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. 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.