Thomas P. Cappola, M.D., Sc.M.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Attending, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Heart Failure and Transplantation Service
Director, Heart Failure Clinical Research, Penn Cardiovascular Institute
Member, Penn Cardiovascular Institute
Member, Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism
Member, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics
Associate Director, Cardiovascular Fellowship Training Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director, Clinical Translational Research Center, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Penn Cardiovascular Institute
11-102 Translational Research Center
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
11-102 Translational Research Center
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-615-0805
Fax: 215-615-0828
Lab: 215-573-4650
Fax: 215-615-0828
Lab: 215-573-4650
Graduate Group Affiliations
Publications
Education:
A.B. (Chemistry)
Princeton University, 1991.
M.D. (Medicine)
Harvard Medical School, 1995.
Sc.M. (Clinical Investigation )
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2004.
A.B. (Chemistry)
Princeton University, 1991.
M.D. (Medicine)
Harvard Medical School, 1995.
Sc.M. (Clinical Investigation )
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2004.
Links
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Penn Health Profile
Penn CVI/IDOM Complex Genomics Initiative
Cardiovascular Division Faculty
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Penn Health Profile
Penn CVI/IDOM Complex Genomics Initiative
Cardiovascular Division Faculty
Post-Graduate Training
Intern and Resident, Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 1995-1998.
Clinical and Research Fellow, Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1998-2002.
Heart Failure and Transplantation Fellow, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2000-2001.
Research Fellow, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Program in Genomic Applications, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 2001-2002.
Intern and Resident, Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 1995-1998.
Clinical and Research Fellow, Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1998-2002.
Heart Failure and Transplantation Fellow, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2000-2001.
Research Fellow, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Program in Genomic Applications, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 2001-2002.
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine Certification in Internal Medicine , 1998.
American Board of Internal Medicine Certification in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2002.
American Board of Internal Medicine Certification in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation, 2010.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Internal Medicine Certification in Internal Medicine , 1998.
American Board of Internal Medicine Certification in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2002.
American Board of Internal Medicine Certification in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation, 2010.
Selected Publications
Guo Y, Lanktree MB, Taylor KC,…Cappola TP,…Hakonarson H, Lange LA, Keating BJ; IBC 50K SNP array BMI Consortium.: Gene-centric meta-analyses of 108 912 individuals confirm known body mass index loci and reveal three novel signals. Hum Mol Genet 22(1): 184-201, Jan 2013.Fox ER, Musani SK, Barbalic M, Lin H, Yu B, Ogunyankin KO, Smith NL, Kutlar A, Glazer NL, Post WS, Paltoo DN, Dries DL, Farlow DN, Duarte CW, Kardia SL, Meyers KJ, Sun YV, Arnett DK, Patki AA, Sha J, Cui X, Samdarshi TE, Penman AD, Bibbins-Domingo K, Buzková P, Benjamin EJ, Bluemke DA, Morrison AC, Heiss G, Carr JJ, Tracy RP, Mosley TH, Taylor HA, Psaty BM, Heckbert SR, Cappola TP, Vasan RS. : Genome-Wide Association Study of Cardiac Structure and Systolic Function in African Americans: The Candidate Gene Association Resource (CARe) Study. Circ Cardiovasc Genet Page: [Epub ahead of print] Dec 2012.
Li J, Bowens N, Cheng L, Zhu X, Chen M, Hannenhalli S, Cappola TP, Parmacek MS: Myocardin-like protein 2 regulates TGF-beta signaling in embryonic stem cells and the developing vasculature. Development Oct;139(19):3531-42 139(19): 3531-42, Oct 2012.
Huang J, Elicker J, Bowens N, Liu X, Cheng L, Cappola TP, Zhu X, Parmacek MS: Myocardin Regulates BMP10 Expression and is Required for Heart Development J Clin Invest 122(10): 3678-91, Oct 2012.
French B, Saha-Chaudhuri P, Ky B, Cappola TP, Heagerty PJ: Development and evaluation of multi-marker risk scores for clinical prognosis. Stat Methods Med Res Page: [Epub ahead of print] Jul 2012.
