Biography
Dr. Njoroge is a board-certified physician and fellowship-trained cardiologist with the Advanced Heart Failure Program at Stanford Health Care. She is also a clinical assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine.
Dr. Njoroge has extensive clinical experience diagnosing and treating cardiovascular complications that develop during pregnancy or postpartum. She currently provides care at the Stanford Health Care Heart and Vascular Clinic with a particular focus on patients with a history of pregnancy-associated heart failure and cardiomyopathy.
Dr. Njoroge’s research efforts involve identifying inherited genetic changes and biological markers that could help improve screening and care for pregnant women in higher risk populations. This includes determining the causes of disproportionately high incidences of heart-related complications and deaths experienced by Black women during and after pregnancy. Dr. Njoroge is also currently recruiting patients for a large-scale, multicenter clinical trial evaluating a drug to treat cardiovascular complications during pregnancy.
Dr. Njoroge has published her work in numerous prestigious peer-reviewed journals, including Circulation Research and the Journal of Cardiac Failure. She also co-authored a chapter on cardiovascular disease in pregnancy in the most recent edition of the book Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Cardiology.
Dr. Njoroge is a member of the Association of Black Cardiologists, the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the Heart Failure Society of America.
Dr. Njoroge has extensive clinical experience diagnosing and treating cardiovascular complications that develop during pregnancy or postpartum. She currently provides care at the Stanford Health Care Heart and Vascular Clinic with a particular focus on patients with a history of pregnancy-associated heart failure and cardiomyopathy.
Dr. Njoroge’s research efforts involve identifying inherited genetic changes and biological markers that could help improve screening and care for pregnant women in higher risk populations. This includes determining the causes of disproportionately high incidences of heart-related complications and deaths experienced by Black women during and after pregnancy. Dr. Njoroge is also currently recruiting patients for a large-scale, multicenter clinical trial evaluating a drug to treat cardiovascular complications during pregnancy.
Dr. Njoroge has published her work in numerous prestigious peer-reviewed journals, including Circulation Research and the Journal of Cardiac Failure. She also co-authored a chapter on cardiovascular disease in pregnancy in the most recent edition of the book Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Cardiology.
Dr. Njoroge is a member of the Association of Black Cardiologists, the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the Heart Failure Society of America.
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Professional Summary
Education & Certifications
- Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2019)
- Fellowship: Stanford University Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Fellowship (2023) CA
- Fellowship: UCSF Dept of Cardiology (2022) CA
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- Residency: Northwestern University Internal Medicine Residency (2019) IL
- Medical Education: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine (2016) OH
Honors & Awards
- Chief Cardiology Fellow, University of California San Francisco
- Dr. Arnold L. Widen Award, Northwestern University
- Laennec Fellow in Training (FIT) Clinician Award Finalist, American Heart Association
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- Myron F. Kanter and Lawrence J. Kanter Endowment Award, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- Resident Teaching Award, Feinberg School of Medicine – Northwestern University
Publications
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Dismantling Structural Discrimination in Cardiology Fellowship Recruitment.
Njoroge, J., Rodriguez, F., & Albert, M. A. (2021). Dismantling Structural Discrimination in Cardiology Fellowship Recruitment. JAMA Network Open, 4(1), e2031473. -
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis
Spencer-Bonilla, G., Njoroge, J. N., Pearson, K., Witteles, R. M., Aras, M. A., & Alexander, K. M. (2021). Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis. Curr Cardiovasc Risk Rep. -
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis.
Spencer-Bonilla, G., Njoroge, J. N., Pearson, K., Witteles, R. M., Aras, M. A., & Alexander, K. M. (2021). Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis. Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports, 15(6). -
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Emerging Genotype-Phenotype Associations in Dilated Cardiomyopathy.
Njoroge, J. N., Mangena, J. C., Aribeana, C., & Parikh, V. N. (2022). Emerging Genotype-Phenotype Associations in Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Current Cardiology Reports. -
Nurturing Diverse Generations of the Medical Workforce for Success With Authenticity: An Association of Black Cardiologists' Roundtable.
