I am ABIM board-certified in both Internal Medicine and the subspecialty of Cardiovascular Disease. Since 1979, I have held university appointments at Brown University, Wayne State University, Tufts New England Medical Center, Boston University, the University of Connecticut, State University of New York in Buffalo, and Albany Medical College. For the past 27 consecutive years, I have held leadership roles as either a Chief of cardiology or Chief of Medicine at both federal VA facilities and in the academic private sector, all of which have had strong affiliations with their respective academic health centers. In 2016, I re-joined the VA Boston MAVERIC Center as the Scientific Director, Clinical Trials Network, for the VA New England Healthcare System, and as the Research Lead Physician, for VISN 1.
I have extensive prior experience in clinical trials and comparative effectiveness research, and have served in a leadership capacity in several important national and international clinical trials, including as Study Chair for VA CSP-funded VANQWISH and COURAGE Trials, as Study Co-Chair of the NIH-funded AIM-HIGH Trial, and as a national co-PI for the NIH-funded ISCHEMIA Trial. My principal research interests include studies in stable ischemic heart disease, post-MI secondary prevention, acute coronary syndromes, and preventive cardiology.
Lecturer in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Physician Research Lead & Scientific Director
VA Boston Healthcare System
MAVERIC Center
Clinical Trials Network
2012-2015 Greater Albany Capital Region/Hudson Valley, NY:
Selected as one of the “Best Doctors in Cardiovascular Medicine"
2008 D’Youville College, Buffalo, NY:
Thirteenth Annual Award for Achievement in Health Care
2002-2004 Connecticut Magazine and Hartford Magazine:
Selected as one of the top Cardiology physicians in Connecticut
2001-2015 Selected for inclusion in “Best Doctors in America” (15 consecutive years)
2001-2002 Hartford Hospital:
Outstanding Teacher of the Year in Cardiology
1994 Boston University Medical Center/VAMC:
Medical House Staff Award for Outstanding Clinical Teacher of the Year
1992 Boston University Medical Center/VAMC:
Medical House Staff Award for Outstanding Clinical Teacher of the Year
1985 Miriam Hospital:
Medical House Staff Award for Outstanding Clinical Teaching
1984-1986 Rhode Island Department of Health:
Principal Consultant, Cardiovascular Diseases
1983 American Heart Association:
Cardiovascular Research Grant-in-Aid
1978 American College of Cardiology:
Young Investigators' Award Finalist
1977 American Heart Association:
Cardiovascular Research Grant-in-Aid
1977-1979 Tufts Medical Center:
Cardiology Fellowship
1976 National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute:
Individual Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Cardiovascular Diseases
1976-1977 University Hospital (Boston Medical Center):
Chief Medical Residency
1974-1976 University Hospital (Boston Medical Center):
Medical Residency
1974 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
1969 National Jesuit Collegiate Honor Society:
Alpha Sigma Nu