Michelle Albert

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Michelle Asha Albert
Born
Guyana
Alma materHaverford College
University of Rochester
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of California, San Francisco
Harvard Medical School
Howard University

Michelle Asha Albert is a Guyana born American physician who is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Albert is Director of the UCSF CeNter for the StUdy of AdveRsiTy and CardiovascUlaR DiseasE (NURTURE Center). She served as the President of the Association of Black Cardiologists in 2021 and was elected President of the American Heart Association in 2022.

Early life and education[]

Albert was raised in Guyana.[1][2] She grew up with her grandparents whilst her parents were studying in the United Kingdom.[1] Whilst Albert initially planned to become an actuary, her career plans changed after her grandfather suddenly died. Her studies of slavery, her experiences in a developing country and losing her grandfather inspired her to become a physician.[1] At the age of fifteen, her family moved to Brooklyn.[1] Albert attended Haverford College, where she studied chemistry and graduated at the age of twenty.[1] She attended medical school at the University of Rochester.[3] Albert moved to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where she earned a Master of Public Health.[4] Albert was a medical resident at Brigham and Women's Hospital.[citation needed]

Research and career[]

After completing her residency, Albert was appointed to the faculty at the Harvard Medical School. She was eventually appointed Associate Professor of Medicine.[5] Albert subsequently served as the Vivian Beaumont Allen Endowed Professor at Howard University.[5] She joined the faculty at the University of California, San Francisco in 2015.[citation needed]

Albert's research considers health disparities and cardiology.[6] In particular, she is interested in the social determinants of health, and how an understanding of these can transform the healthcare of global populations.[2] She makes use of inflammatory and thrombotic biomarkers of cardiovascular disease risks, and assesses how these biomarkers vary by demographic or social characteristics. Based on this research, Albert created strategies to limit the risk of cardiovascular disease amongst people from historically marginalized groups.[2][7]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Albert studied the impact of COVID-19 on heart health, particularly the heart health of Black women.[8] In the United States, the stress that Black people experience due to everyday discrimination contributes to worse cardiovascular health.[8]

Albert was elected the 2021 President of the Association of Black Cardiologists and the 2022 President of the American Heart Association.[9][10]

Awards and honours[]

Selected publications[]

  • M A Albert; E Danielson; N Rifai; P M Ridker (4 July 2001). "Effect of statin therapy on C-reactive protein levels: the pravastatin inflammation/CRP evaluation (PRINCE): a randomized trial and cohort study". JAMA. 286 (1): 64–70. doi:10.1001/JAMA.286.1.64. ISSN 0098-7484. PMID 11434828. Wikidata Q28186001.
  • Mercedes R Carnethon; Jia Pu; George Howard; et al. (23 October 2017). "Cardiovascular Health in African Americans: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association". Circulation. 136 (21): e393–e423. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000534. ISSN 0009-7322. PMID 29061565. Wikidata Q46813797.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Donna K Arnett; Roger S Blumenthal; Michelle A Albert; et al. (17 March 2019). "2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines". Circulation. 140 (11): e596–e646. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000678. ISSN 0009-7322. PMID 30879355. Wikidata Q92416957. (erratum)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Faculty Spotlight: Michelle A. Albert, MD | UCSF Cardiology". ucsfhealthcardiology.ucsf.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "She Rocks! Meet Dr. Michelle Albert, Director of the Center for the Study of Adversity & Cardiovascular Disease at UCSF". Guyanese Girls Rock!. 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  3. ^ "Journal of Hypertension and Management Editorial Board | Clinmed International Library". clinmedjournals.org. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "The American Society for Clinical Investigation". Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Adversity and Cardiovascular Disease: Mapping Sociobiological Mechanisms and Precision Health Interventions | College of Medicine - Tucson". medicine.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  6. ^ "The Hidden Epidemic: Heart Disease in America . PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  7. ^ "Putting the stress on stress". Boston.com. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Dr. Michelle Albert featured in SF Gate and San Francisco Chronicle | UCSF Cardiology". cardiology.ucsf.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  9. ^ "Dr. Michelle Albert has been elected 2022 President of the American Heart Association | UCSF Cardiology". cardiology.ucsf.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  10. ^ "Dr. Michelle Albert appointed President of the Association of Black Cardiologists | UCSF Cardiology". cardiology.ucsf.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  11. ^ "Herbert W. Nickens Award". AAMC. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  12. ^ "H. Richard Nesson Fellowship - Brigham and Women's Hospital". www.brighamandwomens.org. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  13. ^ "Michelle A. Albert, MD, MPH". Association of Black Cardiologists. 2020-04-02. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  14. ^ Staff, Woman's Day (2017-07-18). "Red Dress Award Winners Through the Years". Woman's Day. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  15. ^ "Haverford Winter 2015 Page 53". www.mydigitalpublication.com. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  16. ^ "Women in Cardiology Mentoring Award". professional.heart.org. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  17. ^ "About AUC". AUC. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  18. ^ "Dr. Michelle Albert received 2018 Dr. Daniel D. Savage Memorial Science Award | UCSF Cardiology". ucsfhealthcardiology.ucsf.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  19. ^ "Michelle A. Albert, M.D., M.P.H., FAHA, of UCSF, to receive the AHA's 2020 Population Research Prize". American Heart Association. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  20. ^ "Michelle A. Albert, M.D., M.P.H., FAHA, of UCSF, to receive the AHA's 2020 Population Research Prize". American Heart Association. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  21. ^ "AHA awards grants to 12 teams for fast-tracked heart and brain health research related to COVID-19". News-Medical.net. 2020-05-02. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
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