Carl J Pepine
Professor emeritus
Cardiology
University of Florida
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Pepine is a professor emeritus of medicine, with clinical interests that include Ischemic heart disease, heart disease in women, cardiovascular cell therapy, preventive cardiology, genetic cardiology, clinical trials in cardiovascular disease, and hypertension and lipid disorders.
Research Interest
Dr. Pepine is an internationally recognized leader in both the clinical and scientific areas of cardiovascular medicine. His major interests focus on the pathophysiology of ischemic heart disease and coronary and systemic vascular hemodynamic mechanisms underlying the disease. He is principal investigator for the UF center for the NHLBI-funded Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) and the UF center for the Cardiovascular Cell Therapy Research Network (CCTRN). He has been or is the PI for many investigator initiated clinical trials, as well as NHLBI trials. He is past president of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the national professional organization for cardiovascular specialists. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the ACC and many committees and task forces and is the founder and overall Project Chair for the Vascular Biology Working Group (VBWG).
