Sharlene M. Day, MD joined Penn Medicine in July 2019 as an Associate Professor of Medicine and Genetics, and Director of Translational Research for the Penn Cardiovascular Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. She earned her B.S from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1991 and her MD from New York University School of Medicine in 1995. She completed her internal medicine residency and cardiovascular medicine fellowship at the University of Michigan, followed by postdoctoral research fellowships in cardiovascular biology and physiology. At the University of Michigan, she established the Program for Inherited Cardiomyopathies and Arrhythmias, where she served as the Director for 12 years. Dr. Day sees patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and other genetic heart conditions in the Penn Center for Inherited Cardiac Disease. Her research program primarily focuses on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and integrates basic, translational and clinical science. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family, running, swimming and cycling.