Dr Vitaris Kodogo

MSc, PhD (Medicine)
Cape Heart Institute, University of Cape Town 

CHI research group: Cardiac Disease in Maternity
CHI membership: Affiliate Member

Vitaris Kodogo is a basic medical science researcher with an interest in translational cardiovascular studies and clinical proteomics. He did his Ph.D. at the Cape Heart Institute, and his research focuses on understanding the mechanisms involved in cardiac remodeling during pregnancy and the reverse process.  He also has an interest in invitro, ex-vivo, and invivo models of cardiovascular research.  

Research engagements:

• Translational cardiovascular research
• PPCM biomarker study
• Cardiomyopathy models
• Rodent echocardiography