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Michelle Asha Albert
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| Alma mater | Haverford College University of Rochester Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health |
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| Institutions | University of California, San Francisco Harvard Medical School Howard University, Columbia University |
Michelle Asha Albert is an American doctor who specializes in the heart, known as a cardiologist. She is a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Albert holds a special position there called the Walter A. Haas Lucie-Stern Endowed Chair in Cardiology.
She has also been a leader in several important medical groups. These include the American Heart Association, the Association of Black Cardiologists, and the Association of University Cardiologists. Her important work has led to her being chosen as a member of the National Academy of Medicine and other respected medical societies.
Learning and Training
Dr. Albert started her college journey at Haverford College. She studied chemistry there and finished her degree when she was twenty years old. After that, she went to medical school at the University of Rochester.
She then completed her residency training in internal medicine at Columbia University Presbyterian Hospital in New York. She even served as the chief resident, which means she helped lead other doctors in training. Dr. Albert then focused on heart health, completing a special fellowship in cardiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. She also earned a Master of Public Health degree from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. This degree helps doctors understand how to improve health for large groups of people.
Her Work and Research
After finishing her cardiology training, Dr. Albert became a faculty member at Harvard Medical School. She later became an Associate Professor of Medicine there. She then moved to Howard University, where she led the cardiology department as the Chief of Cardiology.
Later, she joined the team at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Albert's research focuses on understanding heart disease. She studies how tiny markers in the body, called molecular biomarkers, are connected to heart problems. She also looks at how difficult life experiences, or "adversity," can increase the risk of heart disease.
Awards and Special Recognition
Dr. Michelle Asha Albert has received many awards for her important work in heart health. These awards show how much she has contributed to medicine and research.
- 2004 Association of Black Cardiologists Herbert W. Nickens Epidemiology Award
- 2010 Brigham and Women's Hospital Nesson Fellowship Award
- 2012 American College of Cardiology Heart of Women's Health CREDO Award
- 2014 Women's Day Magazine Red Dress Award Honoree
- 2015 Haverford College Haverford Award
- 2016 American Heart Association Women in Cardiology Mentoring Award
- 2016 Elected Member of the Association of University Cardiologists
- 2018 Association of Black Cardiologists Daniel D. Savage Science Award
- 2018 American Heart Association Merit Award
- 2019 Elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
- 2020 American Heart Association Population Science Research Award
- 2020 American Heart Association COVID-19 Rapid Track Science Award
- 2023 University of Rochester Honorary Doctor of Science
- 2023 Elected Member, Association of American Physicians
- 2023 American Heart Association, Distinguished National Leadership Award
- 2023 American Heart Association, Distinguished Epidemiology Achievement Award
See also
In Spanish: Michelle Albert para niños
