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Research Interests
Dr. Greenland is the Harry W. Dingman Professor of Cardiology and Professor of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and a Senior Editor for JAMA. He held previous positions as Department Chair of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern, Executive Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research, and Director of Northwestern’s Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA). He has been actively engaged as a cardiovascular epidemiologist in the MESA Study, the CARDIA Study, the Women’s Health Initiative, the Chicago Heart Association Detection Project in Industry, and the Chicago Western Electric Study. He is a longstanding member of the NHLBI Observational Study Monitoring Board for the Framingham Heart Study and a member of the Board of External Experts of NHLBI. Dr. Greenland’s research has helped to shape cardiovascular care guidelines around the world. His work, which has been cited thousands of times, was among the first to reveal that women are more likely to die from heart attacks than men, and his studies illustrated that major risk factors almost always precede heart attacks, overcoming the “50% myth.” He has also contributed to enhanced diagnostic and preventive care, showing the importance of coronary calcium scanning for cardiovascular disease risk prediction. He has been recognized multiple times as a Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher in clinical medicine. In 2016, he received a National Mentoring Award from the Council on Epidemiology and Prevention of the American Heart Association. He also received the David Rogers Award from the AAMC in the same year, recognizing his career-long impact on the health and health care of the United States, and in 2017, he received the James Bruce Award from the American College of Physicians for his longstanding research and clinical impact in preventive medicine. He is an elected member of the Association of American Physicians and an elected Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London).
Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Prevention
Training Experience
1975 | Internship, Strong Memorial Hospital |
1978 | Residency, Strong Memorial Hospital |
1980 | Fellowship, University of Minnesota Medical Center |
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
MD, Medicine, University of Rochester
… → 1974
Research interests keywords
- Cardiology
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Cardiovascular Imaging
- Epidemiology
- Preventive Medicine
- Public Health
- Wellness and Fitness
- Women's Health
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Biological pathways linking psychosocial fact
Huang, X. (PD/PI), Greenland, P. (Other), Khan, S. S. (Other) & Petito, L. C. (Other)
4/1/24 → 3/31/27
Project: Research project
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Research Training in CVD Epidemiology and Prevention
Carnethon, M. R. (PD/PI) & Greenland, P. (Other)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
2/1/24 → 1/31/29
Project: Research project
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The Illinois Precision Medicine Consortium (IPMC)
Ho, J. (PD/PI), Ho, J. (PD/PI), Chisholm, R. L. (Co-Investigator), Greenland, P. (Co-Investigator), Greenland, P. (Co-Investigator), Patel, R. B. (Co-Investigator), Patel, R. B. (Co-Investigator), Rasmussen-Torvik, L. J. (Co-Investigator) & Simon, M. A. (Co-Investigator)
The University of Chicago, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health
9/1/23 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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Arterial Stiffness and Wave Reflection: Physiological Contributors to CVD after Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Yee, L. M. (PD/PI), Yee, L. M. (PD/PI), Greenland, P. (Co-Investigator) & Greenland, P. (Co-Investigator)
University of Michigan, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
9/1/23 → 8/31/27
Project: Research project
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Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study - Chicago Field Center
Carnethon, M. R. (PD/PI), Lloyd-Jones, D. M. (PD/PI), Lloyd-Jones, D. M. (PD/PI), Rasmussen-Torvik, L. J. (PD/PI), Carnethon, M. R. (Co-PD/PI), Carnethon, M. R. (Co-PD/PI), Alexandria, S. J. (Co-Investigator), Allen, N. B. (Co-Investigator), Beach, L. B. (Co-Investigator), Greenland, P. (Co-Investigator), Hou, L. (Co-Investigator), Kershaw, K. N. (Co-Investigator), Rasmussen-Torvik, L. J. (Co-Investigator), Rasmussen-Torvik, L. J. (Co-Investigator), Wilkins, J. T. (Co-Investigator) & Zhao, L. (Co-Investigator)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
7/11/23 → 6/30/33
Project: Research project
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A case series on trauma care in Gaza: reflections
Katz, N. T., Wald, R., Kantor, G. S., Sim, F. & Greenland, P., Jan 18 2025, In: The Lancet. 405, 10474, p. 198 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Association of neighborhood-level socioeconomic disadvantage and Life's Essential 8 in early pregnancy
