Vasan S. Ramachandran, MD
Adjunct Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology

MD, All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS)
MBBS, All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS)
DM, All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS)



Vasan S. Ramachandran, M.D., Principal Investigator and Director of the Framingham Heart Study (FHS), and Principal Investigator of the Risk Underlying Rural Areas Longitudinal Study (RURAL).

Dr. Ramachandran is an Adjunct Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at BUSM/BUSPH, and Dean of the University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio. He is a trained cardiologist with subspecialty training in echocardiography. He is a fellow of the AHA Councils on Epidemiology and Prevention and Functional Genomics and Translational Biology, and a fellow of the American College of Cardiology (ACC). Dr. Ramachandran has extensive experience in supervising trainees at many levels and has taught the foundational core course on Cardiovascular Epidemiology at BUSPH (EP751). He has several active R01 grants from the NHLBI/NIDDK/NIA, received two K24 Mid-Career Investigator mentoring grants from the NHLBI, and has mentored several K23 awardees. Overall, he has supervised over 75 trainees during the past 20 years (~40% women, 25% non-White); most are in key positions in academia. He received the Outstanding Mentor awards from the Department of Medicine, BUSM, and the AHA Council on Epidemiology and Prevention, the prestigious AHA Population Science Award in 2014 and the AHA Distinguished Scientist Award in 2021.

Importantly, Dr. Ramachandran’s own peer-reviewed funding spans thematic areas of genetics and genomics, cardiac and vascular remodeling, novel biomarkers, systems biology including proteomics and metabolomics, microbiome, and stem cell biology. He has a 25-year history in research in cardiovascular epidemiology, including the two years he trained as a FHS fellow (1993-1995). He established the first School of Public Health in Kerala, India, between 1996-1998, serving as its inaugural director and the coordinator of its MPH program. He is the founding member and leader of the international EchoGen consortium, and chairs the Steering Committee of the Chronic Kidney Disease Biomarker Consortium funded by the NIDDK (U01DK085689). He is recognized internationally for translational research in cardiovascular epidemiology and lectures regularly at the AHA early career session on “how to develop a career in translational research and epidemiology/genetics.” He is a Trained Mentor and has been been a past member of the NIH Cardiovascular and Sleep (CASE) SRG, and an active reviewer of grants for national and international funding agencies. He served for many years on the NHLBI panel for reviewing K23-K24-K25 career development grants. He served as an Associate Editor for Circulation, and the founding Editor-in-Chief of Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics. He directs the Center for Integrative Transdisciplinary Epidemiology within BUSM, that hosts multiple epidemiological datasets, including from multiple cohort studies, national surveys (NHANES), administrative databases and electronic health records; this center will be a valuable data source for trainees.

For the last 25 years, Dr. Ramachandran has focused his research on A) the genetic and non-genetic epidemiology of congestive heart failure, including identifying risk factors for the disease, characterizing the subgroups with diastolic heart failure, asymptomatic LV systolic and diastolic dysfunction, and evaluating the role of LV remodeling; B) population-based vascular testing and echocardiography, including identifying biological, environmental, and genetic determinants (correlates) of cardiac structure and function; normative standards; detailed assessment of biomarkers of the process of LV remodeling, including but not limited to role of natriuretic peptides, insulin resistance, cardiac extracellular matrix markers, oxidative stress, inflammation, growth factors; genetics of LV remodeling, LA and aortic structure and gene-environment interactions; brachial artery endothelial function, its correlates and tonometric assessment of large artery function; C) genetic and non-genetic epidemiology of high blood pressure, including characterizing the lifetime risk, rates of progression and risks associated with various degrees of elevation; large artery stiffness and function and role in systolic hypertension in the elderly; genetics of high blood pressure and large artery function; D) CVD risk estimation in the short, medium- and long-term, with novel biomarkers including genomic biomarkers; and E) rural health disparities via the RURAL cohort study.


Multidisciplinary Training Program in Cardiovascular Epidemiology
04/01/2021 - 03/31/2026 (PI of Sub-Project / SP)
PI: Vanessa Xanthakis, PhD
NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
5T32HL125232-09

Myocardial Radiomics and Mechanics in the Pathology and Prognosis of Cardiovascular Disease
03/15/2021 - 02/28/2026 (PI of Sub-Project / SP)
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. NIH NHLBI
5R01HL155717-03

Framingham Heart Study
04/01/2019 - 06/30/2025 (PI of Sub-Project / SP)
PI: Joanne M. Murabito, MD
NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute


Multidimensional Assessment of Brain Health as A Marker of Dementia Risk and Resilience in the Framingham Study
09/15/2020 - 05/31/2025 (PI of Sub-Project / SP)
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio NIH NIA
5R01AG066524-05

