Dr. Silvi Shah (photo courtesy of University of Cincinnati College of Medicine)

K Scholar program graduate, Dr. Silvi Shah, associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, was an invited speaker at the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute virtual workshop, “Sex/Gender-Specific COVID-19 Outcomes and Management Relevant for Heart, Lung, Blood and Sleep Disorders: From Bench to Bedside.” Dr. Shah’s presentation was titled, “Hormones on Pregnancy and Sex-Specific COVID-19 Outcomes.” 

The two-day scientific meeting aimed to bring together basic and clinical scientists to review the current knowledge and identify key knowledge gaps in understanding sex and gender differences of COVID-19 outcomes relevant to heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders (HLBS). The goal of the meeting was to propose strategies to facilitate translation of basic biological discoveries into clinical applications to improve the ability to develop sex- and gender-specific prevention, intervention, and implantation strategies for COVID-19-related HLBS disorders.