Georgia Heart Institute Grand Rounds Post Interview with Dr. Nehal N. Mehta, MD, MSCE, FAHA

Dr. Mehta is a nuclear, general and preventive cardiologist at the NHBLI Intramural Research... Dr. Mehta is a nuclear, general and preventive cardiologist at the NHBLI Intramural Research Program. He is also Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University where he attends on the coronary care unit. His research program focuses on the role of innate immunity and inflammation in subclinical atherosclerosis. He utilizes psoriasis as a human model to study cardiometabolic diseases. His trans-disciplinary approach involves genetic epidemiology, cardiovascular radiology and translational medicine to perform observational and experimental studies in humans. Dr. Mehta’s group has shown that severity of inflammation in skin relates to lipoprotein dysfunction, insulin resistance, lipid-rich coronary plaque by CCTA and vascular inflammation by FDG PET/CT. His group recently demonstrated that lipid-rich coronary plaque decreased following successful skin disease treatment with biologic therapy. Dr. Mehta has expertise in leading large collaborative teams. His background in lipidology, Preventive Cardiology,Nuclear Cardiology and Epidemiology facilitate multi-disciplinary science. Read more Show less

Dr Habib Samady is an interventional cardiologist and serves as President of the Georgia Heart... Dr Habib Samady is an interventional cardiologist and serves as President of the Georgia Heart Institute, the heart and vascular program of Northeast Georgia Health System. He is also Director of the Georgia Center for Cardiovascular Biomechanics and Modeling and Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Emory University. Dr Samady is recognized as one of the foremost international experts in coronary physiology. He earned his medical degree from the University of Sheffield in England, and completed his residency training in both London and in Sheffield. He subsequently completed an internal medicine residency and chief residency at the University of Connecticut, before his fellowship in general cardiology, nuclear cardiology, and interventional cardiology at Yale University in Connecticut. Read more Show less