Charles C. Hong, MD, PhD

Charles (Chaz) Hong, MD, PhD, is the Melvin Sharoky, MD, Professor of Medicine and Director of Cardiology Research at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and the Co-Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Maryland Medical Center. A physician-scientist, Hong’s research addresses the intersection of developmental biology, chemical biology, stem cell biology, and cardiovascular medicine. He has helped to pioneer innovative chemical biologic approaches to study embryonic development, as well as implementation of the induced pluripotent stem cell technology to better understand human cardiomyocyte biology and pathobiology at the cellular level.