(New Brunswick, NJ) - Partho P. Sengupta, MD, DM, FACC, FASE, has been honored by The American Association of Cardiologists of Indian Origin (AACIO) at its annual scientific meeting in Chicago. Dr. Sengupta is a Henry Rutgers Professor of Cardiology, Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (Rutgers RWJMS), and the Chief of Division of Cardiology at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH).
Dr. Sengupta was honored for his outstanding research and contributions to the field, including his commitment to providing inclusive care for the South Asian and Indian communities. The AACIO is a premier organization representing cardiologists of Indian origin in the United States.
“As an academic medical center and health system, we are committed to the care and support of the South Asian community,” Dr. Sengupta said. “As clinicians and researchers, it is important for us to include and represent the South Asian and Indian communities appropriately in clinical studies to ensure that their specific health care needs are addressed now and in the future.”
Dr. Sengupta added that the Indian community represents 25 percent of the world’s population and five percent of New Jersey’s population, but less than two percent of these patients are included in studies such as gene-association studies.
“Without a renewed interest. we cannot apply the current clinical guidelines developed in the western population to South Asian and Indian populations,” Dr. Sengupta noted.
To that end, Dr. Sengupta said that he is collaborating with colleagues on research designed to identify diversity gaps in clinical studies and develop strategies to address them.
"Dr. Sengupta is committed to helping the medical school and its hospital partners identify effective treatments for diverse populations, including the South Asian and Indian communities. We are pleased to see him recognized for his important work in the advancement of both cardiovascular academic medicine and cardiac care for his patients, said Rutgers RWJMS Dean Amy P. Murtha
RWJUH President Alan Lee added, “We are proud to have Dr. Sengupta receive this national recognition from an organization dedicated to excellence in cardiovascular academic medicine. Since his arrival at RWJUH, Dr. Sengupta has demonstrated his commitment to advancing this discipline through research, innovation and teaching to ensure that more individuals representing all diverse populations that we serve have access to the most advanced, highest-quality cardiac care.”
Dr. Sengupta completed his clinical residency and cardiology fellowship from Mayo Clinic Rochester and Arizona in 2007 and 2010 respectively. He has over 250 peer-reviewed publications. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology for Cardiovascular Imaging (JACC), has served on the Board of Directors for the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and as the Chair of the ASE Telehealth and New Technology Taskforce. Prior to his role at Rutgers, he served as the Abnash C. Jain Chair and Professor of Cardiology, Chief of the Division of Cardiology and Director of Cardiac Imaging at West Virginia University, Morgantown.
He has won several awards for excellence, with the most recent being the ASE's Rich Popp Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2020. Other significant awards include the AACIO Young Investigator Award in 2010, Mayo Brother's Distinguished Fellowship Award in 2009, Mayo Clinic Research Award in 2007, ASE's Young Investigator Award in 2004, among others.
Since its inception in 1986, AACIO has been dedicated to promoting academic excellence in cardiovascular medicine through educational, social, and scientific activities.
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