Madeline R. Sterling

Dr. Madeline R. Sterling is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University. She holds appointments as Associate Attending Physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and leads multiple federally funded research initiatives. Her work focuses on social determinants of cardiovascular health, home health care systems, and workforce well-being of home health aides.

• Affiliations: Division of General Internal Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
• Key Roles: Principal Investigator on NHLBI-funded studies (e.g., I-TRANSFER-HF trial)

Education:

• B.A. Biology and Society - Cornell University (2008)
• M.D./M.P.H. - Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2013)
• M.Sc. Clinical Epidemiology - Weill Cornell Graduate School (2018)

Research Interests: Combines clinical practice with investigation into how socioeconomic factors and healthcare delivery systems impact cardiovascular outcomes. Priorities include:

• Optimizing care transitions for heart failure patients
• Enhancing home health aides' roles in chronic disease management
• Addressing disparities in guideline-directed medical therapy

Grant Portfolio: Principal Investigator on over $5M in NIH/NHLBI and AHA grants (2023-2028) focusing on home health innovation and workforce resilience. Co-leads initiatives on dementia-heart failure comorbidity and essential 8 prevention strategies.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Home Health Aide Research Collaborative and participates in the REGARDS cohort studies. Active in translational research bridging clinical practice and policy.