Richard Katz, MD

George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C
Division of Cardiology
2150 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Suite 4417
Washington, DC
USA 20037
Email: rkatz@mfa.gwu.edu

Biographical Sketch:
POSITIONS AND HONORS 1997-Present Director, Division of Cardiology, Bloedorn Professor of Cardiology, George Washington University School of Medicine 2006-Present Director, George Washington University Cardiovascular Institute 1990-Present Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C. RECENT SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: Articles: Over 75 articles published Abstracts: Over 90 presented Books/Chapters: Katz RJ. Clinical Cardiovascular Genomics: In Adult Clinical Cardiology Self- Assessment (ACCSAP-7) American College of Cardiology –2009 Katz RJ and Purcell H (eds) Acute Coronary Syndromes. Elsevier Limited 2006 RESEARCH SUPPORT: Principal Investigator: DC Health Connect: Cell Phone Management of Diabetes and Hypertension. The District of Columbia Chronic Care Initiative. RJ Katz, PI, $400,000, DC Dept. of Health, 4/09 – 9/2011 Co:PI DC Chronic Care Initiative in Mental Health: Improving Cardiovascular and Diabetes Health Status in Severely Mentally Ill. DC Chronic Care Initiative. RJ Katz, $440,000, DC Dept. of Health 4/09-9/2011. Principal Investigator: Pill Phone and Patient Medication Adherence in Medicaid Population with Hypertension. RJ Katz, $200,000 Qualcomm Communications Grant to One-Economy.com 2009-2010. Co-PI: A Structured Program for Hypertension Control in Urban Community Clinics: A Randomized Telemedicine Trial. RJ Katz, $170,000. GW Cheney Cardiovascular Institute 2008-2010. .