Featured Open Lecture: August-September 2023
Clonal Hematopoiesis and atherosclerosis,
by Dr Peter Libby
Dr Peter Libby is a cardiovascular medicine specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and the Mallinckrodt Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS), United States.
Dr. Libby received his medical degree from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.
He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. He also completed a research fellowship in cellular physiology at HMS. Dr. Libby is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease. The lecture entwines aging, cancer, and cardiovascular disease by examining clonal haematopoiesis and the risk of atherosclerosis.