Nicole Lohr, MD
Cardiology
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Age Groups Seen
- Adults
Languages
- English
About Nicole Lohr
Biography
Nicole L. Lohr, M.D., Ph.D., FACC, is the Director of the Division of Cardiovascular Disease and Co-Director of the UAB Medicine Cardiovascular Institute (CVI), effective November 15, 2022.
Dr. Lohr also serves as Director of the Comprehensive Cardiovascular Center (CCVC), a university-wide interdisciplinary research center and will be proposed to serve as the Mary G. Waters Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine.
A native of Wisconsin and a graduate of Marquette University, Dr. Lohr obtained her Ph.D. and M.D. from MCW, where she also trained in medicine and in cardiovascular medicine. A Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and an active member of the American Heart Association (AHA), Dr. Lohr served as board president of AHA’s Milwaukee Chapter in 2020 and as governor of ACC’s Wisconsin Chapter in 2020.
Research Interests
Dr. Lohr’s research aims to develop effective therapies for peripheral artery disease that use novel approaches to promote vasodilation and angiogenesis. She discovered that red light stimulates nitric oxide precursors that then release nitric oxide, which in turns dilates arteries and arterioles. Her current research aims to optimize red light delivery and confirm her findings in people with peripheral artery disease. Her research program is funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (Small molecule NO precursors as a bioactive source of NO in vasodilation and angiogenesis) and the Department of Veteran Affairs (Red light-mediated trafficking of microvesicles as a mechanism of vasodilation).
Memberships
Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (ACC)
Member of the American Heart Association (AHA)
Served as Board President of AHA’s Milwaukee Chapter in 2020
Governor of ACC’s Wisconsin Chapter in 2020
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Locations
- Cardiology Clinic at The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital
- 2000 6th Avenue South, Floor 4, Birmingham, AL 35233
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- phone: 205-996-4000
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: MCWAH, 2012
- Residency: MCWAH, 2009
- Internship: MCWAH, 2007
- Medical Education: Medical College of Wisconsin, 2006
Board Certifications
- Cardiovascular Disease: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2012