Venkatesh, K. K., Grobman, W. A., Huang, X., Yee, L. M., Catov, J., Simhan, H., Haas, D. M., Mercer, B., Reddy, U., Silver, R. M., Levine, L. D., Chung, J., Saade, G., Greenland, P., Bairey Merz, C. N., McNeil, B. & Khan, S. S., Mar 2025, In: American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 21, 100925.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cardiac CT Calcium Score
Glynn, P., Khan, S. S. & Greenland, P., Apr 22 2025, In: JAMA. 333, 16, p. 1447-1448 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Determinants of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Maternal Cardiovascular Health in Early Pregnancy
Cameron, N. A., Huang, X., Petito, L. C., Ning, H., Shah, N. S., Yee, L. M., Perak, A. M., Haas, D. M., Mercer, B. M., Parry, S., Saade, G. R., Silver, R. M., Simhan, H. N., Reddy, U. M., Varagic, J., Licon, E., Greenland, P., Lloyd-Jones, D. M., Kershaw, K. N. & Grobman, W. A. & 1 others, , Mar 1 2025, In: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 18, 3, p. e011217Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Discordance of 10- and 30-Year Predicted Risk for Cardiovascular Disease in US Adults
Krishnan, V., Huang, X., Perak, A. M., Coresh, J., Ndumele, C. E., Greenland, P., Lloyd-Jones, D. M. & Khan, S. S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: JAMA.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Marijuana use and DNA methylation-based biological age in young adults
Nannini, D. R. (Creator), Zheng, Y. (Creator), Joyce, B. T. (Creator), Gao, T. (Creator), Liu, L. (Creator), Jacobs, D. R. (Creator), Schreiner, P. (Creator), Liu, C. (Creator), Horvath, S. (Creator), Lu, A. T. (Creator), Yaffe, K. (Creator), Sidney, S. (Creator), Greenland, P. (Creator), Lloyd-Jones, D. M. (Creator) & Hou, L. (Creator), figshare, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6268510.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Marijuana_use_and_DNA_methylation-based_biological_age_in_young_adults/6268510/1
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Plasma lipid profiles in early adulthood are associated with epigenetic aging in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study
Gao, T. (Creator), Wilkins, J. T. (Creator), Zheng, Y. (Creator), Joyce, B. T. (Creator), Jacobs, D. R. (Creator), Schreiner, P. J. (Creator), Horvath, S. (Creator), Greenland, P. (Creator), Lloyd-Jones, D. (Creator) & Hou, L. (Creator), figshare, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5819732, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Plasma_lipid_profiles_in_early_adulthood_are_associated_with_epigenetic_aging_in_the_Coronary_Artery_Risk_Development_in_Young_Adults_CARDIA_Study/5819732
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Patterns of leisure-time physical activity across pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes
Catov, J. M. (Creator), Parker, C. B. (Contributor), Gibbs, B. B. (Creator), Bann, C. M. (Creator), Carper, B. (Creator), Silver, R. M. (Creator), Simhan, H. N. (Contributor), Parry, S. (Creator), Chung, J. H. (Creator), Haas, D. M. (Creator), Wapner, R. J. (Creator), Saade, G. R. (Creator), Mercer, B. M. (Creator), Bairey-Merz, C. N. (Contributor), Greenland, P. (Creator), Ehrenthal, D. B. (Creator), Barnes, S. E. (Creator), Shanks, A. L. (Creator), Reddy, U. M. (Creator) & Grobman, W. A. (Creator), figshare, 2018
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4162463, https://figshare.com/collections/Patterns_of_leisure-time_physical_activity_across_pregnancy_and_adverse_pregnancy_outcomes/4162463
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Factors associated with duration of breastfeeding in women giving birth for the first time
Haas, D. M. (Creator), Yang, Z. (Creator), Parker, C. B. (Creator), Chung, J. (Creator), Parry, S. (Creator), Grobman, W. A. (Creator), Mercer, B. M. (Creator), Simhan, H. N. (Creator), Silver, R. M. (Creator), Wapner, R. J. (Creator), Saade, G. R. (Creator), Greenland, P. (Creator), Merz, N. B. (Creator), Reddy, U. M. (Creator) & Pemberton, V. L. (Creator), figshare, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6211902, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Factors_associated_with_duration_of_breastfeeding_in_women_giving_birth_for_the_first_time/6211902
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Epigenetic age acceleration and metabolic syndrome in the coronary artery risk development in young adults study
Nannini, D. R. (Creator), Joyce, B. T. (Creator), Zheng, Y. (Creator), Gao, T. (Creator), Liu, L. (Creator), Yoon, G. (Creator), Huan, T. (Creator), Ma, J. (Creator), Jacobs, D. R. (Creator), Wilkins, J. T. (Creator), Ren, J. (Creator), Zhang, K. (Creator), Khan, S. S. (Creator), Allen, N. B. (Creator), Horvath, S. (Creator), Lloyd-Jones, D. M. (Creator), Greenland, P. (Creator) & Hou, L. (Creator), figshare, 2019
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4741883, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Epigenetic_age_acceleration_and_metabolic_syndrome_in_the_coronary_artery_risk_development_in_young_adults_study/4741883
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