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Author
A cardiologist and geneticist, Executive Vice-President of Scripps Research, Editor-in-Chief of Medscape, and among the ten most highly cited individuals in medicine.
Education and training
| Credential | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| BA, Biomedicine (highest distinction) | University of Virginia | 1975 |
| MD | University of Rochester School of Medicine | 1979 |
| Residency, Internal Medicine | University of California, San Francisco | 1979-1982 |
| Fellowship, Cardiology | Johns Hopkins University | 1982-1985 |
Current positions
- Chair of the Department of Translational Medicine at Scripps Research
- Executive Vice-President, Scripps Research
- Founder and Director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute
- Occupies the Gary and Mary West Chair of Innovative Medicine
- Professor of Molecular Medicine
- Senior Consultant in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases at Scripps Clinic
- Editor-in-Chief, Medscape
Scientific standing
Has authored more than 1,300 peer-reviewed articles, with over 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.
Was instrumental in the development of t-PA, Plavix (clopidogrel), Angiomax (bivalirudin), and ReoPro (abciximab). Directed clinical trials across more than 40 countries with over 200,000 patients, among them the landmark GUSTO series.
Research areas
His research covers 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
Named to the inaugural TIME100 Health list (2024) U.S. News & World Report Best Leaders 2025, together with the Simon Dack Award (ACC), Andreas Gruentzig Award (ESC), Doctor of the Decade (ISI), and the Hutchinson Medal (University of Rochester).