Primary Faculty

Faculty Title  Basic Research Theme
Dennis Abraham, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Receptor Biology, Systolic and Diastolic Function, Cardiac Hypertrophy
Paul Agris, PhD Consulting Professor in Medicine RNA Biology
Victor Dzau, MD Professor of Medicine Cardiac Regeneration
Neil Freedman, MD Professor of Medicine, Professor in Cell Biology Receptor Biology, Vascular Biology
Michael "Dee" Gunn, MD Professor of Medicine and Immunology; Associate Professor in Pathology Immunology, Vascular Biology
Conrad Hodgkinson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor in Medicine Cardiac Regeneration
Christopher Holley, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine RNA Biology
Alem Kahsai, PhD Assistant Professor in Medicine Receptor Biology
Ravi Karra, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Cardiac Regeneration
Christopher Kontos, MD Professor of Medicine Vascular Biology, Angiogenesis
William Kraus, MD Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Nursing Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Adaptation to Exercise
Andrew Landstrom, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Genetic and molecular mechanisms of sudden cardiac arrest in children
Robert Lefkowitz, MD James B. Duke Professor of Medicine Receptor Biology, G-protein coupled receptors
Robert McGarrah, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Metabolism and Heart Failure
Thomas Povsic, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine Cardiac Regeneration, Translation
Maria Price Rapoza, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine Research Systems Strengthening
Sudar Rajagopal, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine Receptor Biology, Pulmonary Hypertension
Howard Rockman, MD Edward S. Orgain Professor of Cardiology Receptor biology, Cell signaling
Paul Rosenberg, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Ion Channel
Svati Shah, MD, MHS Professor of Medicine Genetic epidemiology
Sudha Shenoy, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine and Cell Biology Receptor Biology
Jonathan Stiber, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Ion Channel
Deepak Voora, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Genetic variation and disease
Yibin Wang, PhD Director of the Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases at Duke-NUS in Singapore Cardiovascular and metabolic diseases
James Wisler, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Receptor Biology, Vascular Biology

In addition to the Cardiovascular Research Center’s primary faculty, who are generally dedicated full time to research and clinical care in cardiovascular disease, there also are many faculty across campus who have joined the CVRC because they have research projects that are relevant to cardiovascular research. 

View our Affiliated Faculty.