Kayode Kuku MD FAHA

Research Fellow

110 Irving St NWWashington, DC 20010
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Summary

Kayode Kuku, MD, is a healthcare professional based in Washington, DC, specializing in cardiovascular research. He graduated from Lagos State University College of Medicine in 2012 and is pursuing a PhD in Cardiology at the University of Groningen. He completed a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in 2024 after he served as a Cardiovascular Imaging Analyst at MedStar Washington Hospital Center since 2015. Dr. Kuku has published several research articles cited multiple times, including studies on heart failure risk stratification and protein risk scores, with multiple citations. In recognition of his work, he was named a Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA) in 2024.

Education & Training

University of GroningenPhD, Cardiology, 2022 - 2026
Lagos state university college of medicineClass of 2012

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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American Heart Association (FAHA) American Heart Association, 2024

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Coronary lipid burden indices predict non-culprit major adverse cardiac events independently of novel LDL estimates: Insights from the LRP study.
Kayode O Kuku, Hector M Garcia-Garcia, Gary S Mintz, Priti Shah, Stephen Sum
Atherosclerosis. 2025-11-01
2 citations
Molecular Phenogroups in Heart Failure: Large-Scale Proteomics in a Population-Based Cohort.
Carolina G Downie, Joseph J Shearer, Kayode O Kuku, Suzette J Bielinski, Jorge R Kizer
Circulation. Genomic and Precision Medicine. 2025-08-01
2 citations
Proteomic Profile of Ischemic Heart Disease in Heart Failure: A Community Study.
Kayode O Kuku, Maryam Hashemian, Jungnam Joo, Joseph J Shearer, Carolina G Downie
Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2025-07-01