Gaston Kapuku
Associate Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Medicine
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Medicine: GPI
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Georgia Prevention Institute
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Population Health Science
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Pediatrics
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Medicine: Cardiology
Bio
I am a tenured associate professor in Medicine (Cardiology), Pediatrics and Population Health Sciences. I am a clinician-scientist trained in internal medicine, specializing in cardiology and the subspecialty of interventional cardiology and research.
- (706) 721-8343
- (706) 721-7150
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Education
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Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences, General
Nagasaki University, 1993
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MD, Medicine
Kinshasa University, 1983
Awards & Honors
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Fellow of The American Psychosomatic Society
American Psychosomatic Society, 2022
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Mentor: APS Young Investigator Colloquium 2015-Present
APS, 2015
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Mentor: Engel group, APS Young Investigator Colloquium 2013
2013
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Blue Ribbon Presentation
International Society of Hypertension in Blacks, 2008
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MCG President Award
2008
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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MEDI 5593
ECM 1-PBL
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MEDI 6593
ECM 2-PBL
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MEDI 5592
ECM 1-PBL
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MEDI 6592
ECM 2-PBL
Teaching Interests
Health Promotion
PBL
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- $\alpha$-Adrenergic receptor blockade attenuates pressor response during mental stress in young black adults, 2021
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Effects of Race, Cardiac Mass, and Cardiac Load on Myocardial Function Trajectories from Childhood to Young Adulthood: The Augusta Heart Study, 2021
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Ethnic and sex differences in the longitudinal association between heart rate variability and blood pressure, 2021
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Higher Cardiac Vagal Activity Predicts Lower Peripheral Resistance Six Years Later in European but not African Americans, 2021
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Impaired vasodilation in pregnant African Americans: Preliminary evidence of potential antecedents and consequences, 2021
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
Hypertension
Heart Function (Diastology)
Coronary Artery Disease
Stress
Gene-Environment Interaction
Department Service
College Service
University Service
Professional Service
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American Journal of Cardiology
2015 - Present
Role: Reviewer
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American Journal of Medical Sciences
2015 - Present
Role: Reviewer
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American Journal of Physiology
2015 - Present
Role: Reviewer
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Annals of Behavioral Medicine
2015 - Present
Role: Reviewer
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Ethnicity and Diseases
2015 - Present
Role: Reviewer
