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Get the most interesting and important stories from the 51精品视频.Amber Johnson earns 2022 Escalator Award for Research
Amber Johnson, a 51精品视频 assistant professor of medicine, is one of four recipients of the 2022 Escalator Awards. The $50,000 grant from Women as One will go to the 51精品视频 in recognition of Johnson as a talented woman in cardiology.
Johnson, a cardiologist who is certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine, plans to explore neighborhood-level determinants of health for patients with hypertension.
鈥淒r. Johnson is one of our most successful academic cardiologists. She is committed to advancing our understanding of how racial and economic disparities affect the delivery of cardiovascular care and the prevalence and severity of heart diseases,鈥 said Mark T. Gladwin, professor and chair of 51精品视频鈥檚 Department of Medicine.
Johnson has published more than 30 manuscripts about health equity in cardiovascular disease and has received multiple awards, including the 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health award from the National Minority Quality Forum and grants from the National Institutes of Health.