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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

  • Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) Imaging as a Diagnostic Test: Insurance Coverage Implications. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Feb; 19(2):266-273.. View in PubMed
  • Opportunistic AI-derived adiposity measures from coronary artery calcium scans predict new-onset type 2 diabetes in adults without obesity or hyperglycemia: insights from the AI-CVD study within MESA. Diabetol Metab Syndr. 2025 Nov 06; 17(1):419.. View in PubMed
  • A new hybrid echocardiography and arterial pressure waveform approach for non-invasive reconstruction of the entire left ventricular pressure waveform. Eur Heart J Imaging Methods Pract. 2025 Oct; 3(4):qyaf136.. View in PubMed
  • An overview of adjunctive therapies and alternatives to reperfusion management to reduce cerebral infarct size. Neuroscience. 2026 Jan 09; 592:255-279.. View in PubMed
  • Assessment of Myocardial Injury Size Metrics Using Carotid Pressure Waveform: Proof-of-Concept in Coronary Occlusion/Reperfusion Rat Model. FASEB J. 2025 Sep 15; 39(17):e71029.. View in PubMed
  • Low HDL-The Challenge. Clin Med Res. 2025 08; 23(2):60-66.. View in PubMed
  • Effects of Intracoronary SuperSaturated Oxygen Therapy on Myocardial Blood Flow, Microvascular Obstruction, and Myocardial Salvage in ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Swine Ischemia/Reperfusion Model. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Aug 05; 14(15):e038891.. View in PubMed
  • Inflammatory response to chronic nicotine-containing electronic cigarette exposure in a rat model of myocardial infarction. Tob Induc Dis. 2025; 23.. View in PubMed
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Is Rarely Done in the Acute Care of ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Treated by Emergency Medical Services. West J Emerg Med. 2025 May 20; 26(3):729-736.. View in PubMed
  • Empagliflozin demonstrates neuroprotective and cardioprotective effects by reducing ischemia/reperfusion damage in rat models of ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction. Sci Rep. 2025 Mar 15; 15(1):8986.. View in PubMed

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