Cardiovascular Pharmacology: Open Access

Robert A. Kloner

Biography

Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD, is Professor of Medicine, in the Cardiovascular Division, Keck School of Medicine, at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles. He is also Director of Research at the Heart Institute of Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles and attending cardiologist at Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center. He received his MD in the Honors Program in Medical Education and PhD degrees from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago 

Research Interest

Cardiac cell transplantation, Protection of Ischemic Myocardium, Development of therapies for limiting myocardial infarct size, Cardiac function following coronary artery occlusion, the effect of toxins on the heart, including the effect of air pollution on the heart, Preventative cardiology, Hypertension, and PDE5 inhibition