The Department of Medicine FAME (Fostering the Academic Mission in the Emory DOM) grant program is designed to provide support for clinical faculty to dedicate up to 20 percent of their professional time to scholarly activity including research, education, mentoring, and quality improvement projects.
Get to know one of the recipients of the 2021 FAME grant, Jason Linefsky, MD, associate professor in the Division of Cardiology.
What is your professional background?
I have an undergraduate degree in computer science from the University of Virginia and I graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. My internal medicine residency was completed at Duke University and my cardiology training took place at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. In addition, I hold a Master of Science degree in Epidemiology from the University of Washington School of Public Health School of Public Health and Community Medicine in Seattle. I currently serve as assistant section chief of cardiology at the Atlanta VA Medical Center, see clinical patients at the Atlanta Veterans Administration Medical Center and Grady Memorial Hospital, and serve as a site director for the Emory Cardiology Fellowship Training Program.
In what division do you work, and who is your mentor?
I work in the Division of Cardiology. My mentor for the FAME grant project is Peter Wilson, MD.
Tell us about your FAME grant project, why it is important, and what it means to you to receive funding?
My FAME grant project will develop a virtual national longitudinal cohort of veterans with Aortic Stenosis (AS) that regularly use the Veterans Health Administration. Aortic stenosis is a slowly progressive condition leading to calcification of the aortic valve resulting in left ventricular outflow obstruction. There is currently no medical therapy for AS and the only treatment is valvular replacement. I plan to investigate on a populational level temporal trends of incidence and outcomes of AS over the last two decades. Current epidemiologic studies of AS have been limited by small numbers of cases within cardiovascular cohort studies or selection bias of advanced disease in institutional studies. This project plans to leverage the use of the VA’s large national electronic medical record to overcome these limitations. Receiving this funding is a pivotal step for carving out the needed time for me to achieve research goals on identifying potential modifiable risk factors to improve outcomes in individuals with AS.
What do you like most about Emory?
I have felt very supported personally and professionally by my colleagues, the people within our department, and the division. They have been excellent on all fronts.
What is your favorite movie or TV show?
TV and Books – “Game of Thrones” (“Winter is coming…”); Movie – “The Dark Knight” and “The Matrix”
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I enjoy watching movies that have lots of explosions with my kids and debating who is the best superhero (it’s Batman).
What is a fun fact about you?
I have a 200 bowling average.
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