Invited Leaders in Cardiovascular Research
Each academic year, CVRI sponsors leaders in cardiovascular research to serve as visiting professors and provide a seminar addressing a cardiovascular topic and of interest to a broad audience. These visiting professors focus on interdepartmental interactions with our early career scientists.
Invited Leaders in Cardiovascular Research
Each academic year, CVRI sponsors leaders in cardiovascular research to serve as visiting professors and provide a seminar addressing a cardiovascular topic and of interest to a broad audience. These visiting professors focus on interdepartmental interactions with our early career scientists.
Upcoming CVRI Sponsored Visiting Professors
Cardiology Visiting Professor
May 8, 2026
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD
Director of Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital
Dr. Valentin Fuster Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Host: Tanush Gupta, MD
Alpert Visiting Professor
June 15-16, 2026
Kent L. Thornburg, MS, PhD, FAPS
M. Lowell Edwards Endowed Chair
Professor of Medicine Emeritus
Knight Cardiovascular Institute
Oregon Health & Science University
Host: Ira Bernstein, MD
Sobel Visiting Professor
October 1-2, 2026
Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS, FAHA, FACC, FASE, FASPC
Professor of Medicine
Director of Women’s Cardiovascular Health
Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology
Core Faculty, Advanced Lipid Clinic
Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Co-Editor in Chief, The American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Host: Kramer Wahlberg, MD
Cardiology Visiting Professor
March 26, 2027
Michelle M. Kittleson, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Heart Transplantation
Co-Director, Cardiac Amyloidosis Program
Director of Education in Heart Failure and Transplantation
Professor of Medicine
Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai
Host: Kramer Wahlberg, MD
Journal Clubs
In advance of CVRI's Sobel, Alpert, and Rising Star Visiting Professorship seminar series, the Early Career Advisory Committee hosts a journal club to review a recent article by the visiting professor. All are welcome!
Journal Clubs
In advance of CVRI's Sobel, Alpert, and Rising Star Visiting Professorship seminar series, the Early Career Advisory Committee hosts a journal club to review a recent article by the visiting professor. All are welcome!
About CVRI Visiting Professors
Each academic year, CVRI sponsors leaders in cardiovascular research to serve as visiting professors and provide a seminar addressing a cardiovascular topic and of interest to a broad audience. These visiting professors, hosted by the requesting department, provide lectures to and interact with our research community, with a particular focus on interdepartmental interactions with our early career scientists. Administration of this award will be handled by the requesting department or division.
In addition, CVRI hosts up to three extended professorships each academic year. These two-day professorships include multiple lectures, seminars, and opportunities for interaction with trainees and junior investigators:
A gift from Martin Bloomfield, MD '60 enables CVRI to host both the
- Sobel Visiting Professorship and the
- Alpert Visiting Professorship
CVRI's Early Career Advisory Committee hosts a Rising Star Visiting Professor lecture series.