Lisa Yanek, MPH
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
Languages
- English
Gender
FemaleAbout Lisa Yanek
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Background
Dr. Lisa Yanek is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the General Internal Medicine division. She studies cardiovascular disease in families and risk factor modification.
Dr. Yanek received a bachelor’s degree from Brown University and a master of public health degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health before joining the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1995. She is a member of the American Public Health Association, the American Heart Association and the American Society of Human Genetics. She is also a reviewer for Health Education Research, BMC Health Services Research and the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Centers and Institutes
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Contact for Research Inquiries
Phone: (410) 955-7671
Research Interests
Cardiovascular disease in families and risk factor modification
Lab Website
Lisa Yanek Lab
- Research in the Lisa Yanek Lab focuses on cardiovascular disease in families and risk factor modification. Recently, we conducted a study to determine the association of lean versus fat mass with fitness in healthy, overweight and obese African Americans from families with early-onset coronary disease.