Ky B, French BC, Levy WC, Sweitzer NK, Fang JC, Wu AHB, Goldberg LR, Jessup M, Cappola TP: Multiple biomarkers for risk prediction in chronic heart failure. Circ Heart Fail 5(2): 183-90, Mar 2012.
Saxena R, Elbers CC, Guo Y, Peter I, Gaunt TR, Mega JL, Lanktree MB, Tare A, Castillo BA, Li YR, Johnson T, Bruinenberg M, Gilbert-Diamond D, Rajagopalan R, Voight BF, Balasubramanyam A, Barnard J, Bauer F, Baumert J, Bhangale T, Böhm BO, Braund PS, Burton PR, Chandrupatla HR, Clarke R, Cooper-Dehoff RM, Crook ED, Davey-Smith G, Day IN, de Boer A, de Groot MC, Drenos F, Ferguson J, Fox CS, Furlong CE, Gibson Q, Gieger C, Gilhuijs-Pederson LA, Glessner JT, Goel A, Gong Y, Grant SF, Grobbee DE, Hastie C, Humphries SE, Kim CE, Kivimaki M, Kleber M, Meisinger C, Kumari M, Langaee TY, Lawlor DA, Li M, Lobmeyer MT, Maitland-van der Zee AH, Meijs MF, Molony CM, Morrow DA, Murugesan G, Musani SK, Nelson CP, Newhouse SJ, O'Connell JR, Padmanabhan S, Palmen J, Patel SR, Pepine CJ, Pettinger M, Price TS, Rafelt S, Ranchalis J, Rasheed A, Rosenthal E, Ruczinski I, Shah S, Shen H, Silbernagel G, Smith EN, Spijkerman AW, Stanton A, Steffes MW, Thorand B, Trip M, van der Harst P, van der A DL, van Iperen EP, van Setten J, van Vliet-Ostaptchouk JV, Verweij N, Wolffenbuttel BH, Young T, Zafarmand MH, Zmuda JM; the Look AHEAD Research Group; DIAGRAM consortium, Boehnke M, Altshuler D, McCarthy M, Kao WH, Pankow JS, Cappola TP, Caulfield M, Dominiczak A, Shields DC, Bhatt D, Zhang L, Curtis SP, Danesh J, Casas JP, van der Schouw YT, Onland-Moret NC, Doevendans PA, Dorn GW 2nd, Farrall M, Fitzgerald GA, Hamsten A, Hegele R, Hingorani AD, Hofker MH, Huggins GS, Illig T, Jarvik GP, Johnson JA, Klungel OH, Knowler WC, Koenig W, März W, Meigs JB, Melander O, Munroe PB, Mitchell BD, Bielinski SJ, Rader DJ, Reilly MP, Rich SS, Rotter JI, Saleheen D, Samani NJ, Schadt EE, Shuldiner AR, Silverstein R, Kottke-Marchant K, Talmud PJ, Watkins H, Asselbergs F, de Bakker PI, McCaffery J, Wijmenga C, Sabatine MS, Wilson JG, Reiner A, Bowden DW, Hakonarson H, Siscovick DS, Keating BJ.: Large-scale gene-centric meta-analysis across 39 studies identifies type 2 diabetes loci. Am J Hum Genet 90(3): 410-25, Mar 2012.
French BC, Lumley T, Cappola TP, and Mitra N: Non-iterative, regression-based estimation of haplotype associations with censored survival outcomes. Stat Appl Genet Mol Biol 11(3): 4, Feb 2012.
Shan X, Quaile MP, Monk JK, French BC, Cappola TP, Margulies KB: Differential expression of PDE5 in failing and nonfailing human myocardium. Circ Heart Fail 5(1): 79-86, Jan 2012.
Testani JM, McCauley BD, Chen J, Coca SG, Cappola TP, Kimmel SE: Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with improvement in renal function during the treatment of decompensated heart failure. J Card Fail 17(12): 993-1000, Dec 2011.