Dr. Iftikhar J. Kullo

Dr. Iftikhar Kullo is a cardiovascular physician scientist whose research is focused on the genetic epidemiology of coronary heart disease and lipid disorders as well as implementation of genomic medicine. He is currently a professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine), associate director of the Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine, and associate director of the Cardiovascular Research Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Dr. Kullo's clinical interest is early-onset coronary heart disease and lipid disorders. His research focus is on implementing polygenic risk scores at scale for prevention of common diseases and improving health outcomes. Dr. Kullo’s work on genomic discovery and implementation, funded by the NIH’s Genome Research Institute, has been widely cited. He has published more than 450 scientific papers and has mentored more than 100 medical students, residents, fellows, and junior faculty. In 2019, he was nominated to a 4-year term on the US National Advisory Council on Human Genome Research by the DHSS Secretary.

Dr. Kullo is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses High Cholesterol, Peripheral Artery Disease, Coronary Heart Disease, and Atherosclerosis.

Dr. Kullo is board certified in Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease. He is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 354 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. Dr. Kullo is currently accepting new patients.