Sumanth D. Prabhu, MD
Lewin Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Diseases, Chief, Division of Cardiology
- Phone: 314-362-1291
- Email: prabhu@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
- BS, 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
- Best Doctors in America, 1996 – Present
- Castle Connolly Top Doctor, Cardiovascular Disease, 2014 – Present
- Robert M. Berne Distinguished Lectureship, American Physiological Society, 2022
- President, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, 2021-2022
- Associate Editor, Circulation Research, 2020
- Vice-Chair, BCVS Specialty Conference Program Committee, 2020
- Southern Society for Clinical Investigation Mentor of the Year – Junior Faculty Division, 2020
- Scientific Committee, Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation, 2018-2024
- Innovation in Research Award, UAB Department of Medicine, 2018
- American Clinical and Climatological Association, 2017
- Association of University Cardiologists, 2017
- Max Cooper Award for Research Excellence, UAB Department of Medicine, 2015
- Member, NIH MPOR Study Section, 2015
- Mary Gertrude Waters Endowed Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine, UAB, 2012
- Distinguished Physician Award, American Association of Cardiologist of Indian Origin, 2011
- Distinguished University Scholar, University of Louisville, 2011
- University of Louisville President’s Distinguished Faculty Award for Research, 2010
- American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2009
- Member, NIH CCHF Study Section, 2007
- University Scholar, University of Louisville, 2000
- Established Investigator, American Heart Association, 1998
- Outstanding Clinical Teacher Award, UTHSCSA, 1993
- Summa Cum Laude, Jefferson Medical College, 1985
- Alpha Omega Alpha, 1984
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.