Naomi M. Hamburg MD, MS
Section Chief, Vascular Biology
Joseph A. Vita, MD Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine
75 E. Newton St | (617) 638-7260naomi.hamburg@bmc.org
nhamburg@bu.edu
Sections
Vascular Biology
Cardiovascular Medicine
Centers
Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute
Framingham Heart Study
Boston Nutrition Obesity Research Center
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
Biography
Dr. Hamburg is the inaugural Joseph A. Vita Professor of Medicine, Chief of the Vascular Biology Section, interim Director of the Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute at Boston University School of Medicine and an Attending in the Cardiovascular Medicine Section at Boston Medical Center. Dr. Hamburg is a recognized expert in the field of Vascular Medicine and the clinical translation of Vascular Biology. Her research work seeks to understand approaches to restore vascular health in patients with cardiometabolic disorders, peripheral artery disease, and to evaluate the impact of novel tobacco products and long COVID. Her work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health and foundations since 2006. Dr. Hamburg has held multiple leadership positions in the field of Vascular Medicine including as the Chair of the Peripheral Vascular Disease Council of the American Heart Association, and as a member of the Board of the Society of Vascular Medicine, the American Society of Echocardiography and the Vascular Testing Division of the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission. She co-Chaired the Advanced Training Statement for Vascular Medicine from the American College of Cardiology and the Society of Vascular Medicine. Dr. Hamburg has authored more than 150 scientific papers in the peer reviewed literature and has served on guideline writing committees. She is a past Associate Editor of the journal Vascular Medicine, and current Associate Editor for Circulation Research. She is passionate about improving the care of vascular diseases and reducing the burden of PAD through education. When not working, she enjoys spending time in the mountains hiking and skiing with her husband and two teenage sons.
Education
MD, Harvard Medical School
AB, Harvard University
Publications
Habib AY, Zhu AJ, Forman CC, Kandadai P, Hamburg NM. Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Menopause and vascular health. Vasc Med. 2026 Oct; 31(5):745-751. PMID: 42798145.
Published on 9/24/2026Morrison AM, Hamburg NM. Cardiovascular implications of adolescent e-cigarette and dual product use: Prevention through understanding harm. Vasc Med. 2026 Oct; 31(5):660-662. PMID: 42784461.
Published on 9/24/2026Cooper LL, Banerjee A, Beiser AS, Charisis S, Hamel-Sellman DJ, Korzinski TJ, Benjamin EJ, Hamburg NM, Vasan RS, Seshadri S, Mitchell GF. Associations of Brain Structure and Neuropsychological Function With Artificial Intelligence Estimates of Biological Vascular Age. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2026 Sep 24. PMID: 42779540.
Published on 9/14/2026Habib AY, Okazaki RA, Prescott BR, Xanthakis V, Cooper LL, Tsao CW, Benjamin EJ, Vasan RS, Hamburg NM, Mitchell GF. Relations of Menopause Timing With Pressure Pulsatility in the Framingham Study. Hypertension. 2026 Sep 14. PMID: 42734062.
Published on 8/25/2026Bonaca MP, Menard MT, Hamburg NM, Kim ESH, Creager MA, Beckman JA. Great Strides…Now It's Time to Run. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 Aug 25; 88(8):907-909. PMID: 42644551.
Published on 8/13/2026Giannis C, Chandy M, Mohammadi L, Hamburg NM. Cannabis Is Not Vascularly Inert: Proatherogenic Inflammation in Youth. Circ Res. 2026 Aug 14; 139(5):e329347. PMID: 42594172.
Published on 7/2/2026Ko D, Evans PT, Park CM, Kato B, Van Over M, Conte MS, Cziraky M, Shah SJ, Pande AN, Hamburg NM, Rosenfield K, Menard MT, Farber A, Kim DH. Frailty and the efficacy and safety of surgical versus endovascular revascularization: post-hoc analysis of the BEST-CLI trial. Br J Surg. 2026 Jul 02; 113(7). PMID: 42227206.
Published on 7/1/2026Cooper LL, Prescott BR, Xanthakis V, Rong J, Larson MG, Benjamin EJ, Hamburg NM, Vasan RS, Mitchell GF. Interrelations of aortic spring function, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and left ventricular diastolic function: The Framingham Heart Study. Physiol Rep. 2026 Jul; 14(13):e70985. PMID: 42374884.
Published on 6/16/2026Martins KPMP, Barreto SM, Camelo LV, Menezes ST, Hamburg NM, Diniz MFHS, Ribeiro ALP, Brant LCC. Endothelial Function Is Associated With Incident Diabetes Mellitus: The ELSA-Brasil Cohort Study. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2026 Sep; 28(9):8103-8112. PMID: 42303277.
Published on 6/1/2026Garshick MS, Schlamp F, Boothman I, Barrett TJ, Kazatsker F, Westby G, Xia Y, Smilowitz NR, Jelic S, Hamburg NM, Goldberg IJ, Berger JS. Validation of Brachial Vein Endothelial Transcriptomics to Assess the Coronary Vasculature. Circ Res. 2026 Jul 06; 139(2):e328283. PMID: 42220240.
Media Mentions
Published on 7/13/2026
Screen All With Diabetes for Peripheral Vascular Disease?
Published on 5/15/2024
Abbott’s dissolvable stent, which failed in heart disease patients, may help vascular patients
Published on 7/31/2023
Doctors increasingly discourage vaping amid mounting health concerns
Published on 11/9/2022
Leg Artery Disease Can Lead to Amputation, But a Surgery May Help Prevent That
Published on 9/6/2022
AHA News: Educators, Other Experts Aim to Build Momentum in Fight Against Youth Vaping
Published on 6/21/2022
Vaping may boost teens' risk of heart, lung disease over lifetime, group warns
Published on 10/11/2021
Smoking Drives Postprocedure Complication Rate in PAD Revascularization
Published on 1/21/2021
New Advanced Training Outlined for Future Vascular Medicine Specialists
Published on 1/6/2021
Q&A with Research Challenge finalist Shamsh Shaikh
Published on 4/29/2020
E-cigs Hurt Vascular Function as Much as Traditional Cigarettes
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