KiranMusunuruMD

Cardiology • Philadelphia, PA

Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Associate Professor, Medicine - Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

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Office
3400 Civic Center Blvd, Bldg 421
11-104 Smilow Center for Translational Research
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2006 - 2009
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2006
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2017 - 2024
MA State Medical License 2008 - 2017
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1633 citations
Plasma HDL cholesterol and risk of myocardial infarction: A mendelian randomisation study
Benjamin F. Voight, Gina M. Peloso, Marju Orho-Melander, Ruth Frikke-Schmidt, Maja Barbalić
Lancet. 2012-08-11
366 citations
A TALEN Genome-Editing System for Generating Human Stem Cell-Based Disease Models
Qiurong Ding, Youn-Kyoung Lee, Esperance A. Schaefer, Derek T. Peters, Adrian Veres
Cell Stem Cell. 2013-02-07
236 citations
Engineered virus-like particles for efficient in vivo delivery of therapeutic proteins.
Samagya Banskota, Aditya Raguram, Susie Suh, Samuel W Du, Jessie R Davis
Cell. 2022-01-20

Journal Articles

In Utero CRISPR-Mediated Therapeutic Editing of Metabolic Genes
William H Peranteau, Philip W Zoltick, Kiran Musunuru, William Zacharias, Nature
Author Correction: Regulatory Variants at KLF14 Influence Type 2 Diabetes Risk via a Female-Specific Effect on Adipocyte Size and Body Composition
Calvin Pan, Kiran Musunuru, Avanthi Raghavan, Nature
Circular Non-Coding RNA ANRIL Modulates Ribosomal RNA Maturation and Atherosclerosis in Humans
Kiran Musunuru, MD, Nature

Lectures

Can We Edit the Genome in Patients at Risk of CAD?
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019
Genetic Testing: New Frontiers in Cardiovascular Care
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019

Press Mentions

Gene-Editing Therapy Reduced Attacks in Hereditary AngioedemaOctober 24th, 2024
Experts Agree Intravenous Iron Shows Promise for Heart Failure PatientsNovember 7th, 2022
CRISPR/Cas-9 Gene Editing Shows Promise in Transthyretin AmyloidosisNovember 5th, 2022
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Grant Support

Genetic And Functional Analyses Of A Novel Locus Associated With LDL-C And MINational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2011