About
David J. Hur is an Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at Yale University School of Medicine, affiliated with the Department of Internal Medicine. He holds clinical educator-scholar appointments and is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and multiple imaging specialties (Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiovascular CT, MRI). His research focuses on optimizing multimodality cardiovascular imaging to improve diagnostic accuracy and patient management in conditions like infective endocarditis, pulmonary hypertension, and structural heart diseases. He actively participates in educational initiatives, co-recipient of the 2019 Yale Cardiology Faculty Teaching Award, and completed SCCT's Future Leaders Program (2020-2022).
Education:
- B.A. in Biophysics from Johns Hopkins University (Michael Bloomberg Scholar)
- M.D. from Georgetown University School of Medicine
- Internal Medicine Residency at University of Virginia
- Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship and Advanced Imaging Fellowships at Yale
Research Interests:
- Judicious imaging use in infective endocarditis
- Right heart imaging in pulmonary hypertension
- Heart team approaches for structural heart diseases
- Cardiac CT/MR education in cardiology training
Awards & Activities:
- Fellowships: SCMR, SCCT, ASE
- NIH/NHLBI R01 Grant (2023 co-I)
- Editorial roles in International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging and BMJ Case Reports
- Leadership in SCCT's Future Leaders Program and FiRST Committee
Labs/Teams: Active in Yale's Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratories at Yale New Haven Hospital and VA Connecticut Healthcare.