Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Lili Barouch
Professional Titles
- Director, Sports Cardiology Program
- Director, Columbia Heart Failure Clinic
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Medicine
Background
Dr. Barouch is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, and a member of the Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation group at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Barouch received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1992 and her medical degree from Johns Hopkins in 1996. She continued at Johns Hopkins for residency training in Internal Medicine, completed in 1999, and fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease and Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant, completed in 2003.
She has expertise in the outpatient management of advanced heart failure and many types of cardiomyopathies. Dr. Barouch also has a longstanding interest in women’s cardiovascular health – particularly in how some cardiac conditions affect women differently or present with distinctive symptoms. She is the Medical Director of the Columbia Heart Failure Clinic, in partnership with Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, and the Howard County Director of the Women’s Cardiovascular Health Center. She is also the Director of the Sports Cardiology Program, which offers expert cardiac care specifically geared towards athletes of all abilities.
Dr. Barouch believes that educating people about heart disease, medications and lifestyle changes, including healthy eating habits and regular exercise, is critically important in helping her patients understand how to achieve and maintain wellness and feel in control of their cardiovascular health. She is an avid runner and triathlete herself, competing in several triathlons and other races per year, as well as the occasional marathon.
Centers and Institutes
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
- Heart and Vascular Institute
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Service
- Metabolism and Obesity Research, Center for
- Women's Cardiovascular Health Center
Research Interests
Beta 3 adrenergic signaling and cardiac remodeling, Cardioprotective effect of beta-3 adrenergic receptor signaling, Leptin signaling and cardiac hypertrophy, Obesity and congestive heart failure
Lab Website
The Barouch Lab
- The Barouch Lab is focused on defining the peripheral cardiovascular effects of the adipocytokine leptin, which is a key to the understanding of obesity-related cardiovascular disease. Interestingly, many of the hormonal abnormalities seen in obesity are mimicked in heart failure. The research program will enhance the understanding of metabolic signaling in the heart, including the effects of leptin, exercise, sex hormones, and downstream signaling pathways on metabolism and cardiovascular function. The lab also is working to determine the precise role of the "metabolic" beta-3 adrenergic receptor (ß3AR) in the heart and define the extent of its protective effect in obesity and in heart failure, including its role in maintaining nitric oxide synthase (NOS) coupling. Ultimately, this work will enable the exploration of a possible therapeutic role of ß3AR agonists and re-coupling of NOS in preventing adverse ventricular remodeling in obesity and in heart failure. Lili Barouch, MD, is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology and a member of the Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation group at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Research Summary
Dr. Barouch’s prior laboratory research was focused on defining the peripheral cardiovascular effects of the adipocytokine leptin, which is a key to the understanding of obesity-related cardiovascular disease. Interestingly, many of the hormonal abnormalities seen in obesity are mimicked in heart failure. The research program has enhanced the understanding of metabolic signaling in the heart, including the effects of leptin, exercise, sex hormones, and downstream signaling pathways on metabolism and cardiovascular function. The lab also worked to determine the precise role of the “metabolic” beta-3 adrenergic receptor (ß3AR) in the heart and define the extent of its protective effect in obesity and in heart failure, including its role in maintaining nitric oxide synthase (NOS) coupling. Ultimately, this work enabled the exploration of a possible therapeutic role of ß3AR agonists and re-coupling of NOS in preventing adverse ventricular remodeling in obesity and in heart failure.
