Sadashiva S Karnik

Sadashiva S. Karnik, PhD, MSc, is a Professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland. He is also full staff in the Department of Molecular Cardiology at Cleveland Clinic's Research Institute and is adjunct professor of chemistry and biology, Cleveland State University, Cleveland. Dr. Karnik joined Cleveland Clinic in 1990 after serving as a research associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Mass. Dr. Karnik graduated with a master’s of science degree from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India, and PhD in molecular genetics from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. Dr. Karnik also completed post-doctoral work in molecular genetics at University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. A researcher with nearly 80 published papers to his credit, Dr. Karnik earned a National Merit Scholarship from the Government of India from 1969 to 1976. He has won many research awards, landed numerous grants and given lectures worldwide. In 2006, Dr. Karnik was a visiting professor and national lecturer for the Japanese Hypertension Society, Tokyo.

Cardiac Hypertrophy, Hypertension, Renin-angiotensin System