Haynes, N. A., Johnson, M., Lewsey, S. C., Alexander, K. M., Anstey, D. E., Dillenburg, T., … Albert, M. A. (2023). Nurturing Diverse Generations of the Medical Workforce for Success With Authenticity: An Association of Black Cardiologists' Roundtable. Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, e009032. -
Omecamtiv Mecarbil in Black Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction: Insights From GALACTIC-HF.
Lanfear, D. E., Njoroge, J. N., Adams, K. F., Anand, I., Fang, J. C., Ramires, F., … Teerlink, J. R. (2023). Omecamtiv Mecarbil in Black Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction: Insights From GALACTIC-HF. JACC. Heart Failure, 11(5), 569–579. -
Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Have Higher Plasma Aldosterone-Renin Ratio and Lower ACE Activity Than Controls
Parikh, N., Arowolo, F., Durstenfeld, M. S., Nah, G., Njoroge, J., Vittinghoff, E., … Lynch, K. L. (2022). Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Have Higher Plasma Aldosterone-Renin Ratio and Lower ACE Activity Than Controls. JOURNAL OF THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY, 6(12), bvac144. -
The shock team: a multidisciplinary approach to early patient phenotyping and appropriate care escalation in cardiogenic shock
Brusca, S. B., Caughron, H., Njoroge, J. N., Cheng, R., O'Brien, C. G., & Barnett, C. F. (2022). The shock team: a multidisciplinary approach to early patient phenotyping and appropriate care escalation in cardiogenic shock. CURRENT OPINION IN CARDIOLOGY, 37(3), 241–249. -
Association of immune cell subsets with incident heart failure in two population-based cohorts
Sinha, A., Sitlani, C. M., Doyle, M. F., Fohner, A. E., Buzkova, P., Floyd, J. S., … Feinstein, M. (2022). Association of immune cell subsets with incident heart failure in two population-based cohorts. ESC HEART FAILURE, 9(6), 4177–4188. -
Circulating Androgen Concentrations and Risk of Incident Heart Failure in Older Men: The Cardiovascular Health Study
Njoroge, J. N., Tressel, W., Biggs, M. L., Matsumoto, A. M., Smith, N. L., Rosenberg, E., … Kizer, J. R. (2022). Circulating Androgen Concentrations and Risk of Incident Heart Failure in Older Men: The Cardiovascular Health Study. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, 11(21), e026953. -
Disproportionate left atrial myopathy in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction among participants of the PROMIS-HFpEF study
Patel, R. B., Lam, C. S. P., Svedlund, S., Saraste, A., Hage, C., Tan, R.-S., … Shah, S. J. (2021). Disproportionate left atrial myopathy in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction among participants of the PROMIS-HFpEF study. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 11(1), 4885. -
Working Agenda for Black Mothers A Position Paper From the Association of Black Cardiologists on Solutions to Improving Black Maternal Health
Bond, R. M., Gaither, K., Nasser, S. A., Albert, M. A., Ferdinand, K. C., Njoroge, J. N., … Ofili, E. (2021). Working Agenda for Black Mothers A Position Paper From the Association of Black Cardiologists on Solutions to Improving Black Maternal Health. CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR QUALITY AND OUTCOMES, 14(2), 223–234. -
Proteomic Evaluation of the Comorbidity-Inflammation Paradigm in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Results From the PROMIS-HFpEF Study
Sanders-van Wijk, S., Tromp, J., Beussink-Nelson, L., Hage, C., Svedlund, S., Saraste, A., … Shah, S. J. (2020). Proteomic Evaluation of the Comorbidity-Inflammation Paradigm in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Results From the PROMIS-HFpEF Study. CIRCULATION, 142(21), 2029–2044. -
How Cardiovascular Disease Fellows Can Promote Diversity and Inclusion in Cardiology Doing Our Part
Njoroge, J. N., Youmans, Q. R., & Chuzi, S. (2021). How Cardiovascular Disease Fellows Can Promote Diversity and Inclusion in Cardiology Doing Our Part. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, 78(11), 1188–1191. -
Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Approaches to Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Njoroge, J. N., & Teerlink, J. R. (2021). Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Approaches to Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. CIRCULATION RESEARCH, 128(10), 1468–1486. -