Return of Genomic Results and Estimating Penetrance in Population-Based Cohorts
08/01/2019 - 06/30/2024 (PI of Sub-Project / SP)
Broad Institute, Inc., The NIH NHLBI
1R01HL143295-04

Mediators of Systemic Inflammation and Heart Failure Risk in the Community
04/01/2019 - 03/31/2024 (PI of Sub-Project / SP)
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center NIH NHLBI
5R01HL143227-04

Cardio-metabolic risk in Multi-ethnic Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Study
12/15/2016 - 11/30/2023 (PI of Sub-Project / SP)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine NIH NHLBI
5R01HL136266-05

Neighborhoods and Cardiovascular Risk and Resilience in Rural Communities
04/01/2022 - 10/31/2022 (Subcontract PI)
The Regents of the University of California (University of California, Berkeley) NIH NHLBI
1R01HL157820-01A1

Epidemiologic Determinants of Cardiac Structure and Function in Rural Residents: RURAL ECHO
02/21/2022 - 10/31/2022 (Subcontract PI)
Duke University NIH NHLBI
1R01HL157531-01A1

RURAL: Risk Underlying Rural Areas Longitudinal Cohort Study
04/01/2019 - 10/31/2022 (PI)
NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
5U01HL146382-04

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Population-Based Reference Ranges for Estradiol and Estrone in Men
04/07/2012 - 07/31/2012 (Activity-level PI)
PI: Shalender Bhasin, MBBS
NIH-NIDDK
1R01 DK092938-01A1


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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2024 Genetic Architecture of Cardiac Structure and Function and Its Impact on Heart Failure 5R01HL160793-03
2024 Epidemiology of blood pressure responses to perturbations: Correlates and prognosis for vascular risk, end-organ damage, cognitive aging and preclinical Alzheimer's disease 5R01AG075703-03
2024 Multidimensional Assessment of Brain Health as A Marker of Dementia Risk and Resilience 5R01AG066524-05
2024 RURAL: Risk Underlying Rural Areas Longitudinal Cohort Study 3U01HL146382-07S1
2024 RURAL: Risk Underlying Rural Areas Longitudinal Cohort Study 5U01HL146382-07
2023 Aortic stiffness, wave reflection, and cerebrovascular flow pulsatility: relations with brain small vessel disease and cognitive function in a middle-aged cohort 1RF1AG079390-01A1
2023 Development of a cloud-based analytical tool for polygenic risk score and its implication in heart failure research. 3R01HL160793-02S1
2023 Genetic Architecture of Cardiac Structure and Function and Its Impact on Heart Failure 5R01HL160793-02
2023 Epidemiology of blood pressure responses to perturbations: Correlates and prognosis for vascular risk, end-organ damage, cognitive aging and preclinical Alzheimer's disease 7R01AG075703-02
2023 Multidimensional Assessment of Brain Health as A Marker of Dementia Risk and Resilience 5R01AG066524-04
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  1. Yu Z, Vromman A, Nguyen NQH, Schuermans A, Rentz T, Vellarikkal SK, Uddin MM, Niroula A, Griffin G, Honigberg MC, Lin AE, Gibson CJ, Katz DH, Tahir U, Fang S, Haidermota S, Ganesh S, Antoine T, Weinstock J, Austin TR, Ramachandran VS, Peloso GM, Hornsby W, Ganz P, Manson JE, Haring B, Kooperberg CL, Reiner AP, Bis JC, Psaty BM, Min YI, Correa A, Lange LA, Post WS, Rotter JI, Rich SS, Wilson JG, Ebert BL, Yu B, Ballantyne CM, Coresh J, Sankaran VG, Bick AG, Jaiswal S, Gerszten RE, Libby P, Gupta RM, Natarajan P. Human Plasma Proteomic Profile of Clonal Hematopoiesis. bioRxiv. 2024 Oct 31.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39554199; PMCID: PMC11565774; DOI: 10.1101/2023.07.25.550557;
     
  2. Yao Z, Tasdighi E, Dardari ZA, Erhabor J, Jha KK, Osuji N, Rajan T, Boakye E, Rodriguez CJ, Lima JAC, Judd S, Feldman T, Fialkow JA, Ramachandran VS, El Shahawy O, Benjamin EJ, Bhatnagar A, DeFilippis AP, Nasir K, Blaha MJ. Use of E-Cigarette, Traditional Cigarettes, and C-Reactive Protein: The Cross Cohort Collaboration. Am Heart J. 2024 Oct 24.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39461654
     
  3. Hameed P S, Kotakonda H, Sharma S, Nandishaiah R, Katagihallimath N, Rao R, Sadler C, Slater I, Morton M, Chandrasekaran A, Griffen E, Pillai D, Reddy S, Bharatham N, Venkatesan S, Jonnalagadda V, Jayaraman R, Nanjundappa M, Sharma M, Raveendran S, Rajagopal S, Tumma H, Watters A, Becker H, Lindley J, Flamm R, Huband M, Sahm D, Hackel M, Mathur T, Kolamunnage-Dona R, Unsworth J, Mcentee L, Farrington N, Manickam D, Chandrashekara N, Jayachandiran S, Reddy H, Shanker S, Richard V, Thomas T, Nagaraj S, Datta S, Sambandamurthy V, Ramachandran V, Clay R, Tomayko J, Das S, V B. BWC0977, a broad-spectrum antibacterial clinical candidate to treat multidrug resistant infections. Nat Commun. 2024 Sep 18; 15(1):8202. PMID: 39294149; PMCID: PMC11410943; DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52557-2;
     
  4. Gaye B, Valentin E, Xanthakis V, Perier MC, Celermajer DS, Shipley M, Marijon E, Song RJ, Empana JP, Ramachandran VS, Jouven X. Author Correction: Association between change in heart rate over years and life span in the Paris Prospective 1, the Whitehall 1, and Framingham studies. Sci Rep. 2024 Sep 06; 14(1):20868.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39242738; PMCID: PMC11379920; DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-72000-2;
     
  5. Gaye B, Valentin E, Xanthakis V, Perier MC, Celermajer DS, Shipley M, Marijon E, Song RJ, Empana JP, Ramachandran VS, Jouven X. Association between change in heart rate over years and life span in the Paris Prospective 1, the Whitehall 1, and Framingham studies. Sci Rep. 2024 Aug 29; 14(1):20052.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39209972; PMCID: PMC11362490; DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-70806-8;
     
  6. Wang N, Ockerman FP, Zhou LY, Grove ML, Alkis T, Barnard J, Bowler RP, Clish CB, Chung S, Drzymalla E, Evans AM, Franceschini N, Gerszten RE, Gillman MG, Hutton SR, Kelly RS, Kooperberg C, Larson MG, Lasky-Su J, Meyers DA, Woodruff PG, Reiner AP, Rich SS, Rotter JI, Silverman EK, Ramachandran VS, Weiss ST, Wong KE, Wood AC, Wu L, Yarden R, Blackwell TW, Smith AV, Chen H, Raffield LM, Yu B. Genetic Architecture and Analysis Practices of Circulating Metabolites in the NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Program. bioRxiv. 2024 Aug 26. PMID: 39211135; PMCID: PMC11361093; DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.23.604849;
     
  7. Charisis S, Short MI, Bernal R, Kautz TF, Treviño HA, Mathews J, Dediós AGV, Muhammad JAS, Luckey AM, Aslam A, Himali JJ, Shipp EL, Habes M, Beiser AS, DeCarli C, Scarmeas N, Ramachandran VS, Seshadri S, Maillard P, Satizabal CL. Leptin bioavailability and markers of brain atrophy and vascular injury in the middle age. Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Sep; 20(9):5849-5860.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39132759; PMCID: PMC11497668; DOI: 10.1002/alz.13879;
     
  8. Dubin RF, Deo R, Ren Y, Wang J, Pico AR, Mychaleckyj JC, Kozlitina J, Arthur V, Lee H, Shah A, Feldman H, Bansal N, Zelnick L, Rao P, Sukul N, Raj DS, Mehta R, Rosas SE, Bhat Z, Weir MR, He J, Chen J, Kansal M, Kimmel PL, Ramachandran VS, Waikar SS, Segal MR, Ganz P. Incident heart failure in chronic kidney disease: proteomics informs biology and risk stratification. Eur Heart J. 2024 Aug 09; 45(30):2752-2767.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38757788; PMCID: PMC11313584; DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae288;
     
  9. Lau ES, Zhao Y, Benjamin EJ, Ramachandran VS, Xanthakis V, Cheng S, Ho JE. Sex Differences in Left Ventricular Function and Cardiac Mechanics. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Jun 18; 13(12):e035781.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38842280; PMCID: PMC11255751; DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.124.035781;
     
  10. Li T, Grams ME, Inker LA, Chen J, Rhee EP, Warady BA, Levey AS, Denburg MR, Furth SL, Ramachandran VS, Kimmel PL, Coresh J. Consistency of metabolite associations with measured glomerular filtration rate in children and adults. Clin Kidney J. 2024 Jun; 17(6):sfae108. PMID: 38859934; PMCID: PMC11163224; DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfae108;
     
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