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CURRICULUM VITAE

Jacquelyn P. Kulinski MD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Cardiology

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Hub for Collaborative Medicine
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
08/1998 - 05/2003 B.S. Biomedical Engineering with Biology minor, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
08/2004 - 05/2008 M.D., Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
08/2014 - 11/2015 Certificate in Clinical & Translational Science, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
06/2008 - 06/2011 Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
07/2011 - 06/2014 Fellowship, Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
07/2013 Johns Hopkins Cardiac CT Course, Baltimore, MD
09/2015 - 06/2017 Clinical Research Scholar Program participant

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
08/2014 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2017 - Present Associate Program Director, Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship Program, Medicine, Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
08/2014 - Present Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
American Board of Internal Medicine
08/2011
None
CBBT - Cardiac CT
11/2013
None
CNBC - Nuclear Cardiology
01/2014
None
ABIM – Echocardiography
09/2014
None
ABIM- Cardiology
01/2015
None
   
Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Wisconsin License
2014
None
Texas License
None
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
1998 - 2003 Member of Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), Marquette University
2001 Member of Alpha Eta Mu Beta (AEMB), Biomedical Engineering Honor Society
2002 Member of Tau Beta Pi (TBP), Engineering Honor Society
2002 - 2003 Sexual Assault Trauma Treatment Center (SATC) Volunteer Advocate
2003 Summa Cum Laude Graduate, From Marquette University College of Engineering, Top Scholar in Curriculum Award
2004 Pres, American College of Physicians (ACP) Wisconsin Chapter
2004 - 2006 Medical Student Panel and Mock Interviewer
2004 Pres, American Medical Women's Association, AMWA
2004 - 2006 Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity, PDE
2005 - 2006 President, of Physicians for Social Responsibility, PSR
2005 - 2006 Tar Wars Student Organization
2005 - 2006 Vice-President, Technology in Medicine Interest Group
2005 - 2006 President of Global Health Interest Group, GHG
02/2006 Travel Scholarship from National Student PSR, To attend Physicians for Social Responsibility Meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio
02/2006 - Present Phi Delta Epsilon Medical School Fraternity Scholarship Award, Given by the Medical College of Wisconsin
02/2006 MCW Friends Scholarship Award, Given by Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum In Omaha, Nebraska
2006 - 2007 MCW Medical Student Interviewer
05/2008 - Present Keelan-Tresch Awards for Scholarship in Cardiovascular Medicine Given by the Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2008 "Most Significant Clinical Publication in 2008 in Hypertension", Awarded by Hypertension
2008 Honors in Research distinction, Given by the Medical College of Wisconsin
2012 Cholesterol Education & Screening for the Community
2012 Central Line Placement - Procedures Lab
08/2013 AHA Woman in Cardiology Trainee Award for Excellence, Awarded by the AHA Council on Clinical Cardiology
Dean's List every semester at Marquette University

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
American College of Cardiology
American Heart Association (Council of Clinical Cardiology)
National Lipid Association (NLA)
American Society of Preventive Cardiology (ASPC)
American Heart Association, Council of Epidemiology, Nutrition (Physical Activity & Metabolism)

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Journal Review
2015 Invited to review abstract submissions in Prevention for annual American College of Cardiology (ACC) national conference in 2015 Held in San Diego
2016 Invited reviewer, AJP – Heart and Circulatory Physiology
2016 Invited reviewer, Circulation
Ad-Hoc Reviewer
2017 Reviewed grants for a community engagement research award sponsored by the MCW Cardiovascular Research Center.

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Peer Review
Title:
Interventions to reduce sedentary behavior at work: A Pilot Study
Source:
Medical College of Wisconsin Research & Education program fund Mentored Career Development Program Award (KL2 equivalent)
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
01/2016 - Present
  
Title:
Assessment of appropriate statin use in adults with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)
Source:
Medical College of Wisconsin Division of Cardiology
Role & Effort:
PI, mentoring a resident (Dr. Hamid Bahrami), medical student (Christopher Koo) and PharmD student (Chelsea Reed), and PharmD Jessica Bellone
Dates:
03/2016 - Present
  
Title:
Evaluation of Obstetric History Complications Collection in Internal Medicine
Role & Effort:
Team Member
Dates:
09/2016 - Present
  
