Deepika Laddu

Dr. Laddu received her PhD in nutritional sciences, with a minor in medical pharmacology from the University of Arizona. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship in cardiovascular disease prevention research at the Stanford Prevention Research Center (Stanford University).

Dr. Laddu's research portfolio is largely founded in lifestyle/behavior change and health promotion for both primary and secondary disease prevention and risk management. Her multidisciplinary research expertise lies in the areas of cardiovascular epidemiology, and nutritional and exercise sciences with specialization in body composition imaging. Within these areas, her research focuses on understanding the “connection” between cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems, and developing lifestyle interventions specifically aimed at investigating the interaction between physical functioning, body composition and cardiovascular disease during aging, and how they relate to the care of middle age and older adults, with respect to clinical and patient-centered outcomes.