Joseph A. Sivak, MD, FACC |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a non-invasive cardiologist who specializes in advanced cardiac imaging. Most of my time is spent taking care of patients and reading imaging studies. I see patients in my general cardiology clin … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Cardiology, Department of Medicine (DOM), Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cardiovascular Biology, Cardiovascular disease, Health Services, Imaging, Medical Education, Quality and Patient Safety, Quality of Life |
Patrick J. Smith, PhD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Patrick Smith is a lifelong North Carolinian, having grown up in the Chapel Hill – Durham area. His training background has focused within three primary domains: behavioral medicine, neuropsycholo … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Behavior, Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Metabolism, Rehabilitation, Sleep |
Rick Stouffer, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My clinical research is in coronary artery disease, percutaneous coronary intervention, cardiovascular hemodynamics and myocardial infarction. Current projects involve the optimal use of CYP2C19 genot … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Department of Medicine (DOM), McAllister Heart Institute |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cardiovascular Biology, Cardiovascular disease, Clinical Trials |
Faisal Syed, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Associate Professor of Medicine Director of Cardiovascular Artificial Intelligence Research Cardiac electrophysiologists management patients encompassing a wide range of heart rhythm disorders. Curren … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Cardiology, Department of Medicine (DOM) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Biomedical Engineering, Cardiovascular disease, Clinical Trials, Physiology, Translational Medicine |
Rachel Peragallo Urrutia, MD, MSCR |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research takes a community-engaged or community-informed approach to improving the quality of reproductive health services and to reduce disparities in reproductive health outcomes. I also conduct … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Obstetrics & Gynecology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cardiovascular disease, Comparative Effectiveness, Health Equity, Women's Health |
John P. Vavalle, MD, MHS, FACC |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We study outcomes related to valvular heart disease. Specifically, we examine the role of newer transcatheter therapies on the clinical outcomes of patients with heart valve disease. Using a nu … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Cardiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cardiovascular disease, Quality of Life |
Thelsa Weickert, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Other Research and/or Clinical Interests: – Echocardiography – Valvular Heart disease – Critical Care – Inpatient QI initiatives |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Cardiology, Department of Medicine (DOM) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cardiovascular disease, Imaging, Women's Health |
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AFFILIATIONS: Blood Research Center, Lineberger Cancer Center, Pathology & Lab Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cancer, Cardiovascular Biology, Cardiovascular disease, Genetics, Molecular Medicine, Pathogenesis & Infection, Pathology, Translational Medicine, Women's Health |
Hyeon Yu, MD, FSIR |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My special clinical and research interests lie in venous interventions for portal hypertension, selective venous samplings (SVS) for endocrine disorders, prostatic artery embolization, and interventio … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cardiovascular Biology, Cardiovascular disease, Clinical Trials, Health Services, Imaging, Medical Education, Prostate Cancer, Quality and Patient Safety |








