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Benjamin Scirica MD

Benjamin Morgan Scirica MD

Senior Physician and Director, Innovation, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Senior Investigator, TIMI Study Group, Boston, Massachusetts

Dr. Benjamin Scirica is a senior physician and Director of Innovation in the Cardiovascular Division at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is a Senior Investigator at the TIMI Study Group (an academic research organization based at Brigham and Women's Hospital that has performed over 75 clinical trials in cardiometabolic diseases).

His research interests center on the risk stratification, management, and the identifation of novel therapies to improve outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes and cardiometabolic disorders. 

Dr. Scirica has authored or co-authored over 200 peer-reviewed articles and is a reviewer for multiple journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, The Lancet, Circulation, and Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).

Disclosures

  • Institutional research support to Brigham and Women’s Hospital from: Amgen; Better Therapeutics; Boehringer Ingelheim; Merck; Novo Nordisk; Pfizer; Verve Therapeutics
  • Consulting fees from: AbbVie (DSMB); Amgen; AstraZeneca (DSMB); Bayer; Boehringer Ingelheim (DSMB); Elsevier Practice Update Cardiology; Hanmi (DSMB); Lexeo (DSMB); Novo Nordisk; Verve Therapeutics; and equity in Health [at] Scale; Arboretum Lifescience

Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:

  1. Coronary Stent Thrombosis Reduced With Vorapaxar
  2. Vorapaxar Associated With Reduced Incidence of Stroke vs Placebo
  3. Atorvastatin Therapy Increases Fibrous Cap Thickness in Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque
  4. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Detects Culprit Sites in Patients With Non-STEMI and Unstable Angina
  5. Glycemic Control and Excess Mortality in Type 1 Diabetes
  6. Data on Popular Weight Loss Diets Insufficient to Identify the Most Beneficial Diet
  7. AHA 2014—Dr. Ben Scirica and Dr. Joerg Herrmann Report in From the Scientific Sessions
  8. Dr. Ben Scirica Reports in From the Scientific Sessions
  9. BMI and Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes
  10. Dr. Ben Scirica's Picks for AHA Scientific Sessions 2014

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