
Karol E. Watson
Director of the UCLA Fellowship Program in Cardiovascular Diseases · UCLA
Credentials: · · · ·
History
- Present
UCLA Fellowship Program in Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship
- Present
UCLA Women’s Cardiovascular Health Center
- Present
UCLA-Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Health Program
Until 1997
Until 1992
Until 1991
Research
Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2014 · 3,482 citations
Coronary calcium as a predictor of coronary events in four racial or ethnic groups
New England Journal of Medicine · 2008 · 2,374 citations
Induction of angiogenesis during the transition from hyperplasia to neoplasia
Nature · 1989 · 1,711 citations

33 papers

32 papers
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31 papers

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21 papers
Grants
- 2022–2027
Building BRIDGES: Coordinating the Dissemination and Training for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence
National Human Genome Research Institute · U54
PI · $10.5M · University of California Los Angeles
- 2025–2026
Framingham Heart Study (Fhs), Task Area a - Core Study Operations
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · N01
Contact PI · $1.1M · Boston University (Charles River Campus)
- 1998–2025
Cardiovascular Scientist Training Program
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · T32
Contact PI · $1.7M · University of California Los Angeles
- 2019–2025
Medical Imaging and Data Resource Center (Midrc) Year 3
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering · N01
Contact PI · $5.1M · University of Chicago
Clinical trials
- 2023–2024
Daily Blood Glucose Trends in Patients at Risk for Diabetes
Principal investigator · Unknown
Karol E. Watson, MD
- 1999–2030
Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
Principal investigator · Active not recruiting
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- 1996–2022
Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 3
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- 2026–2031
PRE-EMPT: Prospective RandomizEd Evaluation and Management of Premature aTherosclerosis
Site PI · Recruiting · Phase 3
Duke University

