Dr. Robert C. Block is a cardiologist and physician-scientist affiliated with Strong Memorial Hospital and the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), Rochester, New York. He holds an MD from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and an MPH, with over 34 years of clinical and research experience in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine.
His research spans a broad range of cardiovascular and metabolic topics including lipid metabolism, omega-3 fatty acids and cardiovascular risk, heart failure outcomes, pulmonary arterial hypertension, lipoprotein(a), and cardiometabolic risk in pregnancy. He has contributed to multiple landmark clinical trials and epidemiological studies, with publications in leading journals including the Annals of the American Thoracic Society, ESC Heart Failure, and Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports.
Dr. Block is known for his interdisciplinary approach to cardiovascular research, collaborating across internal medicine, nutrition, pharmacology, and public health. His work continues to advance the understanding of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors and novel therapeutic strategies in diverse patient populations.
Publications
1. Han DD, Miedlich S, Morse D, Block RC, Zareba W, Goldenberg I, et al. Effects of metabolic syndrome on cardiovascular outcomes in non-obese heart failure patients. ESC Heart Failure. 2026;13(2):xvag073.
2. Oliveira I, Gilpin Falk AE, Block RC. Hypothesis: the rs66698963 insertion–deletion alters the AA/EPA ratio and cardiovascular disease risk. Lipids in Health and Disease. 2026;25(1):117.
3. Okwir M, Okello E, Link A, Akullo I, Odongo P, Omech B, Kiweewa F, Liu Y, et al. Major adverse cardiovascular events, morbidity, and mortality, among people living with and without HIV in two northern Uganda hospitals. BMC Infectious Diseases.
4. Lachant DJ, Sahay S, Block R, Ossip D, Denning J, Lazarus HM, et al. Rodatristat Ethyl Decreases Activity in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Results from the ELEVATE-2 Trial. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. aaoaf066.
5. Doherty S, Hernandez S, Rikhi R, Mirzai S, De Los Reyes C, McIntosh S, et al. Lipoprotein (a) as a causal risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports. 2026;19(1):8.
