John W. Cole, Md

Biography

Dr. Cole is an Associate Professor of Neurology with the Neurology Departments at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Cole is an ABPN certified vascular neurologist whose research focuses on understanding stroke etiology through epidemiologic and genetic approaches, leading to the development of new preventive strategies. Such strategies may include the development of new drugs for stroke prevention, as well as using genetic testing to identify high-risk individuals for personalized stroke risk factor modification. His current research focuses upon stroke risk as mediated through genetic predisposition and environmental factors, including cigarette smoking and infectious etiologies, among others. His trainees are directly involved in patient- and database-oriented research under his guidance and learn to conduct clinical and epidemiological research regarding stroke risk factors and prevention. Trainees also learn about genetic and molecular methodologies to study mechanisms of stroke as associated with the inflammatory and coagulation pathways. He regularly speaks at both international and national conferences regarding these topics, with a primary emphasis on stroke prevention.

Research Interest

Stroke Prevention, Stroke Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology of Complex Disease, Vascular Biology