SekarKathiresanMD
Cardiology • Boston, MAAdult Congenital Heart Disease
Associate Professor, Medicine-Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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Office
25 New Chardon St
Nc25-301
Boston, MA 02114Phone+1 617-726-9292Fax+1 617-724-6767
Education & Training
Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2000 - 2002- Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 2000
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1999 - 2024
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2011
Clinical Trials
- Investigating the Feasibility and Implementation of Whole Genome Sequencing in Patients With Suspected Genetic Disorder Start of enrollment: 2018 Mar 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsSpacer Fidelity Assessments of Guide RNA by Top-Down Mass Spectrometry.Luis A Macias, Sara P Garcia, Kayla M Back, Yue Wu, G Hall Johnson
ACS Central Science. 2023-07-26 - New Approaches for Targeting PCSK9: Small-Interfering Ribonucleic Acid and Genome Editing.Reindert F Oostveen, Amit V Khera, Sekar Kathiresan, Erik S G Stroes, Kevin Fitzgerald
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2023-07-01 - 10 citationsSouth Asian medical cohorts reveal strong founder effects and high rates of homozygosity.Jeffrey D Wall, J Fah Sathirapongsasuti, Ravi Gupta, Asif Rasheed, Radha Venkatesan
Nature Communications. 2023-06-08
Journal Articles
- Recall by Genotype and Cascade Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia in a Population-Based Biobank from EstoniaSekar Kathiresan, Pradeep Natarajan, Nature
- DNA Sequence Variation in ACVR1C Encoding the Activin-Receptor like Kinase 7 Influences Body Fat Distribution and Protects Against Type 2 DiabetesDerek Klarin, Pradeep Natarajan, Ruth McPherson, Sekar Kathiresan, Krishna Aragam, Alexander Bick, Diabetes Care
- Genome-Wide Polygenic Scores for Common Diseases Identify Individuals with Risk Equivalent to Monogenic MutationsAmit V Khera, Steven A Lubitz, Sekar Kathiresan, Patrick T Ellinor, Krishna G Aragam, Pradeep Natarajan, Nature
Press Mentions
ASN Announces Kidney Week Daily Plenary Keynote SpeakersSeptember 16th, 2024- 12 Diseases and Health Conditions Local Biotech Companies Are Tackling Right NowFebruary 21st, 2023
- Verve Therapeutics Provides Regulatory Update on VERVE-101 Investigational New Drug Application and Reports Third Quarter 2022 Financial ResultsNovember 7th, 2022
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