CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES STUDY SECTION

CRD
04/07/26 - 04/08/26
Meeting Roster

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CHAIRPERSON
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KELLY, TANIKA N, PHD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF NEPHROLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
CHICAGO, IL, 60612

MEMBERS
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APRIL-SANDERS, AYANA KHADAJAH, MPH, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
NHLBI POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW
DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY
ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
PISCATAWAY, NJ, 08854

AVORGBEDOR, FORGIVE, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
SCHOOL OF NURSING
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO
GREENSBORO, NC, 27412

BERMAN, JESSE DAVID, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55455, MN, 55455

BIDULESCU, AURELIAN, MD, MPH, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON
BLOOMINGTON, IN, 47405

CADEIRAS, MARTIN, MD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
DIVISION OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
DAVIS, CA, 95616

DEO, RAJAT, MD
PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE
DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104

ELFASSY, TALI, PHD, MS *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
DIVISION OF NEPHROLOGY AND HYPERTENSION
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
CORAL GABLES, FL, 33124

FERNANDEZ-RHODES, LINDSAY, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOBEHAVIORAL HEALTH
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA, 16802

HUMMEL, SCOTT L, BS, MD, MS *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER
ANN ARBOR, MI, 48109

JIANG, LUOHUA, PHD, MD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS
JOE C. WEN SCHOOL OF POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH
SUSAN AND HENRY SAMUELI COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
IRVINE, CA, 92697

KOVELL, LARA, MD, MS *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
WORCESTER, MA, 01655

KUIPERS, ALLISON L, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS
COLLEGE OF HUMAN MEDICINE
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49503

LI, DONGMEI, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
ROCHESTER, NY, 14642

NAYOR, MATTHEW G., BA, MD, MPH *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
CHOBANIAN & AVEDISIAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
BOSTON, MA, 02118

OFILI, ELIZABETH O, MD, MPH *
PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE
CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER
MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
ATLANTA, GA, 30310

RIMM, ERIC B, SCD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND NUTRITION
HARVARD T.H. CHAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
BOSTON, MA, 02115

SHAH, SVATI H., AB, MS, MD, BA *
PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR PRECISION HEALTH
DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
DUKE MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY INSTITUTE
DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
DURHAM, NC, 27710

SHARMA, UMESH C, PHD, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO
BUFFALO, NY, 14203

SHIMADA, YUICHI, MD, MPH *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IRVING MEDICAL CENTER
NEW YORK, NY, 10032

SINGH, YASHBIR, MTECH, BPHARM, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY
MAYO CLINIC
COLUMBIA, MD, 21045

SMITH, SAKIMA A, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
COLUMBUS, OH, 43210

SUAREZ-FARINAS, MAYTE, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF POPULATION HEALTH SCIENCE AND POLICY
DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS AND GENOMIC SCIENCES
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
NEW YORK, NY, 10029

VORUGANTI, VENKATA SAROJA, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
NUTRITION AND NUTRITION RESEARCH INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
KANNAPOLIS, NC, 28081

WANG, TAO, MD, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF BIOSTATISTICS
DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY & POPULATION HEALTH
ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
BRONX, NY, 10461

YU, BING, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
HUMAN GENETICS CENTER
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER HOUSTON
HOUSTON, TX, 77030

ZACHARIAH, JUSTIN P.V., MD, MPH, BA *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS-CARDIOLOGY
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
HOUSTON, TX, 77030

ZHAO, QI, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
DIVISION OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
MEMPHIS, TN, 38163

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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VELAZQUEZ-KRONEN, RAQUEL L, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
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BROWN, CHRISTOPHER B
LEAD EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

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* Temporary Member
* Flexible