Viola Vaccarino MD, PhD
Wilton Looney Chair of Cardiovascular Research and Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University; Joint Appointment, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GeorgiaViola Vaccarino, M.D., Ph.D., is the Wilton Looney Chair of Cardiovascular Research and Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. She holds a joint appointment at the Emory School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology. Dr. Vaccarino received an M.D. from the University of Milan, Italy, and a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Yale University. Between 1995 and 2000 she was on the faculty at the Yale School of Public Health. In 2000, she joined the Emory faculty in the school of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, and in March 2010 was appointed the Rollins Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the Rollins School of Public Health. Dr. Vaccarino research interests lay in cardiovascular epidemiology and prevention, in particular the study of social and behavioral determinants of cardiovascular disease and women’s health. A focus of her research program is the role of emotional factors, in particular depression and psychological stress, on cardiovascular risk and the interplay between psychological and biological factors on cardiovascular disease. Dr. Vaccarino has published over 250 research publications in peer-reviewed journals and has an extensive record of research funding from the National Institutes of Health. She is Fellow of the American Heart Association, elected member of the American Epidemiological Society, Established Investigator awardee from the American Heart Association, and serves in many professional organizations and committees at the national and international level.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Impact of Childhood Adversity on Incident CVD in Early Adulthood
- Long-Term Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Serious Mental Illness
- Stress-Associated Neurobiological Activity Linked With Plaque Instability Via Enhanced Macrophage Activity
- Greater Neurobiological Resilience to Chronic Socioeconomic or Environmental Stressors and Lower Risk for MACE
- Transient Endothelial Dysfunction Induced by Mental Stress Associated With Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
- Stress-Related Disorders Associated With Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
- Workplace Bullying and Workplace Violence as Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
- Psychological Distress Increases Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Stroke
- Escitalopram vs Placebo Treatment for Depression Improves Long-Term Cardiac Outcomes in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Impact of Persistent Psychological Distress in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease