Leslee J. Shaw PhD, FACC, MASNC, FAHA, FSCCT

Dr. Leslee J. Shaw, PhD, FACC, MASNC, FAHA, FSCCT (@lesleejshaw) is a leading cardiovascular outcomes researcher whose major focus is clinical diagnosis and imaging of ischemic heart disease. Before joining the faculty at Weil Cornell Medical College, she directed the Emory University Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute and was the R. Bruce Logue Professor of Medicine. Now, She is a Professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Dr. Shaw was recognized with the Simon Dack Award for academic excellence from the American College of Cardiology and, in 2013, the Coalition to Reduce Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Award for her research contributions to racial and ethnic differences in cardiovascular disease. In 2013, she received the Women’s Day Red Dress Award for her scientific contributions to women’s health. While at Emory, she was appointed as a member of the MilliPub Club.

In 2015, Dr. Shaw received Emory University School of Medicine’s highest award – the Dean’s Distinguished Faculty Lecture and Award. In 2017, she presented the Mario Verani Lecture at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. In 2018, she was awarded the Gold Medal from the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.