The History of Cardiovascular Health at UW
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UW has always been a place of research and innovation for the field of cardiology.
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1956
In 1956, an engineering student named Wayne Quinton who ran the instrument shop at UW helped build a better heart-lung machine than the prototypes being used in Minnesota. The first open heart surgery outside of Minnesota took place that year, by Dr. Alvin Merendino at today’s Harborview Medical Center, using the new bypass machine and was a phenomenal success.
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1958
In 1958, Dr. Robert Rushmer, who was trained as a both a pediatrician and physiologist, began working with engineers to develop clinical applications for Doppler ultrasound — using sound waves to visualize the pumping heart and measure blood flow.
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1963
Professor Robert Bruce developed the cardiac treadmill that is used routinely today to test cardiovascular function known as the “Bruce Protocol” in 1963.
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1987
The Cardiovascular Health Research Unit was established in 1987 by Dr. Bruce Psaty and Dr. David Siscovick with an aim to develop and apply knowledge to prevent morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular diseases. CHRU is currently co-directed Dr. Psaty and Dr. Nona Sotoodehnia.
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2007
Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) was founded in 2007 by Dr. Chris Murray and stewards the Global Burden of Disease Study. Cardiovascular efforts are led by Dr. Greg Roth.
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The Global Cardiovascular Health Program is a succession of the innovation the field of cardiology has taken on at UW.
Longenecker, Chris
Director Global Cardiovascular Health Program, Associate Professor
MD
206 616-1159
ctlongen@uw.edu
Prevention of cardiovascular disease in PLHIV; HIV and hypertension integration; reciprocal innovation; health equity; quality of care and outcomes; rhuematic heart disease; nurse led interventions
Masyuko, Sarah
Assistant Professor
MBChB, PhD, MPH
smasyuko@uw.edu
HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment and its relation to Non-communicable diseases
Farquhar, Carey
Professor
MD
206 542-4278
cfarq@uw.edu
AIDS epidemiology and HIV prevention in Africa; heterosexual and vertical HIV transmission
Fitzpatrick, Annette
Research Professor
PhD, MA
206 616-6409
fitzpal@uw.edu
Studies of aging and chronic diseases; cardiovascular disease and its risk factors; physical and cognitive functioning in the elderly; dementia including Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia; chronic disease in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
Gimbel, Sarah
Associate Professor
PhD, MPH, BSN, MA
206 616-5064
sgimbel@uw.edu
HIV/AIDS; cardiovascular diseases; oneHealth; innovative interventions and health equity; improving clinical care quality; accessible models, tools and approaches for health workers
Pal, Jay
Professor
MD, PhD
206 543-5517
jaydpal@uw.edu
Heart Failure; heart valve diseases; cardiovascular surgery; atrial fiibrillation; heart transplantation; coronary artery bypass surgery; Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass
Roth, Greg
Associate Professor
MD, MPH
206 897-2897
rothg@uw.edu
Cardiovascular disease modeling; global cardiovascular health surveillance, population health, and quality of care and outcomes for cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure
Sherr, Kenneth
Professor
PhD, MPH
206 221-7635
ksherr@uw.edu
Systems Analysis and Improvement Approaches; Implementation Science; Primary Health Care; Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs
Sotoodehnia, Nona
Professor
MD, MPH
206 744-8712
nsotoo@uw.edu
Preventive cardiology; Arrhythmias including sudden cardiac death and atrial fibrillation; Coronary heart disease; Precision medicine; International health; Diabetes and gender ; Ethnic differences in cardiovascular risk and outcomes
Su, Yanfang
Assistant Professor
ScD
yfsu@uw.edu
Health system strengthening; financial/economic evaluation; program impact evaluation; cardiovascular disease; tuberculosis; malaria; HIV; primary health care and long-term care; evaluating health systems
Temu, Tecla
Clinical Assistant Professor
MD, PhD
ttemu@uw.edu
Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease; HIV/AIDS; HIV and interations with infectious diseases; health equity
Watkins, David
Associate Professor
MD, MPH
206 744-7785
davidaw@uw.edu
Global health; Health economics; Health policy analysis; Integrated healthcare delivery; Epidemiological and demographic modeling; Evidence-to-policy/knowledge translation
Weiner, Bryan
Professor
PhD
206 221-7882
bjweiner@uw.edu
Adoption, implementation, and sustainability of innovations; evidence-based practices in health care delivery; quality improvement practices; care management practices; patient safety practices; clinical information systems; collaborative service delivery models; cancer prevention and control in communities; evidence-based diabetes practices
Kalani, Rizwan
Assistant Professor
MD
206 744-3251
rkalani@uw.edu
Stroke epidemiology and population-based approaches to stroke prevention in LMICs, novel risk factors for intracranial atherosclerotic disease
Sharma, Malveeka
Assistant Professor
MD, MPH
206 744-3654
malveeka@uw.edu
Cerebrovascular disease and stroke prevention, as well as neuro-infectious diseases, global health neurology, specifically medical education and sustainable health systems development.
Webel, Allison
Associate Dean for Research, School of Nursing
RN, PhD, FAAN
awebel@uw.edu
Innovative Interventions, Symptom Science, Health Equity, Lifespan Health, HIV and aging, diet and exercise, interdisciplinary research, global health, cardiovascular disease management, nurse-led interventions
Zunt, Joseph
Professor
MD, MPH
206 744-3715
jzunt@uw.edu
Infectious Diseases; Neglected Diseases, Tropical Medicine (incl. Parasites); Neurology; Stroke; Research methodology and priorities; Research ethics; Capacity building
Kirkpatrick, James
Professor
MD
kirkpatj@cardiology.washington.edu
echocardiography in limited resource settings, education, cardiac palliative care, cardioethics, echocardiography with cardiac assist devices, heart failure
The Global Cardiovascular Health Program hosts interdisciplinary faculty working on more than 40 projects globally, including programs in Latin America, Africa, Asia and North America. Faculty are comprised of experts across disciplines ranging from clinical cardiology, cardiac surgery, health system evaluation, health metrics, policy, epidemiology, and implementation science.