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Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, MD, M.D.

Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine, Part-time, Harvard Medical School
Lecturer on Human Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Arts & Sciences

Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, M.D., is a cardiologist and evolutionary biologist on the faculty of Harvard Medical School, Harvard University’s Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, and the School of Medicine at UCLA. Her research focuses on evolutionary biology and the natural world as sources of insights for human health and development. A leader in the field of evolutionary medicine, she co-chairs the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Board on Animal Health Sciences, Conservation, and Research (BAHSCR). Zoobiquity, her best-selling popular science book co-authored withK. Bowers, was a Finalist in the American Association for the Advancement of Science Excellence in Science Books Award, a Smithsonian Top Book of 2012, and a Discover Magazine Best Book of the Year. Her recently published Wildhood chronicles the transition from juvenile to adult biology and behavior across vertebrate species. Dr. Natterson-Horowitz earned her B.A. and M.A. at Harvard University and her M.D. at University of California, San Francisco. 

Dr. Natterson-Horowitz’s research focuses on the natural world as a source of insights for human health and development. Her Phylogeny Lab develops translational tools that integrate knowledge from a wide range of metazoan species to provide novel insights into human challenges. Areas of focus have included cardiovascular disease, women’s health–mammary and ovarian cancer, endometrial disease, gestational hypertension—and, most recently, mental health.

A cross-species approach to disorders affecting brain and behaviour.
Authors: Authors: Devinsky O, Boesch JM, Cerda-Gonzalez S, Coffey B, Davis K, Friedman D, Hainline B, Houpt K, Lieberman D, Perry P, Prüss H, Samuels MA, Small GW, Volk H, Summerfield A, Vite C, Wisniewski T, Natterson-Horowitz B.
Nat Rev Neurol
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A Systematic Review of Carrion Eaters' Adaptations to Avoid Sickness.
Authors: Authors: Blumstein DT, Rangchi TN, Briggs T, De Andrade FS, Natterson-Horowitz B.
J Wildl Dis
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Incorporating one health into medical education.
Authors: Authors: Rabinowitz PM, Natterson-Horowitz BJ, Kahn LH, Kock R, Pappaioanou M.
BMC Med Educ
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Evolutionary determinants of polycystic ovary syndrome: part 2.
Authors: Authors: Fessler DMT, Natterson-Horowitz B, Azziz R.
Fertil Steril
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A clinical research pathway towards developing new insights into cardiomyopathy.
Authors: Authors: Blumstein DT, Buckner J, Shah S, Patel S, Alfaro ME, Natterson-Horowitz B.
Evol Med Public Health
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The evolution of capture myopathy in hooved mammals: a model for human stress cardiomyopathy?
Authors: Authors: Blumstein DT, Buckner J, Shah S, Patel S, Alfaro ME, Natterson-Horowitz B.
Evol Med Public Health
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A Physician's View of One Health: Challenges and Opportunities.
Authors: Authors: Natterson-Horowitz B.
Vet Sci
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Toward proof of concept of a one health approach to disease prediction and control.
Authors: Authors: Rabinowitz PM, Kock R, Kachani M, Kunkel R, Thomas J, Gilbert J, Wallace R, Blackmore C, Wong D, Karesh W, Natterson B, Dugas R, Rubin C.
Emerg Infect Dis
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Imaging the ascending aorta and aortic arch using transesophageal echocardiography: the expanded aortic view.
Authors: Authors: Mahajan A, Crowley R, Ho JK, Sanchez E, Trivedi P, Natterson B, Shivkumar K.
Echocardiography
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Usefulness of preimplantation B-type natriuretic peptide level for predicting response to cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Authors: Authors: Lellouche N, De Diego C, Cesario DA, Vaseghi M, Horowitz BN, Mahajan A, Wiener I, Boyle NG, Fonarow GC, Shivkumar K.
Am J Cardiol
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