Kent L Thornburg, Ph.D.

Director, Heart Research Center at OHSU
M. Lowell Edwards Chair of Research in Clinical Cardiology
Professor, OHSU Department of Medicine (Cardiology)(site)

Dr. Thornburg has been the director of the Heart Research Center at OHSU since its inception in 1994.

Dr. Thornburg's primary research interest is Fetal Origins of Adult Disease, the study of how human development before birth is vital in predicting the likelihood of developing diseases such as heart disease, type II diabetes, and osteoporosis.

Additional professorial appointments in:
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology(site)
Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology(site)
Department of Obsetrics & Gynecology(site)
Biomedical Engineering Department(site)