Véronique Roger, MD, MPH

Dr. Roger received her medical degree in 1986 from Sorbonne University in Paris, France and her Master in Public Health (Epidemiology) at the University of Minnesota in 1996. After training in cardiology at Mayo Clinic, in Rochester Minnesota, she joined the faculty in 1992 and became Professor in Medicine (2002) and Epidemiology (2006). At Mayo Clinic, Dr. Roger served in various leadership positions including Chair of the Department of Health Sciences Research and member of the Mayo Clinic Board of Governors and Board of Trustees.

Dr. Roger served on the NHLBI Advisory Council and the NHLBI Board of Scientific Counselors. She chaired the Epidemiology Council of the American Heart Association 2018-2020 and was recognized as the American Heart Association Distinguished Investigator in 2019.

The unifying theme of Dr. Roger’s work is the epidemiology of heart diseases and their occurrence and outcomes in populations. As a physician scientist, Dr. Roger has deployed, directly and through collaborations, multidisciplinary methods including epidemiology, outcomes, and population surveillance, and the use of electronic health records in population research.