MICHAEL J. KOREN

MICHAEL J. KOREN, MD, FACC, FAPCR, CPI

Michael J. Koren, MD, is a renowned cardiologist and influential leader in the medical research community. As Chief Executive Officer at ENCORE Research Group, he oversees clinical trials across Florida. Dr. Koren also serves as Chief Scientific Officer at Flourish Research and Chief Executive Officer at MedEvidence!.

A cum laude graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Koren completed his internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at New York Hospital/Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center/Cornell Medical Center.

Dr. Koren is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a two-time president of the Academy of Physicians in Clinical Research. He is also a Certified Principal Investigator (CPI) and a member of the American Heart Association.

With experience as an investigator in over 2,000 clinical trials, Dr. Koren has led numerous multi-centered studies as the international lead investigator, including the ALLIANCE, ROLE, TREAT to TARGET, OSLER, and MENDEL trials. He has co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles published in leading medical journals. 

Dr. Koren designed the course Clinical Research Training for Physicians, emphasizing his passion for the “research of research” and teaching investigators the critical principles of “relentless skepticism and pathologic objectivity.”

Dr. Koren hosts the popular MedEvidence! Podcast, “The Truth Behind the Data,” where he engages, educates, and entertains audiences.

Dr. Koren’s academic journey also includes a formative focus on technology and public health at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Harvard School of Public Health. Outside of medicine, he enjoys music, plays the keyboard, and has written two musical plays.