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CardioVascular Center for Research + Innovation (CVCRI)

Our mission is to develop a highly integrated program that fosters cutting-edge patient care, clinical research and innovation.
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About

Our CVCRI investigators are global leaders with dominant expertise in all domains of cardiovascular medicine. The highly collaborative nature of the CVCRI and its partnerships with the Molecular Cardiology Research Institute (MCRI) and the Surgical and Interventional Research Laboratories (SIRL) creates a unique environment where our clinical excellence is driven by our ability to both ask and answer fundamental questions and translate these findings back into clinical practice (figure). This ‘CV Engine for Innovation’ generates the possibility to change paradigms, to provide creative solutions for complex cardiovascular problems and to drive the future of cardiovascular medicine (figure).

We will be highlighting specific research grants, publications, investigators, conferences, clinical trials, our fellows-in-training and philanthropic gifts.

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Action without vision is only passing time. Vision without action is day-dreaming, but vision with action can change the world."
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Contact info
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Navin Kapur, MD, FAHA, FACC, FSCAI
Executive Director, The CardioVascular Center for Research and Innovation; Professor, Department of Medicine
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Colleen Allen
Project Manager, CVCRI, Tufts Medical Center
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Vanessa Palomo
Director of Clinical Research CVCRI, Tufts Medical Center
Articles
A New Gold Standard: How Tufts Medical Center is Expanding Access to Psychiatric Care for Patients with LVADs
July 8, 2026
Patients living with LVADs often face significant mental health challenges, yet access to inpatient psychiatric care has historically been limited due to the complexity of their medical needs. At Tufts Medical Center, close collaboration across cardiology, psychiatry, nursing, and hospital leadership is helping bridge that gap, expand access and set a new standard for more coordinated, patient-centered care.
On the Road with Tufts Medicine
On the Road with Tufts Medicine: Advanced Heart Care at Lowell General Hospital
June 29, 2026
In this episode of On the Road with Tufts Medicine, Isabel visits the Tufts Medicine Lowell General Hospital cardiac catheterization lab to show how bringing advanced heart care closer to home makes a difference.
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Research Spotlight: Building Precision Medicine That Works for Women
June 17, 2026
A new paper published in Science Advances by Chloe E. Bird, PhD, Director of the Center for Research on Women’s Health, Sex Differences and Population Health at Tufts Medical Center and Sara Murray Jordan Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, highlights a critical challenge in precision medicine: much of the evidence guiding today’s care does not adequately reflect the realities of women’s health.
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