Dr. Daviglus received an MD degree from the University of St. Simon School of Medicine in 1984, an MPH degree in epidemiology and biostatistics from the University of South Florida in 1988, and a PhD in epidemiology from the University of Illinois in 1995. Dr. Daviglus has been associated with the Department of Preventive Medicine since 1989, first as a fellow in Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Nutrition and Prevention, and presently as a professor. Dr. Daviglus is also a professor of medicine (geriatrics) at Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine. Research InterestsHer research activities have concentrated on the epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular diseases. She has been involved in investigating associations of traditional cardiovascular and nutritional factors with long-term coronary and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in middle-aged and older men and women. She has developed expertise in linking and analyzing Health Care Financing Administration (Medicare) data as endpoints in longitudinal studies. Dr. Daviglus' other research interests focus on the benefits in older age, in terms of health care costs and health-related quality of life, associated with favorable cardiovascular risk profile. |
