Research Faculty & Staff Featured at AHA Epi Lifestyle 2026
Many of our General Medicine Research Faculty, Staff, and Students were key players at the 2026 American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention | Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions held in Boston, MA on March 17-20. This year's session focused on discussions around artificial intelligence in medicine and the latest dyslipidemia guidelines.
- Dr. Adam Rodman, Affiliated Faculty, was a keynote speaker and discussed AI in Cardiovascular Health Research and Practice
- Dr. Ken Mukamal, Primary Faculty, presented on the Cardiovascular Health Study
- Dr. Stephen Juraschek, Primary Faculty, served as a Program Committee Chair and presented on the 2025 AHA/ACC High Blood Pressure Guidelines
- Benjamin Grobman, Research Student, presented Gestational Weight Gain, Post-Partum Weight Retention, and Women's Mid-Life Cardiovascular Health in Project Viva
- Dr. Frances Wang, Research Student, presented Associations of Prenatal Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Exposures and Childhood Blood Pressure in the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort and Optimizing the Number of Measurements Needed for Reliable Home Blood Pressure Assessment: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study
- Dr. Yingfei Wu, Primary Faculty, presented Prediabetes Status Modifies the Effect of a DASH-Patterned Grocery Intervention on Cardiometabolic Risk including Glycemic Control in Black Adults with High Blood Pressure
- Dr. Mingyu Zhang, Primary Faculty, moderated the Hypertension Oral Abstract Session
- Kayla Ferro, Research Dietitian, presented Using Behavioral Science to Translate DASH Principles into Real-World Groceries: The GoFresh Model
- Katie Gao, Research Student, presented Food Insecurity Modifies Effect of GoFresh DASH-Patterned Grocery Intervention on Blood Pressure in Black Adults with High Blood Pressure
Congratulations to all!