Emily Lau, MD, MPH

Dr. Emily Lau is a women’s cardiovascular health specialist and investigator at Mass General Brigham. She is the co-director of the Mass General Brigham Women’s Heart Health Program. Dr. Lau leads a research program that applies molecular profiling, imaging, exercise physiology, and data science to large-scale cohorts, electronic health record data, and patient-oriented studies to advance understanding of women’s cardiovascular health and disease. She is supported by the NIH/NHLBI, American Heart Association, the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, and the Tianqiao & Chrissy Chen Institute.

Dr. Lau received her undergraduate and MD degrees from Brown University, and a master's in public health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She trained in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where she also served as chief medical resident. She completed fellowships in cardiovascular disease and echocardiography at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Lau was awarded the Roman W. DeSanctis Clinical Scholar Award, Claflin Distinguished Scholar Award, and the Sheila Balson Endowed Cardiac Scholar. She is also the recipient of the 2024 ACC Douglas P. Zipes Distinguished Young Scientist Award and the 2025 ASCI Young Physician-Scientist Award.