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Lori
Mosca, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.,
is Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center and
Director of Preventive Cardiology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
Dr. Mosca received her medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical
University in Syracuse, and her Masters in Public Health and Ph.D. in
Epidemiology from Columbia University. She completed a Residency
in Internal Medicine at Upstate Medical University and a Fellowship in
Preventive Cardiology at Columbia University. Dr. Mosca
has been listed among America's and
New York's Top Doctors every year since 2005. She is author of Heart to Heart: A Personal Plan for Creating a
Heart-Healthy Family. Dr. Mosca’s area of clinical expertise is preventive cardiology and women's health. Her research focuses on lifestyle and family centered interventions to prevent heart disease. She is Principal Investigator of 3 National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded studies including one to evaluate the role of caregivers to improve cardiac patient outcomes. Dr. Mosca has mentored dozens of new investigators and has been supported by a National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Mid-Career Award in Applied Preventive Cardiology Research. Her research contributions were recognized by the American Medical Women's Association with the 2007 Women in Science Award. Dr. Mosca is also a standing member of the NIH/NHLBI Clinical Trials Study Section. Dr. Mosca is Past Chair of the American Heart Association (AHA) Council on Epidemiology and Prevention and Past President of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology. She currently chairs the AHA Expert Panel for the Effectiveness-Based Guidelines for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women. In 2004 she was the inaugural recipient of the Woman's Day Red Dress Award, and was named the Outstanding Young Alumna at Upstate Medical University. She is also the recipient of the 2011 National American Heart Association's Meritorious Achievement Award and the 2011 WomenHeart Wenger Award for Excellence in Medical Leadership. She has been a frequent guest on the Today Show, Good Morning America, Dr. Oz Show, CNN, NBC Nightly News, ABC World News, and the CBS Evening News and recently hosted a PBS special educational program, Dr. Mosca's 3 Keys to Heart Health. Dr. Mosca serves on several editorial boards and is a peer reviewer for leading journals including The New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association. She has authored more than 200 scientific publications. Dr. Mosca has 2 sons, is the wife of a pediatric cardiac surgeon, is a competitive triathlete, and Hawaii Ironman finisher. For more information about Dr. Mosca's work, please visit the Preventive Cardiology Program website Columbia University Medical Center Main office: Copyright © 2013 Dr. Lori Mosca. Updated 03/15/2013
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