Omar M. Lattouf, MD, PhD, FACC, FACS, is a cardiac surgeon, educator, author, and health systems strategist whose work focuses on cardiovascular disease, metabolic health, physician leadership, and the future of healthcare. A Professor of Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine and Medical Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Tanner Health, Dr. Lattouf brings more than four decades of clinical, academic, and research experience to the care of patients with complex cardiovascular disease. His career has combined surgical practice with a sustained interest in prevention, systems improvement, medical education, and the wider social forces that shape health. Dr. Lattouf's work emphasizes that many of medicine's most consequential challenges cannot be addressed through isolated specialties or episodic care alone. He has advocated for integrated, longitudinal approaches to cardiometabolic risk, leadership development, and patient-centered care.
His writing and educational initiatives seek to help clinicians recognize the professional, organizational, and human realities often insufficiently addressed in traditional medical training. He is the author of *Healthcare: From Crisis to Creativity*, *The Missing Curriculum: Navigating the Realities of Modern Medicine*, and *CardioMetabolic Syndrome: An Intergenerational Systems Crisis*. His work examines both the practical realities of modern medical practice and the need to redesign care around prevention, collaboration, and long-term health. In *CardioMetabolic Syndrome*, Dr. Lattouf presents obesity, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and their consequences as an interconnected systems disorder accelerating across populations and generations. The book introduces the concept of the Intergenerational Multiplier and advances a family-centered, life-course framework for prevention and care redesign. Through clinical service, teaching, scholarship, and public-health-oriented writing, Dr. Lattouf continues to promote a more integrated, humane, and forward-looking approach to medicine.