Aaron Baggish

Cardiovascular Performance Program Director at Massachusetts General Hospital at Harvard Medical School

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  • Harvard Medical School

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Harvard Medical School

Dr. Baggish is the Associate Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital’s Cardiovascular Performance Program, a clinical and research program designed to address needs of athletes and active individuals. He is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a staff cardiologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital. His research focuses on cardiovascular disease and myocardial function in athletes and active individuals. He has authored over 80 peer-reviewed manuscripts and has research funding support from the American Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health. He serves as the medical director for the Boston Athletic Association’s Boston Marathon and a cardiology consultant for the New England Patriots, Boston Bruins, and numerous university athletic programs. He is a steering committee member for the American College of Cardiology’s Sports Cardiology Council and a guideline writing committee member of the American Heart Association’s 36th Bethesda Conference focused on athletic eligibility for individuals with cardiovascular disease.

Clinical Interests

  • Sports Cardiology
  • Athlete's heart
  • Anabolic steroids and heart disease
  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  • High altitude travel and heart disease

Medical Education

  • MD, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
  • Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital

Research Summary

Dr. Baggish overseas research and the Cardiovascular Performance Program. The CPP research team focuses on studying cardiovascular adaptations to exercise as they apply to health, disease, and human performance.

Publications

  • Baggish AL, et al. Training-Specific Changes in Cardiac Structure and Function: A Prospective and Longitudinal Assessment of Competitive Athletes. J Appl Physiol. 2008
  • Baggish AL, et al. The Impact of Endurance Exercise Training on Left Ventricular Systolic Mechanics. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2008
  • Baggish AL et al., Cardiovascular Screening in College Athletes With and Without ElectrocardiographyA Cross-sectional Study. Annals of Internal Med. 2010
  • Kim JH, et al., Baggish AL. Cardiac Arrests during Long-Distance Running Races. N Engl J Med. 2012.
  • Weiner RB, et al. Baggish AL. Blood Pressure and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy During American Style Football Participation. Circulation. 2013
  • Zilinski J, et al., Baggish AL. Myocardial adaptations to recreational marathon training among middle-aged men. Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging. 2015
  • Baggish AL, Weiner RB, Kanayama G, Hudson JI, Lu MT, Hoffmann U, Pope HG Jr. Cardiovascular Toxicity of Illicit Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use. Circulation. 2017

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