Clinical and Research Fellow, Cardiovascular Disease
Tufts Medical Center
Kay D. Everett, MD, PhD is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Tufts Medical Center and Clinical and Research Fellow in Cardiovascular Disease at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Everett is an engineer by training with a background in medical device structural mechanics evaluation and preclinical cardiovascular device assessment. Dr. Everett received her BS at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Materials Science and Engineering. She received her PhD in the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST), where her work defined the loading conditions responsible for stent strut fracture and, through a collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and published patent, has led to advancements in medical device surveillance.
Following her PhD, Dr. Everett continued medical training in the Harvard-MIT HST MD Program. She went on to complete Internal Medicine Residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital at Harvard Medical School and is currently in the research years of the ABIM Physician-Scientist Pathway of the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center within Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Everett’s current clinical and research interests lie in complex cardiovascular disease and the use of advanced mechanical circulatory support technologies. She is currently working in the laboratory of Dr. Navin Kapur within the CardioVascular Center for Research and Innovation (CVCRI) and Molecular Cardiology Research Institute (MCRI) at Tufts Medical Center. Her postdoctoral research examines the hemodynamic loads imparted by veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) on the left and right ventricle and the mechanisms and impact of transvalvular unloading (EC-Pella) in acute myocardial infarction cardiogenic shock. Ultimately, this research will guide the clinical management of patients with cardiogenic shock and inform rational utilization of advanced mechanical circulatory support technologies.