Pulmonary Circulation Center
Welcome!
We are a multidisciplinary research center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center with a diverse group of physicians, scientists and research staff. Our mission is to understand the causes of pulmonary vascular disease and use this knowledge to create novel and effective treatments for diseases of the pulmonary circulation and right heart.
We tailor techniques to the research question, using basic and translational approaches, human studies, and epidemiologic studies as most appropriate and impactful. We partner with affected patients and their families to accomplish this work. Together, we envision a world where pulmonary vascular disease is a preventable or curable condition.
On behalf of the Pulmonary Circulation Center's staff who are dedicated to improving the health and lives of people impacted by pulmonary hypertension worldwide, we are grateful for your interest in our work and devotion to our studies.
Your support is vital to our mission.
Our Mission
The Pulmonary Circulation Center Research has a bedside to bench translation approach that:
- Focuses on causal risk factors for pulmonary vascular disease development
- Identifies mechanism(s) of disease action
- Fosters new and innovative pulmonary vasculature-related research
- Translates discoveries into personalized care to prevent, diagnose, and cure pulmonary vascular disease
- Provides information about pulmonary vascular disease to patients, family members, and collaborators
- Transforms patient care so that patients with pulmonary vascular disease live their best possible lives today and in the future
