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Richard Kazibwe, MBChB

Richard Kazibwe, MBChB

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine (Winston-Salem)

Research Interests

  • Internal Medicine
  • Cardiology
  • Preventive Cardiology
  • Lifestyle Interventions
  • Biomarkers
  • Lifestyle Interventions to Prevent Cognitive Impairment
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Education
MD, Makerere University, 2009
Residency
Internal Medicine, Cone Health, 2016
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Positions
Clinical Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine (Winston-Salem)
Departments and Affiliations
Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine (Winston-Salem)

Research

  • Publications
  • Relationship between Triglyceride-Glucose Index, Subclinical Myocardial Injury, and Cardiovascular Mortality in NHANES III. Chuka Ononye, Santul Bapat, Sneha Chebrolu, Zachary Pruitt, Elsayed Soliman, Richard Kazibwe. Circulation. 2024 Nov; 11; 150(Suppl_1):A4147006-A4147006.
  • APOL1 Risk Variants and Risk of Incident Atrial Fibrillation in Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT). Muhammad Ahmad, Richard Kazibwe, Mohamed Mostafa, Rimsha Naeem, Sanjay Singh, Nisha Bansal, Elsayed Soliman. Circultion. 2024 Nov; 11; 150(Suppl_1):A4122348-A4122348.
  • Circulating Ketone Bodies, Lipoprotein (a) and Incident Cardiovascular Outcomes and Mortality: Insights from The UK Biobank. Parag Chevli, Saeid Mirzai, Richard Kazibwe, Rishi Rikhi, Harpreet Bhatia, Leandro Slipczuk, Eugenia Gianos, Neha Pagidipati, Michael Shapiro. Circulation. 2024 Nov; 11; 150(Suppl_1):A4133257-A4133257.
  • Intensive Hypertension Management and Incident Heart Failure Risk for Blacks versus Non-Blacks: Insights From SPRINT. Racquel Hammonds, Richard Kazibwe, Mohanad Gabani, Saeid Mirzai, David Herrington, Michael Shapiro. Circulation. 2024 Nov; 11; 150(Suppl_1):A4146636-A4146636.
  • Lipoprotein (a), Triglyceride-Glucose Index and Incident Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD): Analysis of the UK Biobank. Richard Kazibwe, Christopher Schaich, Parag Chevli, Jeffrey Kingsley, Rishi Rikhi, Muhammad Ahmad, Saeid Mirzai, Juliana Namutebi, Anurag Mehta, Harpreet Bhatia, Erin Michos, Michael Shapiro. Circulation. 2024 Nov; 11; 150(Suppl_1):A4138332-A4138332.
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Research Interests

  • Biomarkers
  • Cardiology
  • Cardiovascular Epidemiology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Lifestyle Interventions
  • Lifestyle Interventions to Prevent Cognitive Impairment
  • Preventive Cardiology
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