Division Chief: Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine
Christie Mitchell Ballantyne, M.D.
- Vice Chair of Research
- cmb@bcm.edu
Clinical and translational research in patients with hereditary lipid disorders for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease and genetic epidemiology related to lipids and cardiovascular disease
Primary Faculty: Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine
Gerd Brunner, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- gbrunner@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-3438
Atherosclerosis; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD); Biomedical Computer Science/Image Analysis; Cardiovascular Imaging…
John P Foreyt, Ph.D.
- Professor
- jforeyt@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-3839
Clinical trials based on lifestyle modification; Cardiovascular risk reduction; Eating disorders; Obesity
Ron Cornelis Hoogeveen, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- ronh@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-3407
Peter Howard Jones, M.D.
- Associate Professor
- jones@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-5800
Clinical research interests
Na Li, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- nal@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-2335
To investigate novel molecular mechanisms underlying cardiac arrhythmias and cardiomyopathy.
Vijay Nambi, M.D.
- Associate Professor
- vnambi@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-5800
Atherosclerosis imaging; Biomarkers; Cardiovascular disease prevention
Xinchun Pi, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- xinchun.pi@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-5984
Salim S Virani, M.D., Ph.D, F.A.C.C, F.A.H.A
- Associate Professor
- virani@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-5800
Atherosclerosis; Health Outcomes; Guideline adherence; m-health
Huaizhu Wu, M.D.
- Associate Professor
- hwu@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-4141
Obesity, inflammation and insulin resistance; Lipids, monocytes/macrophages and atherosclerosis; Basic and translational research
Liang Xie
- Assistant Professor
- liang.xie@bcm.edu
Phone
- (713) 798-5985
Joint Faculty: Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine
Giles W Vick, M.D., Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
Phone
- (832) 826-5600
Imaging Cardiac Stem Cells; Improving Echocardiographic Methods; Cardiac Regenerative Treatments; Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging