Bio

Dr. Aguilar is a well-respected specialist in cardiovascular medicine. He is currently a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology and holds the prestigious Gerald S. and Joan Berenson Chair in Healthy Aging and Longevity. Dr. Aguilar received his medical education from Baylor College of Medicine and completed his residency training and cardiovascular medicine fellowship at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He practices general cardiology and non-invasive cardiology.

As a clinician-scientist, Dr. Aguilar has a strong research focus on the impact of cardiometabolic disorders, particularly type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity, on health outcomes, including heart failure. He has been the principal investigator and co-investigator in numerous grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and has been actively involved in clinical trials testing new treatment strategies in cardiovascular disease. Dr. Aguilar has authored over 130 articles in peer-reviewed journals, including top-tier publications such as Nature, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Circulation, JAMA, and European Heart Journal. He also serves on multiple editorial boards for leading cardiovascular and diabetes journals.

In addition to his research accomplishments, Dr. Aguilar is an author of professional society clinical practice guidelines and scientific statements from the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC). He has been actively involved in national leadership committees of the AHA and ACC, as well as joint programs with the American Diabetes Association and other local community organizations focused on reducing the burden of cardiovascular diseases in our community.

Dr. Aguilar has helped train numerous cardiologists and researchers, and he has been the recipient of multiple teaching awards.