Carolyn Ho is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Genetics Center, and Vice Chair of Faculty Development in the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Yale University, her medical degree from Harvard Medical School, and trained at Brigham and Women’s Hospital for both Internal Medicine residency and Cardiology fellowship. She then joined the staff of the Cardiovascular Division at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Dr. Ho’s research focuses on characterizing early phenotypes of sarcomere mutations in inherited cardiomyopathies, leading a multicenter registry of genetic cardiomyopathies, and developing strategies to diminish the progression of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The overall goal of her work is to use mechanistic insights, careful clinical study, and multicenter collaboration to improve the care of patients and families with genetic heart disease.
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