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Robert Alan Kloner, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine (Clinical Scholar)

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Awards

  • Alpha Omega Alpha: Member, 1973
  • Merck: Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Study of Medicine, 1975
  • American Society of Clinical Pathologists: Sheard-Sanford Award for Meritorius Original Student Research in Pathology During Medical School, 1976
  • American Heart Association: Recipient of the Established Investigatorship Award, 1981
     – 1986
  • American College of Physicians: Research Prize, 1988
  • 82nd Annual Scientific Assembly of the Southern Medical Association: Scientific Exhibit Achievement Award, 1988
  • American Society for Clinical Investigation: Elected Member, 1990
  • American Heart Association: Continuing Service Award, 1991
  • NIH: Cardiovascular Study Section A, 1995
     – 1998
  • United States Israel Binational Science Foundation: The Henry N. Neufeld Memorial Award, 1996
  • American Heart Association: Inaugural Fellow of the Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences, 2001
  • Institute for Scientific Information: Identified as one of the world’s most highly cited authors, 2002
  • Good Samaritan Hospital: Physician Leadership Award, 2003
  • Consumer’s Research Council of America: Listed in Guide to America’s Top Cardiologists, 2007

Research Funding

  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Myocardial Infarction
    NIH · R01HL073709 · Jul 15, 2003 – Jun 30, 2008 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Biologic Ventricular Assist Device
    NIH · R21HL071965 · Sep 30, 2002 – Jul 31, 2006 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • MODERATE ALCOHOL EFFECT ON CARDIAC ISCHEMIA
    NIH · R03AA012258 · Jul 1, 1999 – Jun 30, 2001 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • COLLABORATIVE R01-CARDIAC GRAFTS-FUNCTIONAL ANALYSES
    NIH · R01HL061488 · Jan 11, 1999 – Dec 31, 2004 · Role: Principal Investigator

Publications

  • Prefrontal hemodynamic alterations during resting state and stroop interference in cognitively healthy older adults with high plasma pTau-217 levels. Neuroimage Rep. 2026 Dec; 6(4):100411.. View in PubMed
  • Longevity. Clin Med Res. 2026 Jun; 24(2):80-86.. View in PubMed
  • Organ-Specific Efficacy of Postischemic Empagliflozin in Acute Stroke and Myocardial Infarction Using Preclinical Models. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 06 02; 15(11):e047087.. View in PubMed
  • Sex Differences in the Adverse Effects of Nicotine-Free E-Cigarettes on Myocardial Oxygen Supply and Demand Balance: A Preclinical Rat Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 May 19; 15(10):e046489.. View in PubMed
  • Comparing incidence of heart failure in individuals with enlarged cardiac chambers versus diabetes. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2026 Oct; 29:101656.. View in PubMed
  • AI-Derived LA Volume Index, LA/RA and LA/LV Volume Ratios From Coronary Artery Calcium Scans Predict Long-Term Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke. Stroke. 2026 Jun; 57(6):1586-1601.. View in PubMed
  • AI-derived left-to-right cardiac chamber volume ratios in coronary artery calcium scans strongly predict heart failure. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 03 27; 27(4):791-802.. View in PubMed
  • AI-CVD-HF: A heart failure risk prediction model based on coronary artery calcium scans compared with PREVENT-HF. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2026 Jun; 27:101464.. View in PubMed
  • Artificial Intelligence-derived Measurements of Myosteatosis from Coronary Artery Calcium CT Scans to Predict COPD: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging. 2026 02; 8(1):e250205.. View in PubMed
  • Stress and Acute Coronary Syndrome. Cardiol Res. 2025 Dec; 16(6):467-474.. View in PubMed

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