Robert George Weiss, MD

Professional Titles

• Clarence Doodeman Professor of Cardiology

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Medicine

Background

Centers and Institutes

• Heart and Vascular Institute
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Service

Additional Academic Titles

Joint Appointment in Radiology and Radiological Science

Research Interests

Aging, Coronary Endothelial Function, Developing non-invasive imaging and spectroscopy techniques for cardiac disease, Heart Failure, Myocardial Metabolism, Sudden Cardiac Death

Lab Website

Weiss Lab - Lab Website

• The Weiss Lab, which features a multi-disciplinary team at Johns Hopkins as well as at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, is dedicated to identifying the most important clinical, genetic, structural, contractile and metabolic causes of sudden cardiac death as well as the means to reverse the underlying pathology and lower risk. Current projects include research into energy metabolism in human heart failure and creatine kinase metabolism in animal models of heart failure. Robert G. Weiss, MD, is professor of medicine, Radiology and Radiological Science, at the Johns Hopkins University.

Honors

• Clarence Doodeman Professor of Cardiology, 1/1/09
• David E. Gibbons Research Award, American Heart Association, 1/1/06
• American Society of Clinical Investigation, 1/1/04
• Board of Trustees, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 1/1/98
• Established Investigator Award, AHA, 1/1/94
• Clinician Scientist Award, American Heart Assoc., 1/1/90
• Merck Clinician Scientist Award, 1/1/89
• Alpha Omega Alpha, 1/1/83
• Sandoz Award-Outstanding Research Award, 1/1/83
• Phi Beta Kappa, 1/1/78

Memberships

• American Heart Association
• American Society of Clinical Investigation
• International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
• Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Founding Member