Dr. Superko has spent the last 26 years investigating metabolic and genetic aspects of heart disease with a focus on translating basic science discoveries into practical tools that benefit patient care.

As Director of the Lipid Research Clinic and Laboratories at Stanford University (10 years) he conducted NIH funded research on a wide spectrum of heart disease issues included the effect of various diets, exercise and weight loss, coffee consumption, alcohol consumption, garlic consumption, medications, and coronary artery regression trials.

Dr. Superko also served as Director of the Cholesterol Research Center at the University of California Berkeley (10 years) where he became involved in the inherited aspects of heart disease and conducted numerous investigations involving gene/environment interactions.

Responding to the clinical demand for advanced laboratory blood tests to help diagnose heart disease, he co-founded Berkeley HeartLab Inc. as part of the translation of federal research findings into practical clinical care.Most recently he moved to Atlanta and accepted the position as Executive Director, Center for Genomics and Human Health at the Saint Joseph’s Translational Research Institute.

Dr. Superko has received many awards and is a reviewer for 26 medical journals and on the editorial board of four. He has published over 100 first authored manuscripts and 19 textbook chapters and is the author of Before the Heart Attacks, a book written for the lay public explaining advanced aspects of heart disease.