Author
A cardiologist and geneticist by training, he holds the title of Executive Vice-President at Scripps Research, sits at the helm of Medscape as Editor-in-Chief, and is counted among medicine's ten most-cited researchers.
Education and training
| Credential | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| BA, Biomedicine (highest distinction) | University of Virginia | 1975 |
| MD | School of Medicine, University of Rochester | 1979 |
| Residency, Internal Medicine | University of California, San Francisco | 1979-1982 |
| Fellowship, Cardiology | Johns Hopkins University | 1982-1985 |
Current positions
- Director of the Department of Translational Medicine at Scripps Research
- Executive Vice-President, Scripps Research
- Founder and Director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, which he built and continues to lead
- Holder of the Gary and Mary West Chair of Innovative Medicine
- Professor of Molecular Medicine
- Serves as a Senior Consultant within the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases at Scripps Clinic
- Editor-in-Chief, Medscape
Scientific standing
Author of over 1,300 peer-reviewed publications with more than 400,000 citations and an h-index of 259. Elected to the National Academy of Medicine (2004), the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the Association of American Physicians, and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars.
Played a key role in creating t-PA, Plavix (clopidogrel), Angiomax (bivalrudin), and ReoPro (abciximab). Oversaw clinical trials enrolling over 200,000 patients across more than 40 countries, most notably the GUSTO series.
Research areas
His research spans aging and longevity, genetics and genomics, heart disease, pharmacogenomics, digital medicine, artificial intelligence in healthcare, and individualised or precision medicine.
Books
- Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity (2025), New York Times bestseller
- Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again (2019)
- The Patient Will See You Now (2015)
- The Creative Destruction of Medicine (2012)
Awards
Included in the inaugural TIME100 Health list (2024) U.S. News & World Report Best Leaders 2025, alongside the Simon Dack Award (ACC), Andreas Gruentzig Award (ESC), Doctor of the Decade (ISI), and the Hutchinson Medal (University of Rochester).
Profiles and links
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