Dr. Kulshreshtha is Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine and Department of Epidemiology at Emory University. Dr. Kulshreshtha did his residency training and PhD in Epidemiology at Emory. Prior to Emory, he completed his MPH at Harvard University and did his medical school training in New Delhi. Dr. Kulshreshtha is interested in health disparities and prevention of heart disease and Alzheimer’s dementia. He has published several papers in high-impact journals such as Stroke, Circulation, and JAMA. He has funded grants from National Institutes of Health and non-profit organizations such as the Alzheimer's Association. His current research projects are focused on investigating the mechanisms of behavioral and lifestyle interventions to improve cognitive health and reduce disparities. Besides research, clinical and teaching responsibilities, Dr. Kulshreshtha is also involved locally with outreach programs in Greater Atlanta area to improve risk factor knowledge regarding dementia in the community.
Contact Information
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta , GA 30322
Phone: 404-778-6910
Fax: 404-778-6901
Email: akulshr@emory.edu
URL: https://med.emory.edu/departments/family-preventive/research/kulshreshtha-ambar.html
Areas of Interest
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Clinical Trials
- Epidemiology
- Health Disparities
- Health Services Research
Education
- MD 2003, University College of Medical Sciences
- MPH 2006, Harvard University
- PhD 2013, Emory University
Affiliations & Activities
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine
Publications
- Hajjar I; Rosenberger KJ; Kulshreshtha A; Ayonayon HN; Yaffe K; Goldstein FC, 2019, Association of JNC-8 and SPRINT Systolic Blood Pressure Levels With Cognitive Function and Related Racial Disparity, JAMA, ,
- Ambar Kulshreshtha , Viola Vaccarino, Suzanne E Judd, Virginia J Howard, William M McClellan, Paul Muntner, Yuling Hong, Monika M Safford, Abhinav Goyal, Mary Cushman, 2013, Life's Simple 7 and risk of incident stroke: the reasons for geographic and racial differences in stroke study, Stroke, ,
- Mukamal KJ, Mittleman MA, Wellenius GA, Kulshreshtha A, Asonganyi S, 2008, Depressive symptoms and the risk of atherosclerotic progression among patients with coronary artery bypass grafts., Circulation, ,
- Kulshreshtha A; Goetz M; Alonso A; Shah AJ; Bremner JD; Goldberg J; Vaccarino V, 1945, Association Between Cardiovascular Health and Cognitive Performance: A Twins Study, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, ,
- Kulshreshtha A; Saini J; German T; Alonso A, 1945, Association of Cardiovascular Health and Cognition, , ,
- King DE; Xiang J; Kulshreshtha A, 1945, Cardiovascular Health Status in Baby Boomers with Diabetes Mellitus., , ,