Emily Lau, MD, MPH
Hometown: Diamond Bar, CA
Education/background:
- Brown University, Sc.B. Human Biology 2009
- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, MD, 2013
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, MPH, 2021
- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Internship 2013-2014, Residency 2014-2016, Chief Residency 2019-2020
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Cardiology and Advanced Echocardiography Fellowship 2016-2021
Years in the lab: 5
Dr. Emily Lau is a women’s cardiovascular health specialist and investigator at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Lau directs the Cardiometabolic Hormones and Health Clinic in the Corrigan Women’s Heart Health program. Dr. Lau’s laboratory focuses on understanding how biologic sex differences and female-specific cardiovascular risk factors contribute to the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease uniquely in women. She leads a clinical-translational research program that applies multi-dimensional molecular profiling (multi-omics), imaging, exercise physiology, and data science to large scale cohorts, electronic health record data, and patient-oriented studies to advance mechanistic understanding of women’s cardiovascular health and disease. Several active areas of investigation include: (1) identifying and characterizing biologic sex differences in cardiovascular disease susceptibility, pathogenesis, and response to therapy, (2) investigating immunometabolic and hormonal mechanisms of cardiovascular disease in women, and (3) identifying novel digital biomarkers to improve cardiovascular disease risk assessment in women. Dr. Lau’s research is supported by the NIH/NHLBI, American Heart Association, and the MGH SPARK Award.
Favorite hobbies/interests outside of work: running, interior design, hanging out with my toddler son and husband