Title:
Characteristics that Contribute to Weight Gain
Source:
Dallas Heart Study Cohort
Role & Effort:
PI mentoring a medicine resident through the project (Alina Brener, MD)
Dates:
12/2016 - Present
  
Title:
Singing Heart Study
Source:
Medical College of Wisconsin Research Affairs Committee grant for new faculty and early career investigators
Role & Effort:
Principle Investigator
Dates:
03/2018 - Present
  
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
Cardiac Rhythm Management Division Role
Source:
Research Internship @ Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis MN
Role & Effort:
Preceptor - Dr Douglas Hettrick, PhD
Dates:
01/2001 - 05/2001
  
Title:
Cardiac Rhythm Management Role
Source:
Research Internship @ Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
Role & Effort:
Preceptor – Dr Douglas Hettrick, PhD
Dates:
09/2001 - 01/2002
  
Title:
Effects of Low Carbohydrate vs a Low Fat Diet on Endothelial Function Role
Source:
Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Cardiology
Role & Effort:
Worked under Dr David Gutterman
Dates:
06/2005 - 01/2008
  
Title:
Determinants of Cardioversion Success for Atrial Arrhythmias
Source:
University of Washington, Department of Cardiology, Electrophysiology
Role & Effort:
Worked under Dr Jeanne Poole
Dates:
07/2009 - 06/2011
  
Title:
Association between Cardiovascular Fitness and Accelerometer-Derived Physician Activity and Sedentary behavior in the General Population
Source:
University of Texas Southwestern Department of Cardiology, Prevention & Epidemiology
Role & Effort:
Worked under Dr Jarett Berry
Dates:
09/2012 - 06/2014
  
Title:
Association between number of live births and markers of subclinical atherosclerosis and in women in the Dallas Heart Study
Role & Effort:
Collaboration with UT Southwestern Department of Cardiology
Dates:
06/2014 - 02/2015
  
Title:
Association between Sedentary Time and Coronary Artery Calcification: The Dallas Heart Study
Role & Effort:
First author, collaboration with UT Southwestern Department of Cardiology
Dates:
06/2014 - 12/2016
  
Title:
Improving Overdue INRs in the UT Clinical Heart Center
Source:
University of Texas Southwestern Department of Cardiology
Role & Effort:
Worked with mentor Dr. Susan Matulevicius
Dates:
2014
  
Title:
Association of Sedentary and Physician Activity Time with the Ankle-Brachial Index in the Asymptomatic Population
Source:
University of Texas Southwestern Department of Cardiology
Role & Effort:
Worked with Dr. Dharam Kumbhani
Dates:
2014
  
Title:
Do women have more peripheral arterial disease?
Source:
Medical College of Wisconsin Division of Cardiology
Role & Effort:
Mentoring an internal medicine resident (Dr.Ridhima Kapoor)
Dates:
04/2015 - 12/2017
  
Title:
Sedentary Behavior and Subclinical Cardiac Injury
Source:
Dallas Heart Study Cohort
Role & Effort:
Team Member, Co-Author
Dates:
12/2016 - 10/2017
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
National
Association Between Cardiovascular Fitness and Accelerometer-Derived Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in the General Population”, Poster Presentation @ EPI/NPAM 2013 Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA, 03/2013
Sedentary Behavior is Association with Coronary Artery Calcification In the Dallas Heart Study, ACC 2015 Scientific Sessions, San Diego, CA, 03/2015
Genetic Epidemiology and Functional Genomics for Investigators: Applied Learning Workshop, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 07/2015
ACC Poster Session Moderator for session “Managing and Understanding Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The New Imperative for CV Clinicians”, American College of Cardiology 2018, Orlando, FL, 03/2018
 
Regional
Comparison of a Low Fat Diet and a Low Carbohydrate Diet on Endothelial Function, 37th Annual Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum, Omaha, NE, 02/2006
Invasive Erysipelas in an Elderly Patient: Budding Sepsis and Current Antibiotic Trends, ACP Washington Chapter Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 11/2009
Guidelines on Statin use for primary prevention in chronic kidney disease, Educational session at the National ACC Conference called “Reading between the (Guide) Lines: Challenging Cases Beyond the Evidence”, Chicago, IL, 04/2016
 
