Dr. Rodriguez is a board certified clinical cardiologist, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at Wake Forest School of Medicine. He was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in Washington Heights, Manhattan. He obtained both his M.D. and M.P.H. degrees concurrently from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and School of Public Health. A prolific researcher, Dr. Rodriguez has published nearly 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts, book chapters and abstracts. His research focuses on: cardiovascular epidemiology, cardiovascular health disparities, minority cardiovascular health, lipids, hypertensive heart disease and heart failure. Dr. Rodriguez joined the Albert Einstein College of Medicine on April 2019 where he serves as Vice Chair of Academic Affairs for Cardiology, Director of Cardiovascular Research and Director of Cardiovascular Epidemiology.