The OHSU Knight Cardiovascular Institute is an integrated center for translational research, clinical care, professional training and outreach in all aspects of heart and vascular disease. Areas of research excellence include cardiovascular imaging, cardiovascular device design, cardiac surgery and transplantation, and epigenetics – the study of fetal origins of chronic adult diseases.

The institute aims to accelerate new prevention, diagnostic and treatment strategies being developed in the laboratory and transition them into patient care clinics as rapidly as possible. Under the umbrella of a multidisciplinary institute, researchers and clinicians collaborate together on projects while building strategic partnerships with pharmaceutical and medical device developers.