Local
Amiodarone Lung Toxicity: The Great Mimicker, Clinical Conference & Grand Rounds at University of Texas Cardiology, Dallas, TX, 09/2012
Sitting All Day: Is Physical Activity Enough?, Cardiology Grand Rounds @ The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 10/2013
Update: 2013 ACC/AHA Cholesterol Guidelines, MCW Senior Alumni Physicians Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 10/2014
Coronary Artery, Calcium & Physical Activity: Does a Relationship Exist, Cardiology Grand Rounds @ The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 10/2014
Sedentary Behavior is detrimental to your health, WISN 12 TV News, Milwaukee, WI, 11/2014
Cardiovascular Health Today: Highlights, American Medical Women’s Association Medical Student Interest Group, Milwaukee, WI, 11/2014
Is Sitting the New Smoking?, CVC Advisory Board Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, 12/2014
Women’s Cardiovascular Health (ran month of February), Everyday Health TV & Radio, Today’s TMJ 4 News Station, Milwaukee, WI, 01/2015
Cardiovascular Health Today, Heart & Vascular Center Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, 02/2015
Sitting is the New Smoking, Community Education Talk at the Wisconsin Athletic Club (WAC), Milwaukee, WI, 09/2015
Physical Activity: A little goes a long way, International Transplant Nurse’s Symposium (Wi-ITNS), Madison, WI, 10/2015
“Is Sitting the New Smoking?”, 9th Annual Diabetes Symposium, MCW Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Clinical Nutrition, Milwaukee, WI, 05/2016
“Is Sitting the New Smoking? A Focus on Diabetes”, MCW Endocrinology Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 02/2017
Sitting Disease: Is Physical Activity Enough?, Clinical and Translation Science (CTSI) Seminar series, Milwaukee, WI, 09/2017
The Life Force Within: Your Heart and Blood Vessels, Medical College of Wisconsin Conversations with Scientists, Milwaukee, WI, 09/2017
“Is Sitting the New Smoking?”, Women in Science lecture series, Milwaukee, WI, 06/2018
 

MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Resident and Fellow Education
05/2016 Education Director for Preventive Cardiology, Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship training program.
07/2017 Associate Program Director, Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship training program.
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Resident and Fellow Education
01/2018 Selected to be a Community Engaged Research Scholar mentee Mentor David Nelson, PhD, MS (Family and Community Medicine)
 

COMPLETED RESEARCH SUPPORT:
07/2015 - 07/2017 Sally Bentley Endowment Grant Project: Interventions to Reduce Sedentary Behavior at Work: a Pilot Study

COMPLETED RESEARCH SUPPORT :
08/2016 - 08/2017 Michael H. Keelan, Jr., Research Foundation Grant Project: Interventions to Reduce Sedentary Behavior at Work: a Pilot Study

EXTRACURRICULAR TRAINING:
10/1999 - 01/2001 Verification Engineer Intern, GE Marquette Medical Systems, Intern
05/2000 - 08/2000 Early Identification (EID) Intern, GE Medical Systems Information, Cardiology Engineering Services, Intern
05/2001 - 08/2001 Early Identification (EID) Intern, GE Medical Systems Information, Cardiology Engineering Services, Intern
05/2002 - 05/2003 V&V Engineer, GE Medical Systems – Information Technologies, Engineer
02/2003 - 06/2006 Clinical Trial Episode Review Contractor, Medtronic, Inc., Contractor to review Clinical Trials
05/2003 - 08/2004 Software Validation Test Engineer, Camtronics Medical Systems, Test Engineer
11/2013 - 06/2014 Emergency Room Provider, VAMC North Texas, On-call physician in Emergency Room

MEDICAL STUDENT EDUCATION:
09/2005 - 06/2006 Medical Student Tutor - Medical College of Wisconsin

ONGOING RESEARCH SUPPORT:
03/2018 - Present Medical College of Wisconsin Research Affairs Committee Award Project: Singing Heart Study

ONGOING RESEARCH SUPPORT :
07/2017 - Present Mentored Research Career Development Award (KL2) Project: Interventions to Reduce Sedentary Behavior at Work: a Pilot Study

