Mikhail Kosiborod

Mikhail Kosiborod

Professor of Medicine

MD FAHA FACC

University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, US

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Biography

Dr Mikhail Kosiborod is a cardiologist based in the United States, where he serves as Senior Vice President, Late-stage Development, CVRM at AstraZeneca and Professor of Medicine at the University of Missouri–Kansas City. He is internationally recognised for his work at the intersection of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and metabolic disorders, and has built a career that integrates clinical care, research leadership, and academic medicine.

 

Academic History

Dr Kosiborod holds an academic appointment as Professor of Medicine at the University of Missouri–Kansas City. His academic career has focused on advancing understanding of cardiometabolic and cardiorenal disease, with a particular emphasis on improving outcomes for patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease through translational research and large-scale clinical trials.

 

Career Overview

Dr Mikhail Kosiborod plays a central leadership role in cardiovascular and metabolic research. He is Director of Cardiometabolic Research and Co-Director of the Saint Luke’s Michael & Marlys Haverty Cardiometabolic Center of Excellence at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute. In these roles, he oversees a broad portfolio of clinical and translational research initiatives focused on diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and related metabolic conditions.

He is an internationally recognised expert in cardiometabolic and cardiorenal syndromes and is actively involved in the leadership of numerous large-scale clinical trials and multi-center registries. Dr Kosiborod currently serves as principal investigator for several investigator-initiated, multi-center trials in diabetes and cardiovascular disease, contributing to the development of evidence that informs clinical guidelines and patient care worldwide.

 

Career Timeline

  • Appointed Professor of Medicine at the University of Missouri–Kansas City
  • Appointed Vice President of Research at Saint Luke’s Health System
  • Appointed Director of Cardiometabolic Research at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
  • Appointed Co-Director of the Michael & Marlys Haverty Cardiometabolic Center of Excellence
  • Ongoing leadership of multi-center clinical trials and registries in diabetes and cardiovascular disease

 

Recognition

Dr Kosiborod is widely recognised for his contributions to research in diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cardiometabolic medicine. His work has helped shape contemporary understanding of the links between metabolic disorders and cardiovascular outcomes, and he is frequently invited to contribute to international scientific meetings, guideline initiatives, and collaborative research efforts.

 

Areas of Speciality

  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Diabetes and cardiovascular risk
  • Cardiometabolic syndromes
  • Cardiorenal syndromes
  • Clinical trials and outcomes research
  • Translational and investigator-initiated research

 

References

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AOM 2024

Harold Bays, Naveed Sattar, Mikhail Kosiborod, et al