Gerald S. Bloomfield, MD, MPH is an Associate Professor of Medicine with Tenure in the Division of Cardiology and Associate Research Professor of Global Health at the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI). Dr. Bloomfield is faculty at the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) and serves as the Associate Director for Research at DGHI. Bloomfield leads longstanding research and capacity building programs on cardiovascular global health. His work involves under-resourced communities in the US and a number of low-and middle-income country settings, including mature partnerships in East Africa and South Asia. Bloomfield has lived and worked in Kenya intermittently for over a decade where he has led studies across the spectrum of cardiovascular research with a particular focus on HIV-associated cardiovascular disease. He is an investigator on the 7700 participant, global NIH-funded REPRIEVE study to prevent cardiovascular disease in HIV. Dr. Bloomfield has made significant contributions to the field of cardiovascular global health and has been recognized for his accomplishments as a physician scientist as a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation. He has been awarded prestigious fellowships in cardiovascular professional societies and is currently leading several NIH-funded research programs in cardiovascular disease research both domestically and internationally.
