2015
- Edward Henderson Award, American Geriatrics Society, 2014
- Distinguished Fellow, Society of Geriatric Cardiology, 2000
- First place award, Poster Competition, American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, 2000
- Nominee, Dr. Neville Grant Award for Service Excellence, 2000
- Teacher of the Year, Barnes-Jewish Hospital Department of Medicine, 1996-1997
- New Investigator Award, American Geriatrics Society, 1990
- Teacher of the Year, Barnes-Jewish Hospital Department of Medicine, 1984-1985
Clinical Interests
Cardiovascular aging; cardiovascular diseases in older adults; chronic heart failure
Research Interests
Cardiovascular aging and cardiovascular disease in older adults; chronic heart failure; depression and heart disease.