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Alyssa M Vela
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Division of Cardiac Surgery)
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Health Psychologist, Cardiac Behavioral Medicine
About
Areas of Focus
- Cardiac behavioral medicine
- Health psychology
- Diversity, equity and inclusion in health care
Work/Research
- Assessment and treatment of psychosocial and behavioral risk factors for cardiovascular and cardiometabolic health conditions, particularly advanced heart failure
- Culturally-adapted lifestyle interventions that address eating behaviors, nutrition and health behavior change for cardiometabolic conditions