VOLUNTEER/TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
08/2003 - 08/2004 Sexual Assault Treatment Center (SATC) Volunteer Advocate, Aurora Sinai Medical Center
09/2004 - 05/2006 Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity, PDE
10/2004 - 11/2006 Medical Student Panel and Mock Interviewer
12/2004 - 06/2008 American College of Physicians (ACP) – Wisconsin Chapter, Represented Medical College with other student chapter offices
12/2004 - Present American Medical Women’s Association (AMW), Attended lunches for prospective students to answer questions about MCW, medical school in general, classes, etc.
01/2005 - 02/2005 Tar Wars Student Organization
08/2005 - 05/2006 President of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), Worked with Project Remedy, Violence Prevention, Free Saturday Clinic
08/2005 - 05/2006 Vice-President Technology in Medicine Interest Group, Assisted in events for students interested in medical technology
08/2005 - 05/2006 President of Global Health Interest Group (GHIG), Worked with students going or had gone abroad about international health, Sent unused medical supplies to Guatemala
08/2006 - 02/2007 MCW Medical Student Interviewer
04/2012 United to Serve – Cholesterol Education & Screening for the Community, TJ Rusk Middle School in Dallas, TX
07/2012 Taught internal medicine interns central line placement, University of Texas Southwestern Internal Medicine


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. KULINSKI J, Sanghavi M, Ayers C, Das S, de Lemos J, Addo T, Banerjee S, Kumbhani D. Association between Low Ankle-Brachial Index and Accelerometer-Derived Sedentary and Exercise Time in the Asymptomatic Population. Vascular Medicine. Accepted for publication 1/29/15
2. Sanghavi M, KULINSKI J, Ayers C, de Lemos J, Khera A. Association between Number of Live Births and Markers of Subclinical Atherosclerosis: The Dallas Heart Study. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2015; Feb 17. (Epub ahead of print)
3. KULINSKI J, Khera A, Ayers CR, Das SR, De Lemos JA, Blair SN, Berry JD. Association between Cardiovascular Fitness and Accelerometer-Derived Physician Activity and Sedentary Time in the General Popular. Mayo Clinical Proceedings. 2014 Aug; 89(8):1063-1071
4. Phillips SA, Jurva JW, Syed AQ, Syed AQ, KULINSKI JP, Pleuss J, Hoffman RG, Gutterman DD. Benefit of low-fat over low-carbohydrate diet on endothelial health in obesity. Hypertension. 2008 Feb; 51(2):376-82
5. Hettrick D, Young M, Holbrook R, Osborne C, Koehler J, KULINSKI J. “Atrial Tachyarrhythmia Detection Accuracy in Devices with Arrhythmia Therapies.” In C.P Lau, K.L.F. Lee, H.F. Tse ed. Clinical Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology. 2003; Pages 699-703. Hong Kong World Congress Proceedings, Monduzzi, Italy
6. Acknowledged Contributor: Hettrick DA, Warltier DC, Tessmer JH, KULINSKI J, Mittelstadt, JR, Pagel PS. Atrial Pacing Lead Location Alters the Hemodynamic Effects of Atrial-Ventricular Delay in Dogs with Pacing Induced Cardiomyopathy. PACE. 2003 April; Volume 26(4), Part I,Pgs 853-861
7. Harrington JL, Ayers C, Berry JD, Omland T, Pandey A, Seliger SL, Ballantyne CM, Kulinski J, deFilippi CR, de Lemos JA. Sedentary Behavior and Subclinical Cardiac Injury: Results from the Dallas Heart Study. Circulation. 2017 Oct 10;136(15):1451-1453.
8. Kulinski J, Kozlitina J, Berry J, de Lemos J, Khera A. Association between Sedentary Time and Coronary Artery Calcification: The Dallas Heart Study. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Dec;9(12):1470-1472.
9. Pandey A, Salahuddin U, Garg S, Ayers C, Kulinski J, Anand V, Mayo H, Kumbhani D, de Lemos J, Berry J. Dose-response Relationship between Sedentary Time and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A study-level pooled analysis. JAMA Cardiol. 2016 Aug 1;1(5):575-83.
10. Kulinski J, Sanghavi M, Ayers C, Das S, de Lemos J, Addo T, Banerjee S, Kumbhani D. Association between Low Ankle-Brachial Index and Accelerometer-Derived Sedentary and Exercise Time in the Asymptomatic Population. Vascular Medicine. 2015 Aug:20(4): 332-8. doi: 10.1177/1358863x15573837
 
Non-Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Evaluation of Atrial Tachyarrhythmia Detection in AT500TM and GEM III ATTM, December 2001 (on file at Medtronic, Inc.).
2. Effects of Atrial Septal and Dual Site Right Atrial Pacing on A-V Mechanical Coupling, 2001 (on file at Medtronic, Inc.).
3. Effects of His Bundle Pacing and Right Ventricular Apical Pacing Algorithms on Cardioversion Performance during Atrial Fibrillation in Anesthetized Dogs, May 2001 (on file at Medtronic, Inc.).
 
