Jennifer M. Kwan

Jennifer M. Kwan, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Yale School of Medicine. She specializes in cardio-oncology, focusing on cardiovascular complications from cancer therapies such as immunotherapy and tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Her expertise includes cardiac MRI and CT imaging for evaluating therapy-associated cardiotoxicity. Dr. Kwan's research bridges molecular genetics and clinical cardiology, investigating clonal hematopoiesis (CHIP) as a risk factor for therapy-induced cardiac injury. She leads the Kwan Lab, collaborating with teams like the Cardio-Oncology Program and Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program. Educationally, she holds an MD/PhD from UI Chicago and completed postdoctoral training at UCSF. Awards include the Cardiovascular Young Investigator Award and multiple grants in medical education and research. She actively participates in national initiatives to support physician-scientists and has presented groundbreaking work at major conferences like the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions. Key projects include prospective studies on immune checkpoint inhibitor myocarditis and somatic variant analysis in cardiovascular diseases.