Overview
Dr. Marlene Stephanie Williams is an Associate professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her research focuses on coronary atherosclerosis and platelet function, and her particular focus is on platelet function as it relates to the acute coronary syndrome. Dr. Williams has examined platelet function and its correlation to platelet functional genomics and runs a platelet physiology laboratory on the Johns Hopkins Bayview campus. The goal for her cardiovascular platelet laboratory has been to identify the etiology of platelet dysfunction in many disease states and apply methods that may improve this dysfunction that may eventually be translated to therapies for patients with cardiovascular disease. She is a prior recipient of an NIH career mentored award (K23) examining platelet functional genomics and an NIH RO1 award addressing platelet serotonin signaling in depression and heart disease. Dr. Williams has several publications covering platelet functional changes in settings of interventional cardiology, acute coronary syndrome, and heart disease and depression. She has participated in several NHLBI advisory committees, review groups, and study sections. Dr. Williams has been the Course Director, of the advanced clinical clerkship in coronary intensive care at the Bayview Medical center and has mentored many medical residents and cardiology fellows. Dr. Williams received her undergraduate degree in biochemistry from McGill University. She earned a medical degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and completed a residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. After completing a residency, Dr. Williams was a cardiology fellow at Mount Sinai Hospital and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Williams is currently the Clinical Director of Cardiology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
Dr. Williams is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Tamponade. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Arterial Embolism, Pacemaker Implantation, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 44 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Suite 3300, Baltimore, MD 21224
Clinical Research
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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. David Douglass Spragg is a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology) at Johns Hopkins. In addition, he is the inaugural Edward St. John Professor of Cardiology. His research focuses on treatments for atrial fibrillation (AF), and particularly on catheter ablation for AF. Dr. Spragg received his undergraduate degree in the Comparative Study of Religion from Harvard College. He earned his medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. After pursuing a Sarnoff Cardiovascular research fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dr. Spragg completed his internship and residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He came to Johns Hopkins in 2001 for Cardiology and Cardiac EP fellowships. He served as chief fellow for the Cardiology program, and was recognized for his research during fellowship as the Michel Mirowski Cardiology Fellow. Dr. Spragg joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor in 2006, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2014. He was promoted to the rank of Professor of Medicine in 2024. Besides his teaching and clinical appointments at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Dr. Spragg is the Director of the Johns Hopkins Atrial Fibrillation Research Program. He is a Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society. Dr. Spragg is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Tamponade. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Cardiac Tamponade, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Cardiology Health Care Center
Avinash Chandra is a Cardiologist in Newark,, Delaware. Dr. Chandra is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Tamponade. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Edema, Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure, and Hypertension.
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- ApoplexyDr. Williams isDistinguished. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Heart AttackDr. Williams isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Attack.
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- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Williams isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Williams isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Williams isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Brugada SyndromeDr. Williams isAdvanced. Learn about Brugada Syndrome.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Williams isAdvanced. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Heart FailureDr. Williams isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Failure.
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- AnginaDr. Williams isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Williams isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Williams isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Williams isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)Dr. Williams isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Septal Defect (ASD).
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Williams isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.