Abstracts
1. KULINSKI J, Khera A, Ayers C, Das S, de Lemos J, Berry J. Association Between Cardiovascular Fitness and Accelerometer-Derived Physical Activity and Secondary Time in the General Population. Circulation. 2013; 127:AP138 (Abstract http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/meeting_abstract/127/12_MeetingAbstracts/AP138
2. Phillip SA, KULINSKI JP, Syed AQ, Syet A, Pleuss J, Jurva JW, Gutterman DD. Do low fat and low carbohydrate diets show similar improvement in endothelial function? FASEB J, 2006;20. A1392
3. Hettrick DA, Ziegler PD, KULINSKI JP, Mehra R. Bachmann’s Bundle Region Pacing Maintains Pulmonary Venous Transport Compared to Right Atrial Appendage and Dual Site Right Atrial Pacing. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2003 March 19 41(6),Supp A, Abstract 1017-4
4. Purerfellner H, Holbrook R, Young M, KULINSKI J, Koehler J, Hettrick D. Atrial Tachyarrhythmia Detection and Device Diagnostics in Bradycardia Patients. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2003 March 19;41(6), Supp 1, Abstract 1017-6
5. Hettrick D, Young M, Holbrook R, Osborne C, Koehler J, KULINSKI J. Atrial Tachyarrhythmia Detection Accuracy in Devices with Arrhythmia Therapies. PACE. 2003 February; 25(2): Part II, Page S73
6. Bodker A, Widlansky M, Strath S, Gutterman D, Kulinski J. Interventions to Reduce Sedentary Behavior at Work. Abstract ID#19398. American Heart Association Annual Meeting 2017, Anaheim, CA. Published Circulation. 2017 136:A19398.
7. Brener A, Ayers C, Neeland I, Das S, Nelson D, Powell-Wiley T, Kidambi S, Kulinski J. Characteristics Associated with Weight Gain in the Dallas Heart Study. Abstract ID#120. American Society of Preventive Cardiology Annual Meeting 2017, Ft Lauderdale. Published Clinical Cardiology. 2017;40(Suppl. 1):4-15. DOI: 10.1002/clc.22777
8. Bahrami M, Koo C, Visotcky A, Reed C, Bellone J, Kulinski J. Appropriate-Dose Statin Therapy in Adult Patients with Elevated Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL-C). Abstract ID#113. American Society of Preventive Cardiology Annual Meeting 2017. Published Clinical Cardiology. 2017;40(Suppl. 1):4-15. DOI: 10.1002/clc.22777
9. Brener A, Lewnard I, Kulinski J, Jones C, Mackinnon J. Preeclampsia: A Crucial but Under-Recognized Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease among Internists. Abstract ID#2687131. Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Regional Meeting, Northwestern/Chicago, September 2017. Published J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Apr;32(Supp2):83-808. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-017-4028-8.
10. Kapoor R, Ayers C, Kulinski J. Female Gender is Associated with a Low-Ankle Brachial Index in the General Population. Abstract ID#464, AHA Epidemiology & Prevention. 2016, Phoenix AZ
11. Kulinski J, Kozlitina J, Berry J, de Lemos J, Khera A. “Sedentary Behavior is Associated with Coronary Artery Calcification in the Dallas Heart Study.” J Am Coll Cardiol. March 2015;65(10)
12. Kulinski JP, Sanghavi M, Ayers C, Das S, de Lemos J, Addo T, Banerjee S, Kumbhani D. “Association Between Abnormal Ankle-Brachial Index and Accelerometer-Derived Sedentary and Exercise Time in the Asymptomatic General Population.” Abstract ID#: 335, AHA QCOR 2014, Baltimore, MD
13. Sanghavi, M, Kulinski JP, Ayers C, de Lemos J, Khera A. “Association between Number of Live Births and Markers of Subclinical Atherosclerosis: The Dallas Heart Study.” JACC (Journal of the American College of Cardiology). 2014-04-01, Vol 63, Issue 12, Page A1278