Biography

Dr. George Mensah is a clinician-scientist who currently serves as the Director of the Center for Translation Research and Implementation Science at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In this role, Dr. Mensah leads an NHLBI-wide effort to advance translational research and implementation science to address gaps in the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, and blood diseases and sleep disorders, and the elimination of related health disparities. Dr. Mensah is an honors graduate of Harvard University. He obtained his medical degree from Washington University and trained in Internal Medicine and Cardiology at Cornell. His professional experience includes more than 25 years of public health service at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the NIH. Dr. Mensah maintains active collaboration with several international groups to advance research on the global burden of diseases and risk factors.

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