Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Training Program

Current Trainees

NAME

TRAINING PROGRAM

EMAIL

RESEARCH INTERESTS
ZAN AHMAD PhD zahmad6@jhu.edu The development and application of
statistical learning, computational fluid
dynamics, and shape analysis tools for better
understanding, predicting and treating
adverse cardiac events.

THERESA BOYER, MS, MSPH

PhD

tboyer3@jhmi.edu

The social and biological drivers of adverse pregnancy outcomes and their propagation across the life course.
MAOMAO (ZIJING) GUO, MPH PhD zguo15@jhmi.edu The role of dietary patterns in
glycemic control.
ELIZABETH LINTON, MPH PhD lintonea@jhu.edu Characterizing frailty, physical function, and
geriatric syndromes among people living
with sickle cell disease.
DUSTIN LE, MD Postdoctoral Fellow (MHS) dle20@jhmi.edu Role of kidney disease and health outcomes such as hypertension, heart failure, and diabetes.

NATALIE MALEK, MPH

PhD

ndaya1@jh.edu

Improving the ascertainment and measurement of cardiovascular lifestyle risk factors and other important exposures in epidemiologic studies. The study of novel biomarkers and diagnostics relevant to diabetes and its complications.
KATHERINE MCDERMOTT, MD Postdoctoral Fellow (MHS) kmcderm9@jhmi.edu Epidemiology of peripheral vascular disease and diabetic foot infections; differential risk factors, protective factors, patterns of practice/intervention, and outcomes among women with peripheral vascular disease; expansion of new endovascular technologies.
MODUPE ODUWOLE, MbChB, MPH Postdoctoral Fellow moduwol1@jhmi.edu

Social determinants of health and how it affects cardiovascular health outcomes.
NOELLE PAVLOVIC, PhD, RN Postdoctoral Fellow npavlov3@jhmi.edu

Patient‐reported general and
exertional fatigue symptoms in
cardiovascular disease, stage B heart failure, and prevalent heart failure.
JOSEPH SARTINI PhD jsartin1@jhu.edu Extracting clinical insights from CGM and
other wearable/implantable medical devices.
ANNA CLAIRE TUCKER, MPH, RD PhD atucke31@jh.edu Diet and diet‐related behaviors involved in the prevention and treatment of cardiometabolic disease, and social determinants of health that influence dietary intake.
AMELIA WALLACE, PhD, MS Postdoctoral Fellow amelia.wallace@jhu.edu

Diabetes, kidney disease, and heart failure.


Recent Graduates

  • Moira Differding (2023)
  • Francesca Marino (2023)
  • Alessandro Orlando (2023)
  • Laura Skow (2023)
  • Valerie Sullivan (2023)
  • Matt Blum (2022)
  • Scott Mu (2022)
  • Olive Tang (2022)
  • Curtis Tilves (2022)
  • Frances Wang (2022)
  • Michael Fang (2021)
  • Kathryn Foti (2021)
  • Carine Hamo (2021)
  • Anum Minhas (2021)
  • Mary Rooney (2021)
  • Melissa Schnure (2021)
  • Erin Spaulding (2021)
  • Emily Hu (2020)
  • Steven Menez (2020)
  • Molly Jung (2019)
  • Faisal Rahman, PhD (2019)
  • Alex Secora, PhD (2019)
  • Junichi Ishigami, PhD (2018)
  • Stephanie Loomis (2018)
  • Lena Mathews (2018)
  • Scott McClure, PhD (2018)
  • Jung-Im Shin, PhD (2018)
  • Bethany Warren, PhD (2018)
  • Michelle C. Johansen, MD, MHS (2017)
  • Alexandra Lee, MSPH (2017)
  • Maya McDoom (2017)
  • Andreea Rawlings, PhD, MS (2017)
  • Aditya Bhonsale (2016)
  • Katherine Mills (2016)
  • Katherine Moon (2016)
  • Poojitha Balakrishnan, MPH, PHD (2015)
  • Man Li (2015)
  • Seth Martin, MD, MHS (2015)
  • Christina Parrinello, MPH, PhD (2015)
  • Casey Rebholz (2015)
  • Jingwen Tan, ScM, PhD (2015)
  • Sunil Agarwal (2014)
  • Andrea Christman (2014)
  • Laura Cobb, MS, DrPH (2014)
  • Margaret Parker, MHS, PhD (2014)
  • Adrienne Tin, PhD (2014)
  • Julie Bower, MPH, PhD (2013)
  • Meredith Foster, MPH, ScD (2013)
  • Miranda Jones, MHS (2013)
  • Stephen Juraschek, MD, PhD (2013)
  • Kerunne Ketlogetswe, MD, ScM (2013)
  • Seamus Whelton, MPH, MD (2013)
  • Michelle Zikusoka, MD, MHS (2013)
  • Catherine Campbell, MD, MHS (2012)
  • Matthew Gribble (2012)
  • Morgana Mongraw-Chaffin (2012)
  • Ghanshyam Palamaner Subash Shantha (2012)
  • Salman Waheed, MPH, MD, MHS (2012)
  • Saul Blecker, MD, MHS (2011)
  • Mara McAdams Demarco, MS, PhD (2011)
  • Chiadi Ndumele, MD, MHS (2011)
  • Lisa Wyman, MPH, PhD (2011)
  • Marietta Ambrose, MD, MPH (2010)
  • Lori Bash, PhD, MPH (2009)
  • Nrupen Bhavsar (2009)
  • Jared Reis, PHD, MS (2009)
  • Juan Rivera, MD, MHS (2009)
  • Jonathan Rubin, MD, MHS (2009)
  • Robert Scharpf, PhD, MS (2009)
  • Kesha Baptiste-Roberts, PhD, MPH (2008)
  • Audrey Chu (2008)
  • Nisa Maruthur, MD, MHS (2008)
  • Andy Menke (2008)
  • Alejandro Castro (2007)
  • Edward Kim, MD, MPH, MHS (2007)
  • Erin Michos, MD, MHS (2007)
  • Nina Paynter, PhD, MHS (2007)
  • Stella Yi, PhD, MPH (2007)
  • Glenn Hirsch, MD, MHS (2006)
  • Adam Naj, PhD (2006)
  • Elizabeth Selvin, PhD, MPH (2006)
  • Katherine Stamatakis, PhD, MPH (2006)
  • Meredith Atkinson (2005)
  • Anitha Byreddy (2005)
  • Jane Marsh-Manzi (2005)
  • Roger Peng (2005)
  • Michael Chan (2004)
  • Megan Jehn (2004)
  • David Cohen (2003)
  • Shawn Miles (2003)
  • Samia Mora (2003)
  • Alafia Samuels (2003)
  • Stanley Watkins (2003)
  • Jean Wu (2003)
  • Christine Arcari (2002)
  • Brad Astor (2002)
  • Joanna Zeiger (2002)
  • Patty Chang (2001)
  • Jean-Paul Chretien (2001)
  • Sharon Saydah (2001)