Title Associate Professor of Medicine Institution Brigham and Women's Hospital Address Brigham and Women's Hospital Cardiology 75 Francis St Boston MA 02115
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Biography
Georgetown University, Washington DC | BS | 06/1990 | Chemistry |
Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore | MPH | 06/1995 | International Health |
Georgetown University, Washington DC | MD | 06/1996 | Medicine |
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston | MSc | 06/2001 | Clinical Epidemiology |
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston | | 06/2004 | Cardiovascular Medicine |
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston | | 07/05 | Echocardiography |
Overview
Dr. Aruna D. Pradhan is Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, associate physician in the Division of Preventive Medicine (DPM), Brigham and Women’s Hospital and staff cardiologist in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, VA Boston Healthcare System. Dr. Pradhan’s research focus over the past 15 years has been the evaluation of novel inflammatory and lipid biomarkers and novel drug therapy in type 2 diabetes (T2D), coronary and peripheral artery disease (PAD). She is or has been the recipient of numerous research grants sponsored by the American Heart Association, National Institutes of Health and industry. She is currently Principal Investigator of several large ongoing studies serving as co-Principal Investigator of the multinational PROMINENT trial of pemafibrate to reduce cardiovascular events in T2D patients with hypertriglyceridemia. Dr. Pradhan is Immediate-Past Chair of the American Heart Association’s Council on Peripheral Vascular Diseases. She completed her cardiovascular medicine fellowship at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in 2004 and subspecialty training in echocardiography at the Massachusetts General Hospital in 2005.
Mentoring
Epidemiology Cardiovascular Research
Summer, 06/23/14 - 08/15/14
Research
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R01HL122158
(PRADHAN, ARUNA DAS)
Aug 15, 2014 - May 31, 2019
Anti-inflammatory Therapy with Low Dose Methotrexate for Reduction of PAD
Role: Principal Investigator
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R01DK088078
(PRADHAN, ARUNA DAS)
Sep 15, 2010 - Jun 30, 2017
Diabetes Prevention in the Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial
Role: Principal Investigator
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R01HL103742
(PRADHAN, ARUNA DAS)
Aug 14, 2010 - Dec 30, 2014
Mechanisms of Statin-Induced DM in JUPITER (Rosuvasatin for CVD Prevention)
Role: Principal Investigator
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K08HL082740
(PRADHAN, ARUNA DAS)
Mar 20, 2006 - Feb 28, 2012
Novel and Traditional Risk Factors for Symptomatic PAD in Women
Role: Principal Investigator
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