Howard N. Hodis
Harry J. Bauer and Dorothy Bauer Rawlins Professor of Cardiology
Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine
Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology
Director, Atherosclerosis Research Unit
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Contact at: (323) 442-1478 or athero@usc.edu
Expertise:
- prevention of cardiovascular disease
- atherosclerosis and lipid metabolism
- antioxidant therapy for atherosclerosis
- non-lipid causes of atherosclerosis, such
as hyperinsulinemia and hypertension
- atheroma
- coronary thrombosis
- myocardial infarction (heart attack)
- modes of therapy to achieve athero-
sclerosis regression
- measuring/ monitoring atherosclerosis
- dietary interventions for atherosclerosis
- atherosclerosis and coronary artery
disease in women, especially hormonal
replacement therapy (estrogen and
progestin) for atherosclerosis
- arterial imaging of atherosclerosis
- non-invasive methods of determining/
measuring atherosclerosis
- ultrasound measurement /determination of atherosclerosis
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Biographical information can be found at:
http://keck.usc.edu/profiles?facid=463
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