Borek Foldyna
Affiliated Faculty
Borek Foldyna, MD, is Instructor in Radiology at Harvard Medical School, a member of the Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center (CIRC) at Massachusetts General Hospital, and co-investigator at AIM. Dr. Foldyna graduated and earned his doctorate from the University of Leipzig, Germany. Within the broad field of Radiology, Dr. Foldyna has received extensive training in cardiovascular imaging and completed the Harvard Catalyst Education Program in applied biostatistics. Besides clinical utilization of cardiac imaging, Dr. Foldyna has co-investigated and lead several research efforts in investigator- and NIH-funded projects, including large trials, such as the Framingham Heart Study, PROMISE, and REPRIEVE trial. In collaboration with AIM, Dr. Foldyna has developed, validated, and applied deep-learning algorithms to assess the quality and quantity of coronary artery calcium, heart size, and epicardial adipose tissue on cardiac CT.
These efforts have resulted in several peer-reviewed publications and book chapter contributions. Additionally, Dr. Foldyna received the Siemens Outstanding Academic Research Award for his work on the coronary artery calcium and Top 3 Poster Award from the Harvard University Center for AIDS Research for investigating natural history of coronary plaques in people living with HIV.
email: BFOLDYNA@mgh.harvard.edu
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