Emily Lau, MD, MPH
Cardiologist and investigator,MGH Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Director, Menopause, Hormones & Cardiovascular Disease Clinic
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr Lau is a cardiologist and investigator at Massachusetts General Hospital and Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She received her medical degree from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Masters in Public Health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She trained in internal medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, where she also served as Chief Medical Resident. She subsequently completed cardiovascular disease fellowship and advanced echocardiography training at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is board certified in cardiology, echocardiography, and internal medicine. Dr. Lau specializes in women's cardiovascular health, general cardiology, and echocardiography.
Publications
Major Research Interests: : understanding how biologic sex differences and female-specific risk factors contribute to heart disease.
Lau ES, Binek A, Parker SJ, Shah SH, Zanni MV, Van Eyk JE, Ho JE.Circ Res. Sexual Dimorphism in Cardiovascular Biomarkers: Clinical and Research Implications. 2022 Feb 18;130(4):578-592. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.121.319916. Epub 2022 Feb 17.PMID: 35175850 Review. PMID: 35175850
Suthahar N, Lau ES, Blaha MJ, Paniagua SM, Larson MG, Psaty BM, Benjamin EJ, Allison MA, Bartz TM, Januzzi JL Jr, Levy D, Meems LMG, Bakker SJL, Lima JAC, Cushman M, Lee DS, Wang TJ, deFilippi CR, Herrington DM, Nayor M, Vasan RS, Gardin JM, Kizer JR, Bertoni AG, Allen NB, Gansevoort RT, Shah SJ, Gottdiener JS, Ho JE, de Boer RA. Sex-Specific Associations of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Biomarkers With Incident Heart Failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Sep 22;76(12):1455-1465. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.07.044.PMID: 32943164. PMID: 32943164
Lau ES, Paniagua SM, Guseh JS, Bhambhani V, Zanni MV, Courchesne P, Lyass A, Larson MG, Levy D, Ho JE.J Am Coll Cardiol. Sex Differences in Circulating Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease. 2019 Sep 24;74(12):1543-1553. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.06.077.PMID: 31537263 Free PMC article. PMID: 31537263
Lau ES, Scott NS.Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. Valvular Heart Disease and Pregnancy. 2018 Apr 26;20(6):46. doi: 10.1007/s11936-018-0643-x.PMID: 29696409 Review. PMID: 29696409
Lau ES, Sarma A.Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. The Role of Cardiac Biomarkers in Pregnancy.2017 Jul;19(7):49. doi: 10.1007/s11936-017-0553-3.PMID: 28516275 Review. PMID: 28516275
Lau ES, Sarma A.Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. Utility of Imaging in Risk Stratification of Chest Pain in Women. 2017 Sep;19(9):72. doi: 10.1007/s11936-017-0568-9.PMID: 28782082 Review. PMID: 28782082
Lau ES, O'Donoghue ML, Hamilton MA, Goldhaber SZ.Circulation. Women and Heart Attacks. 2016 Mar 8;133(10):e428-9. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.018973.PMID: 26951827 No abstract available. PMID: 26951827