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Tamar Polonsky

Director, Preventive Cardiology · University of Chicago Medical Center

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History

University of Chicago Medical Center
Present

Cardiovascular Disease
University of Chicago Medical Center
2006–2009
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE
2005–2006
Internal Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2002–2005
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences, The Pritzker School of Medicine
1998–2002

Research

Coronary artery calcium score and risk classification for coronary heart disease prediction
JAMA · 2010 · First of 7 authors · 881 citations
Comparison of novel risk markers for improvement in cardiovascular risk assessment in intermediate-risk individuals
JAMA · 2012 · 861 citations
Comparative Effectiveness of Aspirin Dosing in Cardiovascular Disease
New England Journal of Medicine · 2021 · 240 citations

Mary McDermott
36 papers
JG
Jack Guralnik
33 papers
Melina Kibbe
32 papers
MC
Michael Criqui
32 papers
Luigi Ferrucci
30 papers
Philip Greenland
20 papers
Robert Sufit
20 papers
Donald Lloyd-Jones
14 papers
CB
Catherine Benziger
13 papers
William Jones
13 papers
Adrian Hernandez
12 papers
Jeffrey Whittle
12 papers

Grants

COCOA PAD II: Effect of Cocoa Flavanols on the Gut Microbiome and Functional Performance
National Institute on Aging · R21
Contact PI · $486.6K · University of Chicago
2023–2026

Clinical trials

PRE-EMPT: Prospective RandomizEd Evaluation and Management of Premature aTherosclerosis
Site PI · Recruiting · Phase 3
Duke University
2026–2031
Response to Exercise and Nitric Oxide in PAD
Site PI · Recruiting · Phase 2
Northwestern University
2025–2029
BEETroot Juice to Reverse Functional Impairment in PAD
Site PI · Recruiting
Northwestern University
2023–2028
Pragmatic Evaluation of Events And Benefits of Lipid-lowering in Older Adults
Site PI · Recruiting · Phase 4
Duke University
2020–2026