As a doctor and a physician–scientist, I’m invigorated by all that there’s yet to learn and discover in the fields of cardiology, vascular medicine, and preventive health. Through my research I’m able to constantly challenge myself. I apply my findings to patient care, using them to prevent vascular disease and reverse symptoms for people who have heart disease.
As a researcher, I work to increase our understanding of why some people develop arterial blockages and clots that lead to heart attack and stroke, and others do not. I’m specifically interested in the role platelets, as well as other blood-clotting proteins, play in heart disease, stroke, and vascular disease in the legs, especially for people who don’t have typical risk factors such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure.