Robert E Gerszten MD
Cardiovascular Disease Genetics
Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Herman Dana Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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185 Pilgrim RoadFarr Building, Baker 4Boston, MA 02215
Phone+1 617-667-8800
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Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1996
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1993
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1991 - Present
MA State Medical License 1993 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1990 - 1991
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2006
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Genetic architecture and analysis practices of circulating metabolites in the NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine Program.Nannan Wang, Franklin P Ockerman, Laura Y Zhou, Megan L Grove, Taryn Alkis
American Journal of Human Genetics. 2025-09-18 - SECTM1 Regulates Monocyte Levels and Is Associated With Incident Coronary Heart Disease.Usman A Tahir, Daniel Cruz, Dongxiao Shen, Gaurav Tiwari, Jing Liu
JACC. Basic to Translational Science. 2025-09-16 - Portal vein-enriched metabolites as intermediate regulators of the gut microbiome in insulin resistance.Vitor Rosetto Muñoz, Francois Moreau, Marion Soto, Yoshiyuki Watanabe, Loc-Duyen Pham
Cell Metabolism. 2025-08-29
Press Mentions
It’s Not a Sprint, It’s a Marathon: A Cardiologist’s Deep Dive Into the Body’s Response to ExerciseApril 29th, 2025- Scientists Find Predictors of Heart Disease Among Black Americans That Are Shared Across EthnicitiesJanuary 21st, 2022
- New Research Suggests a Blood Test Can Help Direct Our WorkoutsJuly 15th, 2021
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Grant Support
- Proteomics of Cardiometabolic and Renal Traits in African AmericansBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER2017–2027
- A biochemical roadmap of exercise signalBROAD INSTITUTE, INC.2016–2027
- A biochemical roadmap of exercise signalBROAD INSTITUTE, INC.2016–2027
- Metabolomic predictors of insulin resistance and diabetesBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER2008–2026
- A Multi-Dimensional Linked Registry to Identify Biological, Clinical, Health System, and Socioeconomic Risk Factors for COVID-19-Related Cardiovascular EventsBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER2021–2025
- Biochemical profiling to identify cardiometabolic responsiveness to an endurance exercise interventionBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER2021–2025
- Plasma proteomics in CHS and population biologyUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON2019–2025
- Metabolomic Biomarkers Of Early Myocardial InjuryNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2012
- Clinical Characterization Of The Apol1-Associated PhenotypeNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2011
- Integrating Lipid Genotyes And Phenotypes In IPS Derived Hepatocytes/AdipocytesNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2011
- Discovery &Application Of Proteomics-Based Biomarkers Of Early Myocardial InjuryNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2011
- Role Of ILK In Leukocyte RecruitmentNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005–2009
- Novel Markers: Pathways, Prognosis, &PharmacoproteomicsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005–2008
- Patients Undergoing Alcohol Septal Ablation For Hypertrophic CardiomyopathyNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005
- Biomarkers In "Normal" Myocardial Ischemia And InfarctionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005
- Clinical Evaluation Of Novel Markers Of MINational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2002–2005
- Chemokine Signal In Monocyte RecruitmentNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2001–2003
- Chemokine Signaling In Monocyte Recruitment In VivoNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2001–2002
- Molecular Signals In Monocyte RecruitmentNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1996–2000
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