Doctor's Bio
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Affiliations
Morehouse
Education & Training
- Medical School: Morehouse School of Medicine
- Internship: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- Residency: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Fellowships
Duke University Medical Center
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Bridging communities, prevention, and heart health: U.S. strategies for CHW cardiovascular training and integration.
Asare AG, Echols MR
Frontiers in epidemiology. 2025;
PMID: 41476913 - Era to Action: 40 Years of Health Disparity Research in Cardiovascular Disease and the Path to Equity.
Echols MR, Makawi A
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2026;15(1):e046293.
PMID: 41413400 - Leveraging Community-Based System Dynamics to Understand Long Covid Disparities in African American Communities: A Model for Health Equity Research.
Evans CR, Echols MR, Martin D, Taylor HA, Washington JA, Gbinigie O, Gaglioti AH, Wright W, Hovmand P
Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy. 2025;28(6):e70516.
PMID: 41395800 - Update to the JACC Report Card: Excess Cardiovascular Mortality Among Black Americans, 2000-2023.
Arun AS, Sawano M, Lu Y, Warner F, Caraballo C, Khera R, Echols MR, Yancy CW, Krumholz HM
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025;86(8):559-562.
PMID: 40835364 - Social Drivers of Health in Heart Failure Trials: An Analysis From the Heart Failure Collaboratory.
DeFilippis EM, Blumer V, Makuvire TT, Echols MR, Adamson PB, Solomon S, Pina IL, Stein KM, Vaduganathan M, Walsh MN, Vardeny O, Jessup M, Yancy CW, Lindenfeld J, O'Connor CM, Fiuzat M
JACC. Heart failure. 2025;13(9):102546.
PMID: 40680703 - Severe Visual-Auditory Impairments and Heart Failure Readmissions: Insights From the National Readmission Database.
Echols MR, Udongwo N, Ikamato M, Abe T, Onwuanyi A, Heaton J, Almendral J
JACC. Advances. 2025;4(7):101895.
PMID: 40540769 - Health Equity in Cardiovascular Care: A Clinical Imperative for Better Outcomes.
Kramer CM, Echols MR
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025;86(8):630-633.
PMID: 40536468 - Enhancing the Clinical Research Workforce: Lessons From the ACC-CTR Bootcamp.
Douglas PS, Batchelor WB, Echols MR, Mitchell S, Walsh MN, Wang TY
JACC. Advances. 2025;4(5):101705.
PMID: 40286365 - Risk, Revelation, and Reflection: A Personal Journey Through Ethics, Risk Literacy, and Informed Consent.
Echols MR
Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes. 2024;17(11):e010894.
PMID: 39561233 - Achieving Equitable Cardiovascular Care for All: ACC Board of Trustees Health Equity Task Force Action Plan.
Douglass PL, Itchhaporia D, Bozkurt B, Roswell RO, Khandelwal A, Capers Q, Berlacher K, Ogunniyi MO, Bailey AL, Levy PD, Grant AJ, Tocco J, Natcheva A, Asare AG, Bhatt AB, Mieres JH, Disch MF, Echols MR
JACC. Advances. 2024;3(7):101050.
PMID: 39130032
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