Organizing Committee Member
Laurence Sperling
Professor
Emory University School of Medicine
USA
Biography
Laurence S. Sperling is the Founder and Director of Preventive Cardiology at the Emory Clinic and Co-Director of the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program at Emory. He is currently Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at the Emory University School of Medicine. He was awarded The American College of Cardiology Harry B. Graf Career Development Award for Heart Disease Prevention and The American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology Scholarship for Physical Activity and Public Health in 2001.He received his undergraduate degree from Emory College where he was accepted into Emory University School of Medicine Early Acceptance Program as a college sophomore. He graduated with his M.D. in 1989, and subsequently completed 8 additional years of training at Emory including a residency in internal medicine, chief resident year at Emory University Hospital, an NIH-supported research fellowship in molecular and vascular medicine, and a clinical fellowship in cardiovascular diseases.He is co-editor for the Diabetes Self Assessment Program, was a member of the American College of Cardiology Prevention Committee, and currently serves as Chairman of the American College of Cardiology and Cardiometabolic Working group and National Cardiometabolic Alliance. In addition, he is treasurer for The American Society of Preventive Cardiology.
Research Area
Preventive Cardiology,Cardiovascular Diseases