Selected Publications
Barouch LA, Gao D, Chen L, Miller KL, Xu W, Phan AC, Kittleson MK, Minhas KM, Berkowitz DE, Wei C, Hare JM. Cardiac myocyte apoptosis is associated with increased DNA damage and decreased survival in murine models of obesity. Circulation Research. 2006; 98(1):119-24
Barouch LA, Harrison RW, Skaf MW, Rosas GO, Cappola TP, Kobeissi ZA, Hobai IA, Lemmon CA, Burnett AL, O'Rourke B, Rodriguez ER, Huang PL, Lima JAC, Berkowitz DE, Hare JM. Nitric oxide regulates the heart by spatial confinement of nitric oxide synthase isoforms. Nature. 2002; 416:337-339
Barouch LA. Progress for peripartum cardiomyopathy. Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2015; 25(5):407-8
Jiang W, Siddiqui S, Barnes S, Barouch LA, Korley F, Martinez DA, Toerper M, Cabral S, Hamrock E, Levin S. Readmission risk trajectories for patients with heart failure using a dynamic prediction approach: retrospective study. JMIR Med Inform. 2019; 7(4):e14756
Watts VL, Sepulveda FM, Cingolani OH, Ho AS, Niu X, Kim R, Miller KL, Vandegaer K, Bedja D, Gabrielson KL, Rameau G, O'Rourke B, Kass DA, Barouch LA. Anti-hypertrophic and anti-oxidant effect of beta3-adrenergic stimulation in myocytes requires differential neuronal NOS phosphorylation. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2013; 62:8-17
Honors
- Member, Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence, Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence, 1/1/21
- Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, American College of Cardiology, 1/1/10
- Fellow of the American Heart Association, American Heart Association, 1/1/09
- Finalist, Northwestern Cardiovascular Forum Young Investigators Award, Junior Faculty Division, 1/1/08
- Sponsored Young Investigator, GlaxoSmithKline Research and Education Foundation for Cardiovascular Disease Symposium: New Frontiers in Genomics and Cardiovascular Disease, 1/1/05
- Junior Faculty Basic Science Poster Award, Department of Medicine Research Retreat, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 1/1/05
- Finalist, Poster Competition in Basic Sciences, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, 1/1/04
- Trainee Best Poster Award, American Society for Clinical Investigation and American Academy of Physicians Joint Meeting, 1/1/03
- Fellow Basic Science Poster Award, and Facilitated Poster Session on Obesity/Metabolism, Department of Medicine Research Retreat, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 1/1/03
- Bristol-Myers-Squibb Travel Award, American College of Cardiology Scientific Session, 1/1/02
- Finalist, Fellow Basic Science Poster Award, Department of Medicine Research Retreat, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 1/1/02
- Trainee Abstract Award, American Heart Association Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences, 1/1/01
- 1st Place, Fellow Division, Mid-Atlantic Cardiovascular Research Competition, 1/1/01
Memberships
- American College of Cardiology
- American College of Cardiology Women in Cardiology Section
- American Heart Association
- American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology
- Heart Failure Society of America
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Endoscopy & Surgery Center - Columbia
- 5450 Knoll North Drive, Suite 170, Columbia, MD 21045
- phone: 443-997-0270
- fax: 410-964-5329
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Cardiology, 2003Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency, Internal Medicine, 1999Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 1996Board Certifications
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2010Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2003Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)
Ratings & Reviews
5 out of 5
180 ratings, 76 reviewsThe Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on the national CG-CAHPS Medical Practice patient experience survey through Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Comments are also gathered from our CG-CAHPS Medical Practice Survey through Press Ganey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/12/2025
The BEST
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/20/2025
Dr. Barouch is an excellent provider and I highly recommend her to anyone needing a cardiologist!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/19/2025
She is awesome and very attentive to me as an individual patient
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/13/2025
She is just wonderful and extremely knowledgeable
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/12/2025
Dr. Barouch is kind, caring, and thorough. She provides excellent care and has great bedside manner. I trust her implicitly and would recommend her highly.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/6/2025
She is very good. Very attentive to my needs
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/4/2025
Dr. Barouch is very personable and thorough. She spends plenty of time with me actually listening to and discussing my concerns, then makes recommendations.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/31/2025
Dr. Barouch is awesome.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/30/2025
Dr. Barouch and her team are excellent!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/30/2025
Dr. Barouch is an excellent physician. She spends the necessary time I need and performs a thorough examination. She listens and respects my questions and comments.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/29/2025
Dr. Barouch is a fantastic cardiologist.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/28/2025
Dr. Barouch is an amazing physician and person. She carefully reviewed my file and patiently listened to my questions. She reviewed lab results (that were not available online) from my pcp and ordered a test based on those results. The recent lab work results ordered by her led to a followup with my pcp.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/22/2025
Very knowledgeable and patient and answers all my questions.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/22/2025
Really like her.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/10/2025
Excellent and knowledgeable doctor
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/7/2025
Listen to my concerns, and give me treatment accordingly.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/17/2024
Dr. Barouch is an excellent doctor and communicates very effectively. I trust her with my health completely.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/22/2024
Excellent provider.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/21/2024
Just very satisfied
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/12/2024
Dr. Barouch was great at explaining things to me and listening to me. She was very patient with all of my questions. She was very thorough and I didn't feel rushed which is very much appreciated.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/8/2024
She was thorough and displayed caring, compassion and humanity.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/6/2024
Dr B is The absolute best. She is always considerate, courteous, knowledgeable, and answered all my questions.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/31/2024
She is the by far one of the best providers I have ever had.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/30/2024
She was very warm and kind. She was aware that I lost my husband, who was also her patient. She showed empathy and concern for me. She gave me a hug and reminded me how
