
Laurence S Sperling MD
Preventive Cardiology
Professor of Medicine, Emory University
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1525 Clifton Rd NEAtlanta, GA 30322
Phone+1 404-778-2998
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Education & Training
Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1997
Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1992
Emory University School of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
GA State Medical License 1991 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Atlanta Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
- Fellow (FACP) American College of Physicians, 2000
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Clinical Trials
- Effects of Low-density Lipoprotein (LDL) Apheresis on Inflammatory and Lipid Markers Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Coronary artery calcium burden across the pooled cohort equation versus the American Heart Association PREVENT risk calculator.Gabrielle S Gershon, Jaret R Barr, Alexander C Razavi, Yan Yang, Eshan Momin
American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2025-12-01 - 1 citationsCardiac allograft vasculopathy mediates the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and cardiovascular mortality following heart transplantation.Matthew E Gold, Sarah Kulkarni, Adithya Yadalam, Krishan J Patel, Daniel A Gold
American Heart Journal. 2025-11-01 - The global cardiovascular-liver-metabolic syndemic: epidemiology, trends and challenges.Nicholas W S Chew, Anurag Mehta, Rachel Goh, Jaycie Koh, Yiming Chen
Nature Reviews. Cardiology. 2025-10-06
Journal Articles
- Disparities in Influenza Vaccination—Opportunity to Extend Cardiovascular Prevention to Millions of HeartsLaurence S Sperling, Michelle A Albert, JAMA Cardiology
- The Need for Academic Preventive Cardiology Training: The Katz Fellowship Programme at Emory University Provides Training to Future Leaders in Cardiovascular Disease P...Arshed A Quyyumi, Laurence S Sperling, Devinder S Dhindsa, European Heart Journal
- Use of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin for the Exclusion of Inducible Myocardial Ischemia: A Cohort StudyMuhammad Hammadah, Bruno B Lima, Amit J Shah, J Douglas Bremner, Pratik Sandesara, Laurence S Sperling, David S Sheps, Kobina Wilmot, Arshed A Quyyumi, Ronnie Ramadan,..., Annals of Internal Medicine
Lectures
- Secondary Prevention for CAD in Diabetic Patients2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
- Top 3 Presentations in Diabetes Most Likely to Impact or Change Clinical Practice or Future Research Agenda2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
- Changing Paradigm in Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Diabetes2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
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Authored Content
- Influenza Vaccination: Proven and Effective Cardiovascular Disease PreventionNovember 2020
Press Mentions
The Universal Screening of Children for Familial Hypercholesterolemia Can Save LivesOctober 3rd, 2025
Foundation Publishes Screening Recommendations for Genetic Condition That Can Cause Early Onset Cardiovascular DiseaseSeptember 24th, 2025
Larger Statin Dosages Urged for Many with Cholesterol, Heart RisksJuly 31st, 2025- Join now to see all
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- Fellow
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