David Alan Kass MD
Heart Failure & Transplantation
Abraham and Virginia Weiss Professor of Cardiology, Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences
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720 Rutland AvenueRoss Research BuildingBaltimore, MD 21287
Phone+1 410-955-7153
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Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1983 - 1985
George Washington UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1983
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1980
Harvard UniversityBS, Applied Physics and Engineering, Summa cum Laude, 1972 - 1975
Certifications & Licensure
MD State Medical License 1983 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Distinguished Scientist Award American Heart Association, 2022
- The Louis and Artur Lucian Award in Cardiovascular Diseases McGill University, 2020
Clinical Trials
- Diuretics and Dopamine in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Congestion and Low Cardiac Output Hemodynamic Phenotype Drives Outcomes in Overweight and Obese HFpEF.Vivek P Jani, Joban Vaishnav, Soumya Vungarala, Virginia S Hahn, Danielle Hopkins
JACC. Heart Failure. 2025-09-30 - What can skinned cardiomyocytes teach us about heart disease? Response to letter to the editor: Challenges in assessing myoflament calcium sensitivity and contractile ...Vivek Jani, David A Kass
Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 2025-07-01 - 1 citationsATP-Citrate Lyase Supports Cardiac Function and NAD/NADH Balance and Is Depressed in Human Failing Myocardium.Mariam Meddeb, Navid Koleini, Mohammad Keykhaei, Ting Liu, Marcus Rhodehamel
JACC. Basic to Translational Science. 2025-07-01
Journal Articles
- Clinical Research Randomized Evaluation of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Patients with Acute Heart Failure and Dopamine: The ROPA-DOP TrialJoban Vaishnav, David A Kass, Kavita Sharma, Nishant Shah, Allison Tsao, John Miller, Richa Gupta, Rohan Kalathiya, Steven P Schulman, Stuart D Russell, Kristina Monte..., ScienceDirect
Press Mentions
New Connections Between Obesity and Heart Failure RevealedAugust 12th, 2024- Can Weight Loss Help Protect Against Covid-19?January 3rd, 2022
- Michigan Has an Obesity Problem. That Could Make COVID Even WorseDecember 16th, 2021
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Grant Support
- Intersection of Obesity and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection FractionJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY2023–2029
- Intersection of Obesity and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection FractionJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY2023–2029
- Pathophysiology of Myocardial DiseaseJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY1981–2026
- Engineering Clinical Trials on a Chip for Dystrophin-Deficient Muscular DystrophyJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY2020–2025
External Links
- Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/david-kass
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