Maria Pabon, originally from Cucuta, Colombia, is a cardiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), Harvard Medical School, with a clinical and research focus on cardio-obstetrics and cardiovascular women’s health aiming to bridge gaps in understanding sex-specific differences in cardiovascular disease.
Her research experience spans the spectrum of basic, translational, and clinical investigation. Her research integrates clinical and translational approaches to address four key areas:
1) understanding sex-specific mechanisms underlying cardiovascular disease,
2) exploring the link between adverse reproductive outcomes and cardiovascular disease, particularly future risk of heart failure
3) investigating the role of anti-angiogenic factors during pregnancy as predictors of long-term cardiovascular risk,
4) translating these insights into clinical trials that improve therapeutic strategies for women.
She also currently serves as one of the associate directors of the Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.