Aloke Finn

Dr. Finn is an interventional cardiologist and internationally recognized expert in the field of vascular biology and vascular device research. He currently serves as President and Chief of Research of CVPath and is head of the Institute’s basic and translational research laboratory. He is also Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland, where he serves (part-time) as a cardiologist and interventional cardiologist. He has published over 300 peer-reviewed research articles, editorials, and reviews. His research interests are in the area of vascular biology, particularly human vascular disease. He has focused in particular on 1) preclinical research in drug delivery as it relates to both drug-eluting stents and balloons; and 2) mechanisms of human atherosclerosis, vascular pathology, and its mechanisms. He is part of the Women’s Heart Disease Consortium funded by the GCRFF and has held grants from NIH and Leducq Foundation.