Robert Roberts (cardiologist)

Robert Roberts (born in Grole, Newfoundland, Canada), is a cardiologist.

Robert Roberts, MD, cardiologist

Education

Dr. Roberts completed his undergraduate at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He attended Medical school at Dalhousie University and training in cardiology at University of Toronto in Canada.[1] With a scholarship from the Canadian Heart Foundation he relocated to the U.S. to complete a research fellowship at the University of California-San Diego under the mentorship of Eugene Braunwald and Burton Sobel where he contributed to the clinical trial development of TPA, a first line treatment for heart attacks. He then became Director of the Coronary Care Unit Barnes Hospital at Washington University in St. Louis (1972-1982) and was recruited by Dr. Michael DeBakey and Anthony Gotto to serve as Chief of Cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas (1982-2004), which he held for over two decades being one of the longest serving chiefs of cardiology in the US. In 2004, he returned to Canada to become C.E.O., President and Chief Scientific Officer of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada (2004-2014).[2]

Clinical practice

He was Director of the Coronary Care Unit at Barnes Hospital at Washington University in St. Louis from 1972-1982. He served as Chief of Cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas from 1982-2004, followed by President of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada from 2004-2014.

Research

His research is noted for developing the first quantitative assay for MBCK, which was the standard for diagnosing heart attacks in patients for more than three decades. [1] Most of his research career was devoted to genetics and molecular biology of cardiovascular disorders [2][3] which led him to several important discoveries, including the first gene for atrial fibrillation in 1997, the first gene for Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome and many others. In 2007, he discovered the first gene for heart attacks (9p21) and since as part of an International Consortium has identified over 100 genetic factors that cause an elevated risk for heart disease in addition to the already commonly associated environmental factors such as cholesterol and smoking which paves the way for predictive genetic testing for heart disease in men and women at any age (not just when symptomatic) which he is currently developing. [4][5][6]

Awards and honours

He has authored over 900 publications in leading scientific journals and received several awards in recognition of his scientific contributions including the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American College of Cardiology (1998), McLaughlin Medal from the Royal Society of Canada (2008), Award of Meritorious Achievement from AHA (2001), Best of What’s New by Popular Science (1994), and was elected to Fellow of the Academy of Science of the Royal Society of Canada (2013).[7]

He served as Associate Editor of Hurst's The Heart for nearly 30 years while also being a member of numerous review boards for several journals and currently remains Editor-in-Chief of Current Opinion in Cardiology, Section Editor of Genomics for JACC and Associate Editor for JACC:BTS [8]

References

  1. ↑ Roberts, R.; Sobel, B. E.; Parker, C. W. (1976-11-19). "Radioimmunoassay for creatine kinase isoenzymes". Science. 194 (4267): 855–857. doi:10.1126/science.982049. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 982049.
  2. ↑ Robert, Roberts (1993). Molecular Basis of Cardiology. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Blackwell Scientific Publications.
  3. ↑ Hurst's The Heart. McGraw Hill.
  4. ↑ Brugada, Ramon; Tapscott, Terry; Czernuszewicz, Grazyna Z.; Marian, A.J.; Iglesias, Anna; Mont, Lluis; Brugada, Josep; Girona, Josep; Domingo, Anna (1997-03-27). "Identification of a Genetic Locus for Familial Atrial Fibrillation". New England Journal of Medicine. 336 (13): 905–911. doi:10.1056/nejm199703273361302. ISSN 0028-4793.
  5. ↑ Gollob, Michael H.; Green, Martin S.; Tang, Anthony S.-L.; Gollob, Tanya; Karibe, Akihiko; Hassan, Al-Sayegh; Ahmad, Ferhaan; Lozado, Ryan; Shah, Gopi (2001-06-14). "Identification of a Gene Responsible for Familial Wolff–Parkinson–White Syndrome". New England Journal of Medicine. 344 (24): 1823–1831. doi:10.1056/nejm200106143442403. ISSN 0028-4793.
  6. ↑ McPherson, Ruth; Pertsemlidis, Alexander; Kavaslar, Nihan; Stewart, Alexandre; Roberts, Robert; Cox, David R.; Hinds, David A.; Pennacchio, Len A.; Tybjaerg-Hansen, Anne (2007-06-08). "A Common Allele on Chromosome 9 Associated with Coronary Heart Disease". Science. 316 (5830): 1488–1491. doi:10.1126/science.1142447. ISSN 0036-8075. PMC 2711874. PMID 17478681.
  7. ↑ "Dr. Robert Roberts: Recipient of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Research Achievement Award in 2012". www.heartacademy.org. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  8. ↑ "About the Journal : Current Opinion in Cardiology". journals.lww.com. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
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