Eric Topol
US cardiologist who leads the Scripps Research Translational Institute.
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- Eric Topol is an American cardiologist, scientist and author.
- He founded and directs the Scripps Research Translational Institute and is a professor of molecular medicine and executive vice-president at Scripps Research.
- He is one of the most cited researchers in medicine and leads a large part of the NIH's All of Us Research Program.
- His books include Deep Medicine (2019) and Super Agers (2025), and he writes the newsletter Ground Truths.
Key facts
- Born
- 26 June 19541
- Position
- Founder and director, Scripps Research Translational Institute; professor of molecular medicine and executive vice-president, Scripps Research1
- Before
- Chairman of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic from 1991 to 2005; founded its Lerner College of Medicine in 20021
- All of Us
- NIH grant of $207 million in 2016 to lead part of the All of Us Research Program, renewed in 2023 for $282 million over five years1
- Books
- The Creative Destruction of Medicine (2010); The Patient Will See You Now (2015); Deep Medicine (2019); Super Agers (2025)1
- NHS review
- Led the 2018 to 2019 review of how the NHS workforce must change for a digital future1
- Education
- BA, University of Virginia (1975); MD, University of Rochester (1979)1
Roles
Part of
- Scripps ResearchOrganization
founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute; executive vice-president · since 2006 source on Scripps Research
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