Christopher M. Kramer MD, FACC

After receiving his A.B. from Harvard University and his M.D. from the University of California, San Francisco, Dr. Christopher Kramer completed residency and chief residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiology at the University of Pennsylvania. His initial faculty position was at Allegheny General Hospital, MCP/Hahnemann School of Medicine, in Pittsburgh, where he directed the cardiology fellowship program. In 1999, he moved to UVA where he is professor of radiology and medicine and director of the Cardiovascular Imaging Center. Dr. Kramer's principle research interest has been in the application of magnetic resonance imaging to the cardiovascular system in studies ranging from small animals to man and he has published 3 books, 131 peer-reviewed publications, and over 60 book chapters, editorials, and reviews in the area of left ventricular remodeling and myocardial viability, atherosclerotic plaque imaging, and imaging of peripheral arterial disease. His research is supported by the NIH and the AHA. He is chair of the ACC Imaging Council and a past president of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. He is also associate editor of Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) - Cardiovascular Imaging, a member of the editorial board of JACC, JAHA, Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging, and JCMR, and a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of University Cardiologists.