ProfessorMedicine Adjunct ProfessorPathology Associate Director, ResearchJohn L. Locke, Jr. Family Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Research and TreatmentAttending Physician, University of Washington Medical CenterFaculty Information Biography Dr. Dichek is a UW professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology and is the division's associate director of research. He holds the John L. Locke Jr. Family Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Research and Treatment and also has an adjunct appointment in the Department of Pathology. He has a clinical practice in general cardiology and a research program that includes gene transfer and gene therapy for cardiovascular disease and work on factors that cause blood vessel disease.He earned his bachelor's degree in Romance languages and literatures from Princeton University and his medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. He was an internal medicine resident at Massachusetts General Hospital and a clinical fellow in cardiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease and is a fellow of the American Heart Association. Dr. Dichek's personal interests include bicycle touring, reading Shakespeare, French and other classic cinema. Education & Training: Clinical Fellowship in CardiologyJohns Hopkins Hospital & National Institutes of HealthBaltimore, MD Residency in Internal MedicineMassachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA1987 MDUniversity of California- Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA1984 BA, Romance Languages and LiteraturesPrinceton UniversityPrinceton, NJ1976 Honors: Seattle's Top Docs, Castle Connolly and Seattle Magazine2016-2017 Seattle's Top Docs, Castle Connolly and Seattle Magazine2010-2012 Atherosclerosis and Inflammation in the Cardiovascular System Study Section, CSR, NIH2014-NOW Irvine Page Young Investigator Award Selection Committee, AHA2014-NOW John Locke Jr., Family Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Research and Treatment2001-NOW Fellow of the American Heart Association2001-NOW Editorial Board, Circulation1996-2008 Editorial Board, Circulation Research1996-2008 Editorial Board, Human Gene Therapy1998-2009 Editorial Board, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology2001-NOW Special Recognition Award, ATVB Council of the American Heart Association2008 Leadership Committee, Council of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, AHA2006-2008 Pathology A Study Section, NIH1999-2001 Ad hoc reviewer, Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee, NIH2000 Established Investigator, AHA1997-2000 Vascular Biology Study Section, National AHA199501999 Vascular Biology Study Section, National AHA2011-2014 Stafford Warren Medal, UCLA Medical School, given to the graduating student with the highest academic ranking1984 Phi Beta Kappa, Princeton University1976 Magna Cum Laude, Princeton University1976 Contact Mailing Address: University of Washington Medical Center 1959 NE Pacific Street Box 357710 Seattle, WA 98195-7710 Non-Clinical Administrative Support Contact: uwcard@cardiology.washington.edu For appointments or other clinical matters, please contact the Heart Institute. Research & Clinical Interests Research Interests: Vascular biology with a focus on the contributions of the plasminogen-plasminogen activator system and transforming growth factor-beta to vascular disease Gene transfer to blood vessels Gene therapy for cardiovascular disease Mechanisms of atherosclerosis and aneurysm formation Clinical Interests: Coronary Artery Disease Valvular Heart Disease Preventative Cardiology Publications PubMed: PubMed Bibliography
