Cardiology

Biography

Joseph Kitzmiller is an NIH Translational Scholar in Pharmacogenomics and Faculty Member at The Ohio State University (Colleges of Engineering and Medicine). His research focuses on investigating the interplay among genetics, nutrition and cardiovascular pharmacotherapies. With active funding from the American Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health, he leads basic, translational, and clinical research of the largest classes of cardiovascular medications, statins and beta-blockers. He is a Board-Certified Pharmacologist, a Clinical Consultant for Gnome Diagnostics, and a Clinical Investigator at Ohio Clinical Trials. At Gnome Diagnostics, he provides Medical Leadership for the clinical implementation of pharmacogenomics testing, and his work at Ohio Clinical Trials involves implementation of early phase drug development studies. At the Ohio State University, he is an Associate Director of the Center for Pharmacogenomics and Director of the Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics Fellowship Training Program.

Abstract

Abstract : Translational and clinical applications of pharmacogenomics in cardiovascular medicine