Research
The Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Division of Cardiology conducts groundbreaking clinical and translational research in science and medicine advancing the understanding of cardiovascular conditions and treatments and improving care for all patients.
As a leading academic medical center, medical students, post-doctoral students, residents, and fellows research under the guidance of faculty mentors to enhance their training and assist in Weill Cornell Medicine’s contribution to scientific and medical advancements. Research at academic medical centers, including Weill Cornell Medicine, continue to find new and better ways to understand, detect, control, and treat health conditions.
“Without forward-thinking research, we would be doing the same thing and treating patients the same way, without growing or improving.”
- Dr. Jim Cheung, Professor of Medicine
How Research Benefits Patients
As a result of our research, our team of cardiologists has a highly specialized understanding of the heart’s mechanisms and many cardiovascular disorders, as well as expertise in the latest treatments, innovations, and medical devices. As a patient, you benefit from access to advanced imaging and technology, highly specialized physician-scientists at the forefront of their field, cutting-edge therapies, and a wide range of clinical trials.
History of Achievements in Research
Our research mission builds on nearly a century of innovations, such as the:
- Origins of cardiac rehabilitation and cardiac psychology
- Electrocardiographic recognition of acute myocardial ischemia and myocardial infarction
- Clinical introduction of anticoagulation
- Vasoconstrictor-volume understanding of hypertension, elucidation of the renin-angiotensin axis, and the clinical introduction of ACE inhibitors into medicine
- Cellular and molecular bases for the right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia
