Alex Carll, PhD, MSPH


Dr. Carll has studied the cardiovascular harms of exposures to stressors, particularly inhaled toxicants, for 20 years.  Specializing in cardiac pathophysiology and inhalation toxicology, Dr. Carll has demonstrated how exposures to air pollutants and consumer product aerosols can impair cardiac electrophysiology and pump function, leading to arrhythmias and heart failure exacerbation. Through both animal and human studies, his work indicates the autonomic nervous system as a key mediator in these pathophysiologic effects, especially in tobacco product toxicity. Dr. Carll is further expanding his research into the physiologic impacts of other stressors (e.g., exercise and thermal stress) and autonomic modulation of cardiac conduction.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor, Tenured
    University of Louisville School of Medicine, Physiology, Louisville, KY  2025 - current

  • Assistant Professor, Tenure Track
    University of Louisville School of Medicine, Physiology, Louisville, KY   2019 - 2024

  • Assistant Professor, Term Track
    University of Louisville School of Medicine, Physiology, Louisville, KY  2015 - 2019

DEGREES

  • PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Environmental Sciences & Engineering
    Chapel Hill, NC  2008 - 2012

  • MSPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Public Health 
    Chapel Hill, NC   2006 - 2008

  • AB,  Duke University
    Durham, NC   2000 - 2004

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Post-Doctoral Fellow, Harvard University
    T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Environmental Health, Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences
     Boston, MA   2013 - 2015