Roy C. Ziegelstein

ROY ZIEGELSTEIN, MD, MACP, Med 1989, 1991 (PDF), an acclaimed cardiologist and award-winning teacher, is the new vice dean for education at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, with oversight of undergraduate, graduate, residency, postdoctoral and continuing medical education programs, as well as the Welch Medical Library. Dr. Ziegelstein is an internationally recognized expert on the relationship between depression and cardiovascular disease, and a superb physician renowned for his sensitivity and skill at doctor-patient communication. The simultaneous holder of the Sarah Miller Coulson and Frank L. Coulson Professorship, Dr. Ziegelstein has spent his entire professional career at Johns Hopkins and is devoted to educating the next generation of physicians. He joined the faculty in 1993 as an assistant professor and became a full professor in 2006. Among many other roles, for nearly a decade Dr. Ziegelstein served as director of the internal medicine residency program at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. In addition, he has served as senior associate dean for faculty development in the medical school, as well as executive vice chairman of the Department of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Bayview, where he also has been deputy director for education.