Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Director of Women's Cardiovascular Health Research, Johns Hopkins University
Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology, Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Co-Director, IMPACT Center at Johns Hopkins University
Co-Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Baltimore, MD

Dr. Erin D. Michos is an internationally recognized expert in preventive cardiology and women’s health. She serves as a Professor of Medicine within the Division of Cardiology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, with a joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. At Johns Hopkins, she is the Director of Women's Cardiovascular Health Research, the Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology at the Ciccarone Center, and the Co-Director of the AHA-funded IMPACT Center (Improving Participation Among Diverse Populations in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials). Dr. Michos earned her medical degree from Northwestern University before completing her Internal Medicine residency and Cardiology fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, followed by a Master of Health Science degree from the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

A prolific clinician-scientist, Dr. Michos has authored over 700 publications and 11 book chapters. Her research focuses on cardiovascular disease prevention in women, cardio-obstetrics, lipid management, cardiometabolic disease, and risk prediction through novel biomarkers like coronary artery calcium. Deeply committed to improving diversity in clinical trials, she serves as a co-investigator for major NIH-funded studies, including the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) cohorts. She is a recognized thought leader who has co-authored multiple national guidelines, including the 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.

Dr. Michos holds numerous leadership roles, including serving on the ACC Prevention Leadership Council and the Board of Directors for the American Society for Preventive Cardiology. She is the co-Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology and previously served as an Associate Editor for Circulation. Dedicated to fostering the next generation of physicians, she has mentored over 60 individuals, earning two university mentoring awards. Her excellence in the field has also been recognized with the Nanette Wegner Award for Women’s Health Medical Leadership and the Donna Vogel Women’s Health Champion Award. Outside of her extensive professional commitments, Dr. Michos is an avid runner who enjoys competing in marathons and spending time with her family.