Pamela S. Douglas, MD, MACC, FASE, FAHA
Director, Cardiac Safety Imaging Services

Dr. Douglas is the current director of the Cardiovascular Imaging Center at Duke University Medical Center (DUMC) and the Ursula Geller Professor for Research in Cardiovascular Diseases at DUMC. Dr. Douglas is a past president of the American College of Cardiology and a past president of the American Society of Echocardiography. She previously served as chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at DUMC.

Dr. Douglas is internationally known for her scientific work in noninvasive diagnostic testing; ventricular function and exercise; heart disease in women and for her leadership in academics and professional societies. She is an experienced clinical and animal researcher with more than 200 peer-reviewed original publications, more than 80 chapters and editorials, three books and numerous visiting professorships in the U.S. and abroad. Her contributions include pioneering work with using echocardiography to define phenotype in mice. Her innovative work has resulted in national research awards, and her findings have been adopted worldwide as a core component of cardiovascular translational research.

Dr. Douglas has helped set the nation's research and clinical agendas on the topic of women's health, contributing to ongoing changes in the way cardiovascular medicine is practiced. Dr. Douglas has advanced understanding of the athlete's heart and was nominated for the 2000 International Olympic Committee Prize in Exercise Science. Most recently, Dr. Douglas has played a national and international leadership role in improving the evidence base and quality of care in cardiovascular diagnostic testing.