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Christiany Tapia is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Yale University's Yale School of Medicine, affiliated with the Department of Internal Medicine. She holds an M.D. from the University of Cuenca (2020) and completed clinical research training at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (2022). Her research focuses on cardiovascular medicine and translational imaging, conducted at the VAMOS Lab under Dr. Kim Smolderen and Dr. Carlos Mena-Hurtado, and at the Yale Translational Research Imaging Center (Y-TRIC) under Dr. Albert J. Sinusas. Tapia’s work bridges clinical and translational research, emphasizing patient-centered outcomes and imaging technologies.
Education:
- M.D., University of Cuenca, 2020
- M.D., Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso, 2020
- Clinical Research Program, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 2022
Research Interests: Her expertise spans cardiovascular disease mechanisms, clinical trial methodologies, and the application of advanced imaging techniques (e.g., MRI, PET) to improve diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. She also investigates health equity and patient engagement in cardiology.
Labs/Teams: Active contributor to the VAMOS Lab (focusing on cardiovascular outcomes) and Y-TRIC (translational imaging research).