Bio
Dr. McConnell is an MIT-trained bioengineer who completed his MD at Stanford followed by cardiology fellowship and cardiovascular imaging training at Brigham & Women's and Beth Israel Hospitals in Boston. He joined the Stanford faculty in 1998 and is currently on partial leave of absence working nearby at Verily Life Sciences. He continues part-time clinical activities at Stanford in imaging and Preventive Cardiology. He previously directed the Cardiovascular MRI Program and the Preventive Cardiology Clinic in the Stanford Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. His research expertise includes novel MRI and molecular imaging techniques, from mouse to man, to evaluate coronary artery and vascular diseases, including the characterization of atherosclerotic plaque and vascular inflammation. He directed the NIH-funded Multi-Disciplinary Training Program in Cardiovascular Imaging at Stanford (CVIS). He was also the Director of Cardiovascular Health Innovation and led efforts to integrate mobile health technologies to improve the care of patients with or at risk for cardiovascular disease, including PI of the MyHeart Counts mHealth research study.
Clinical Focus
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Preventive Cardiology
- Cardiovascular Imaging
- Mobile Health
- Cardiovascular Disease
Administrative Appointments
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Associate Director, Stanford Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship Program, Stanford (2000 - 2012)
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Physician Representative, Stanford Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Stanford (2001 - 2011)
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Director, Preventive Cardiology Clinic, Stanford (2010 - 2013)
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Member, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS) Faculty, Stanford (2003 - Present)
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Director, Cardiovascular Health Advanced Treatment Center for Coronary Artery Disease, Stanford (2012 - 2015)
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Co-Director, Noninvasive Imaging Section, Stanford Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford (2007 - 2015)
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Co-Director, Preventive Cardiology Clinic, Stanford (2014 - 2015)
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Director, NIH/NIBIB T32 Training Program in Cardiovascular Imaging @ Stanford (CVIS), Stanford (2008 - 2015)
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Director, Cardiovascular MRI Program, Stanford Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford (2000 - 2015)
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Director, Cardiovascular Health Innovation, Stanford (2014 - 2015)
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PI, MyHeart Counts study, Stanford (2014 - 2015)
Honors & Awards
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Elected to Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, and Sigma Xi, MIT (1981, '82, '84)
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Stanford Dean's Awards for Research, Excellence in Clinical Medicine, and Outstanding Teaching, Stanford (1990)
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NHLBI Individual National Research Service Award, Brigham & Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School (1994)
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SCA&I Fellowship Award for Research in Cardiac Imaging, Bracco Diagnostics, Inc (1995)
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Fellowship, Harvard/MIT Clinical Investigator Training Program, Harvard/MIT (1996)
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American Heart Association Clinician Scientist Award, Brigham & Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School (1996)
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Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Award, Stanford (1999)
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Department of Medicine Teaching Award, Stanford (2002)
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Diversity & Leadership Faculty Fellow, Stanford (2007)
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Research Scholarship/Aquitaine Region, Fulbright Foundation (2008)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Fellow, American Heart Association (2007 - Present)
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Fellow, American College of Cardiology (1998 - Present)
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Founding member, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (1996 - Present)
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Member, American Society of Echocardiography (2007 - Present)
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Member, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (1994 - Present)
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Program Chair, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (2014 - 2015)
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Scientific Advisory Board, American Heart Assoc Health Technologies (2014 - Present)
Professional Education
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Fellowship:Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School (1996) MA
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Residency:Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School (1992) MA
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Internship:Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School (1991) MA
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Board Certification: Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine (1997)
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Medical Education:Stanford University School of Medicine (1990) CA
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M.M.Sc., Harvard Medical School, Clinical Investigation (1998)
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S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Electrical Engineering/BioEE (1985)
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S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Electrical Engineering/BioEE (1983)