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Masataka Kawana is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Stanford University, having joined the Advanced Heart Failure Transplant Cardiology group in 2018. He completed his training in internal medicine and cardiovascular medicine at Stanford and underwent an advanced heart failure training fellowship. As Medical Director of the Ambulatory Heart Failure Cardiomyopathy Service, Dr. Kawana manages patients with advanced heart failure and plays a critical role in clinical programs concerning heart failure and transplantation. His research focuses on the fundamental mechanisms of inherited cardiomyopathies and the effects of gene mutations on cardiac sarcomere function, employing innovative biochemical and biophysical methodologies. He is actively involved in the development of novel pharmacotherapies aimed at modulating cardiac muscle proteins and contributes to various clinical trials evaluating pharmacotherapy and devices for heart failure and inherited cardiomyopathies.
The Computer Science department emphasizes research potential. GRE General is currently optional but recommended for some tracks.