Todd K Rosengart

Dr. Todd K. Rosengart, Chairman and DeBakey-Bard Chair of Surgery, is a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported scientist with uninterrupted extramural funding since 1998. An extensively published investigator, he is also editor of Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and was recently appointed member of the NIH Bioengineering, Technology, and Surgical Sciences (BTSS) study section. Dr. Rosengart was one of the pioneers in the field of gene therapy, with work beginning in the early 1990s. He now leads a team of scientists engaged in the study of cardiac cellular reprogramming. As a physician-entrepreneur, he is co-founder of Vitals.com, a leading health provider search and physician/patient interface website with over 13 million monthly visits. He holds twelve patents, including those for a method of inducing angiogenesis. Fellowship from National Institutes Of Health 01/1987 - Bethesda, MD, United States Residency at New York University Medical Center 01/1989 - New York, New York, United States General Surgery Internship at New York University Medical Center 01/1985 - New York, NY, United States General Surgery MD from Northwestern University 01/1983 - Chicago, IL, United States