Dr. Elizabeth Ofili is a nationally and internationally recognized cardiologist practicing at Morehouse School of Medicine and Morehouse Healthcare in Atlanta, Georgia, where she has helped to raise over $200 million to fund pioneering research and training infrastructure.  She has over 30 years of experience, studying and treating heart disease with particular focus on cardiovascular disparities in the African American community, as well as women’s health.  She leads National Research Networks funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including serving as the Principal Investigator of the RCMI Coordinating Center at Morehouse School of Medicine, working with 23 institutions across the nation, including HBCUs and HSIs to advance scientific discovery that impact human health. She also serves as multi-PI of the statewide Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance (at Emory University, Morehouse School of Medicine, Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia), and affiliated health systems. She is a Network Partner of the Clinical Trials Access Collaborative (CTAC)

In her capacity as Founder & CEO of Health 360x, a patient centered platform and cardiometabolic registry for population health management and decentralized clinical trials (DCT), she leads the African American Heart Study, a ground-breaking nation-wide observational study analyzing lipoprotein(a) in 5,000 participants across the country.  Lp(a), is a type of cholesterol, that is more common in people of African descent, and increases the risk of heart disease, stroke and peripheral artery disease.

Dr. Ofili is a past Board Chair and was the first female president of the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC), during which time, she led the initiative to implement the landmark African American Heart Failure Trial (AHEFT), whose findings changed practice guidelines for the treatment of heart failure in African Americans. 

She has received over 50 national awards, including “Changing the Face of Medicine: The Rise of America’s Women Physicians” Exhibit at the National Library of Medicine. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, which is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.

Dr. Ofili graduated with distinction from Ahmadu Bello University School of Medicine, Zaria Nigeria, received the Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, Internal Medicine residency training at Oral Roberts University, Tulsa OK, Cardiology and Research Fellowship training at Washington University, St Louis, MO, and Advanced Echocardiography Fellowship at St Louis University, St Louis, MO.