Cardiovascular Implications and Therapeutic Considerations in COVID-19 Infection
Judson, G. L., Kelemen, B. W., Njoroge, J. N., & Mahadevan, V. S. (2020). Cardiovascular Implications and Therapeutic Considerations in COVID-19 Infection. CARDIOLOGY AND THERAPY, 9(2), 293–305. -
Understanding Health Disparities in Cardiovascular Diseases in Pregnancy Among Black Women: Prevalence, Preventive Care, and Peripartum Support Networks
Njoroge, J. N., & Parikh, N. (2020). Understanding Health Disparities in Cardiovascular Diseases in Pregnancy Among Black Women: Prevalence, Preventive Care, and Peripartum Support Networks. CURRENT CARDIOVASCULAR RISK REPORTS, 14(7). -
Systolic time intervals in patients with heart failure: time to teach new dogs old tricks
Njoroge, J. N., & Teerlink, J. R. (2020). Systolic time intervals in patients with heart failure: time to teach new dogs old tricks. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE, 22(7), 1183–1185. -
Expanded algorithm for managing patients with acute decompensated heart failure
Njoroge, J. N., Cheema, B., Ambrosy, A. P., Greene, S. J., Collins, S. P., Vaduganathan, M., … Gheorghiade, M. (2018). Expanded algorithm for managing patients with acute decompensated heart failure. HEART FAILURE REVIEWS, 23(4), 597–607. -
Decreased Cardiac Allograft Survival in Patients Transplanted for Alcohol-Induced Cardiomyopathy: Data from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Registry
Al-Kindi, S., Qattan, M., Ngoroge, J., ElAmm, C., Ginwalla, M., & Oliveira, G. H. (2014). Decreased Cardiac Allograft Survival in Patients Transplanted for Alcohol-Induced Cardiomyopathy: Data from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Registry. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE. CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE INC MEDICAL PUBLISHERS. -
Familial Cardiomyopathy is Associated with Better Cardiac Allograft Survival: Analysis from United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
Al-Kindi, S., Qattan, M., Njoroge, J., ElAmm, C., Ginwalla, M., & Oliveira, G. H. (2014). Familial Cardiomyopathy is Associated with Better Cardiac Allograft Survival: Analysis from United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE. CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE INC MEDICAL PUBLISHERS. -
Efficacy of Preemptive Beta Blockers for Prevention of Cardiotoxicity in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Kim, C. H., Al-Kindi, S., de Souza, A. C. D. A. H., Njoroge, J., Qattan, M., Hoit, B. D., … Oliveira, G. H. (2015). Efficacy of Preemptive Beta Blockers for Prevention of Cardiotoxicity in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE. CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE INC MEDICAL PUBLISHERS. -
Subsequent Pregnancy in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy- Is the Answer Always No?
Njoroge, J. N., Okwuosa, I. S., & Mendelson, M. A. (2019). Subsequent Pregnancy in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy- Is the Answer Always No? JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE. CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE INC MEDICAL PUBLISHERS. -
Chapter 33: Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy
Tolstrup, K., & Njoroge, J. N. (2023). Chapter 33: Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy. Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Cardiology. McGraw Hill. -
We Need a Bigger Tent: Expanding the Reach and Coverage of Training in Advanced Heart Failure
Belkin, M., Njoroge, J. N., & Reza, N. (2022). We Need a Bigger Tent: Expanding the Reach and Coverage of Training in Advanced Heart Failure. American College of Cardiology Expert Analysis. -
High Throughput Plasma Proteomics and Risk of Heart Failure and Frailty in Late Life.
Ramonfaur, D., Buckley, L. F., Arthur, V., Yang, Y., Claggett, B. L., Ndumele, C. E., … Shah, A. M. (2024). High Throughput Plasma Proteomics and Risk of Heart Failure and Frailty in Late Life. JAMA Cardiology.
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Emerging Genotype-Phenotype Associations in Dilated Cardiomyopathy.
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