Dalane W. Kitzman, MD
- Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine (Winston-Salem)

Dalane W. Kitzman, MD
- Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine (Winston-Salem)
Research Interests
- Aging
- Clinical Trials
- Cardiovascular Imaging
- Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
- Exercise Physiology
- Exercise and Diet Interventions
- Education
- MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1984
- Residency
- Internal Medicine, Mayo Medical Center, 1987
- Fellowship
- Cardiology, Duke University Hospital, 1990
- Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
- Memberships
- Albemarle County Medical Society
- American College of Physicians
- American Medical Association
- Forsyth Prepared Childbirth Association
- American Society of Echocardiography
- American College of Cardiology
- American Association of Clinical Anatomists
- American Society of Internal Medicine
- Positions
- Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine (Winston-Salem)
- Professor, Clinical and Translational Science Institute (Winston-Salem)
- Professor, Gerontology and Geriatrics, Internal Medicine (Winston-Salem)
- Departments and Affiliations
- Cardiovascular Medicine (Winston-Salem)
- Clinical and Translational Science Institute (Winston-Salem)
- Gerontology and Geriatrics, Internal Medicine (Winston-Salem)
- Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention (CHAAP)
- Cardiovascular Sciences Center (CVSC)
Research
- Are older adult research participants representative of the general population? Results from 19 clinical studies at one academic research center. Neiberg RH, Leng X, Houston DK, Beavers KM, Miller ME, Kennedy K, Fanning J, Irby MB, Kitzman DW, Kritchevsky SB, Nicklas BJ. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 Jun; 168:108388.
- Rebuilding U.S. Heart Failure Site-Based Research: A National Expert Authority Blueprint From the Heart Failure Collaboratory. Echols MR, Fiuzat M, Brinkley DM, Kober L, Whellan DJ, Jessup MR, Malik FI, Chapman R, Fudim M, Mitter SS, Kitzman DW, Lala A, Batchelor W, O'Connor CM, Lindenfeld J. JACC Heart Fail. 2026 Jun; :103165.
- Patterns of Communicating the Diagnosis of Type 1 vs Type 2 Myocardial Infarction. Luterstein E, Tong N, Murphy S, Paquette C, Liu Y, Wasfy JH, Kitzman D, Spertus JA, Natarajan P, McCarthy CP. JACC Adv. 2026 Jun; 5(6 Pt 2):102834.
- Arterial Stiffness Mechanisms and Orthostatic Hypotension in SPRINT: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pewowaruk R, Jaeger BC, Hughes TM, Upadhya B, Kitzman DW, Supiano MA, Gepner AD. JACC Adv. 2026 May; 5(5):102734.
- Operationalizing a Decision-Making for Adverse Event Reporting Toolkit (DART) for Aging and Serious Illness Research. Lubetsky S, Woodrell C, Schiller G, Bowman B, Heitner R, Morrison RS, Siu AL, Kitzman D, Baim-Lance A. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026 Jun; 74(6):1692-1697.