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/29/2024
She is an exceptional doctor who truly cares about her patient's well-being.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/24/2024
Dr. Barouch is attentive and professional, exceptional in every way
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/10/2024
Good
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/9/2024
Lili is amazing caring thoughtful and thorough physician
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/8/2024
Knowledheable, thorough, patient, understanding, friendly.All questions and concerns were answered.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/8/2024
Dr. Barouch is an excellent doctor. Office is always pleasant.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/8/2024
Doctor Lili Barouch always gives excellent customer service. She listens and tries to understand my concerns. I appreciate her
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/4/2024
Dr. Barouch takes time to listen to you listen, provide answer to questions and offer solutions to help your heart health
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/1/2024
Dr. Barouch has always provided excellent care for my heart problems over the last eight years.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/18/2024
I always receive excellent care from Dr. Barouch. She always takes the time to explain any changes in my condition. She always answers all of my questions. I never feel rushed.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/13/2024
Dr Barouch is completely concerned about my health and future treatment
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/11/2024
I am very grateful to have Dr. Barouch as my cardiologist. She is excellent.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/4/2024
Very professiomal and caring
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/4/2024
The over all experience was experience was fine
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/29/2024
Great care as always - she always takes the time to listen and never makes the discussion feel rushed.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/23/2024
Dr Barouch is very professional all the while being very caring and concerned. She listens very well and always asks my input. She is amazing and I would recommend her to anyone.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/21/2024
Dr. Barouch always encourages me and I always feel so much better after meeting with her.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/14/2024
Dr. Barouch cares for me in way that is gentle and kind and yet firm at the same time. She always takes the time to answer any questions that I would have and always ask at the end did I have any more questions.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/1/2024
Feel validated. Like they know me, professional, not rushed, attentive.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/1/2024
She is excellent, professional, knowledgeable and kind.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/30/2024
Dr Barouch was exceptional in addressing my medical concerns.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/26/2024
Dr. Barouch is a brilliant and compassionate doctor whose expertise inspires trust!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/23/2024
I appreciate the time that Dr. B continually sets aside to speak with me about my heart transplant and continued recovery. She has been a fierce advocaate for me. She is very astute, listens and responds to my questions so that I understand what is needed to continue my recovery and avoid rejection of my new heart.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/16/2024
Best doctor that that I visit.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/16/2024
Excellent cardiologist. Am very happy with her.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/11/2024
I have a complicated rare disease and this provider is a wealth of knowledge, very empathetic, helps me In every possible way, gave me hope. She Is what every doctor should strive to beknowledge and great personality are paramount to good outcome.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/9/2024
Dr Barouch is outstanding. She fit the pieces together and explained them concisely to me.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/5/2024
Dr. Barouch is awesome. Friendly.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/3/2024
Dr. Barouch is an excellent cardiologist.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/2/2024
I have always been very pleased with this Cardiology Group.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/25/2024
Dr. Lili Barouch is excellent. Very friendly, highly trained and very knowledgeable about cardiology. Highly recommend!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/20/2024
Awesome
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/11/2024
Dr Barouch is always caring and provides practical suggestions regarding lifestyle changes
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/24/2024
Thank you Dr. Lili Barough!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/16/2024
Dr. Barouch is caring, kind, compassionate and thorough. She's an excellent doctor
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/9/2024
Provider is very knowledgeable. Friendly. Has great solutions to medical issues
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/7/2024
Excellent aways answer my question. Great
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/7/2024
Dr. Barouch is excellent! She always takes time to answer all of my questions and concerns and provide meWith outstanding medical care.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/7/2024
Dr. Barouch always, ALWAYS takes the time needed with me and never rushes the appointment.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/7/2024
Dr. Barouch was very thorough. She provided excellent advice and was sympathetic regarding another medical issue that I was experiencing.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/18/2024
Keep up the good work!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/18/2024
Everyone was friendly and helpful. Thank you.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/17/2024
Dr Barouch is very competent and caring
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/17/2024
Dr Barouch is a wonderful provider!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/11/2024
Dr Barouch is a trusted expert and am grateful to be under her care/
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/10/2024
Amazing cardiology team with Dr Barouch ...she's thorough, forthright & brilliant
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/10/2024
Very good
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/2/2024
She is a great, caring doctor. I feel fortunate to have such an outstanding doctor.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/2/2024
Excellent!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/29/2024
Best doctor I've had. Clearly thinks hard about my particular situation, rather than providing standard-issue care.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/29/2024
Very kind, answered my questions with ease and kindness.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/28/2024
Dr. Barouch was extremely compassionate and knowledgeable, planned my treatment with incredible care.