Pankaj Arora MD, FAHA

Pankaj Arora, MD, FAHA, completed his MD at Manipal University in India. He received his postdoctoral training in complex-trait genetics at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. He subsequently completed his clinical cardiology fellowship training at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Currently, Dr. Arora is an associate professor in the Division of Cardiology at UAB. In addition, Dr. Arora is a past chair of the Early Career Committee of Functional Genomics and Translational Biology Council at the American Heart Association and is a member of the leadership committee.

Dr. Arora’s current efforts are focused on studying the genetic basis of natriuretic peptide levels in population cohorts. Arora’s laboratory is actively working with HudsonAlpha faculty investigator Devin Absher, Ph.D., on dissecting the molecular mechanisms behind racial differences in natriuretic peptide levels. Dr. Arora’s long-term goal is primarily to translate genetic discoveries into an improved understanding of human physiology through clinically-focused research.