Elizabeth McNally, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. McNally directs the Center for Genetic Medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and is the Elizabeth J. Ward Professor of Genetic Medicine. Dr. McNally is a cardiologist with an expertise in cardiac genetics. She established one of the first cardiovascular genetics clinics in the nation, and her work focuses on understanding the genetic mechanism of cardiovascular disease and using genetic signals to drive therapy development. Her translational work was recognized by an award from the Burroughs Wellcome Foundation and as a recipient of a Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. She serves on the advisory boards for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy and is the vice chair for the Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences of the American Heart Association. She is a past president of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and a member of the Association of American Physicians.