Emily Lau, M.D., M.P.H.


Clinicn Investigator, Asst Prf
Cardiology, Mass General Research Institute
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Associate Physician
Medicine-Cardiovascular Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Chen Institute Department of Medicine Transformative Scholar, 2025-2027
Massachusetts General Hospital
MPH Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health 2021
MD Brown University 2013
biomarkers; cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular disease in pregnancy; heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; menopause; sex differences; women's health

Dr. Emily Lau is a women’s cardiovascular health specialist and investigator at Mass General Brigham. She is the Director of the Women’s Heart Health Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Dr. Lau leads a clinical-translational research program that applies multi-dimensional molecular profiling (multi-omics), imaging, exercise physiology, and data science to large scale cohorts, electronic health record data, and patient-oriented studies to advance mechanistic 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 MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health. She trained in Internal Medicine at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where she also served as Chief Medical Resident. She completed fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease and Echocardiography at the 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.