Hopkins cardiologist named head of Heart Association
Dr. Gordon Tomaselli, a Hopkins professor and director of the division of cardiology, will become the next president of the American Heart Association on July 1.
Tomaselli will be the seventh Hopkins faculty member to head the association, the leading health association on cardiovascular disease and stroke.
In his 25 years at Hopkins, the doctor has become known for his research on preventing sudden cardiac death by identifying genetic and other factors that put people at risk. Sudden cardiac death is a swift killer, with few surviving long enough to reach medical attention.
Tomaselli has focused on arrhythmias. More than 250,000 Americans die of the potentially fatal heart rhythm disturbances a year.
“This is a tremendous honor for Dr. Tomaselli and Johns Hopkins. It underscores his contributions and role as a world leader in the study of the causes and potential therapies to prevent sudden cardiac death,” Dr. Edward D. Miller, dean of the medical faculty and chief executive of Johns Hopkins Medicine, said in a statement.
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