Benjamin Scirica

Dr. Benjamin M. Scirica is a cardiovascular medicine specialist and associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS). He is director of quality initiatives at Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s (BWH) Cardiovascular Division and a senior investigator at the Thrombolysis and Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Study Group, where he is director of the Electrocardiography Core Laboratory.

Dr. Scirica received his medical degree from HMS. He completed an internal medicine residency and a cardiovascular disease fellowship at BWH. He also completed a research fellowship in cardiovascular disease with the TIMI Study Group at BWH and received a master’s degree in public health from Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Scirica is board certified in cardiovascular disease.

His clinical and research interests include assessing novel therapeutic agents and developing electrocardiography and cardiac biomarkers. As director of quality initiatives at the Cardiovascular Division at BWH, he leads projects to improve delivery of care and inter-disciplinary communications. At the TIMI Study Group, Dr. Scirica’s research focuses on improving risk stratification and cardiovascular disease treatment. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications.

Education

Medical School

• Harvard Medical School/ BWH

Residency

• Brigham and Women's Hospital, 1999 - 2002

Fellowship

• Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2002 - 2006