Dr. Rajeev Malhotra graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College with a degree in chemistry and physics and obtained a master's degree in chemistry and chemical biology from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He received his medical degree from the Health Sciences and Technologies Division of Harvard Medical School and MIT. Dr. Malhotra completed residency in internal medicine and fellowship in general cardiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He then completed a post-doctoral fellowship in vascular biology with Dr. Kenneth Bloch and Dr. Warren Zapol.

Dr. Malhotra’s research program focuses on the role of histone deacetylases (HDACs), autophagy, matrix Gla protein, and bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) in the pathogenesis of vascular calcification and atherosclerosis. Using a combination of human genetic and biomarker approaches, vascular smooth muscle cell and endothelial cell assays, and in vivo models, Dr. Malhotra’s laboratory aims to identify novel genetic and molecular mechanisms of cardiovascular disease with the goal of developing novel therapeutics.