Jason A Hopper, MD

Lindsey G. Redd, APRN, is a nurse practitioner with Norton Heart & Vascular Institute. She earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Spalding University, Louisville, Kentucky, and her master’s degree in nursing from Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky. Lindsey specializes in cardiovascular care and gained clinical experience in adult acute care while working in the cardiovascular intensive care unit. Her philosophy of care is to provide comprehensive and efficient care in a collaborative patient-provider environment, to improve patient outcomes.

Lauren R. Albers, M.D., is a cardiologist with Norton Heart & Vascular Institute. She has clinical experience in preventive cardiology as well as women’s heart health. Dr. Albers earned her medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine, West Indies, Grenada. She completed her residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at University of Louisville Hospital, Kentucky. Dr. Albers is passionate about cardiovascular health because she wants to provide patients with the proper tools to engage in their own health inside and outside of the medical setting. A Florida native, she currently lives in Louisville with her fiancé and enjoys hiking and camping in her free time.

Li Zhou, M.D., Ph.D., is a general cardiologist with Norton Heart & Vascular Institute and medical director of Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Women’s Heart Program. Dr. Zhou earned her medical degree from Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China, and her doctoral degree in pathophysiology from Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. She completed her internal medical residency at Jacobi Medical Center of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, and had general cardiology training at University of Illinois Chicago. Before joining Norton Heart & Vascular Institute, Dr. Zhou led the Women’s Heart Clinic and served as medical director of cardiac rehabilitation at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Dr. Zhou advocates for women’s health because heart disease in women often is underrecognized and undertreated. Her expertise and special interests are in management of heart diseases during pregnancy and peripartum. Dr. Zhou believes pregnancy requires unique attention because every medication the mother takes affects the baby, and often, a mother’s heart condition dictates how and when the baby will be delivered. She believes a physician needs to provide not only accurate information, but also all treatment options for their patients, and that the best treatment plan is one that is tailored to a patient’s needs and value. Dr. Zhou studied pathogenesis of atherosclerosis (how coronary artery disease develops) at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, using genetically modified mouse models, and won the American Heart Association’s Postdoctoral Fellowship award in 2008. She also led the trial Aspirin Dosing: A Patient-centric Trial Assessing Benefits and Long-term Effectiveness (ADAPTABLE) at Wake Forest University, and has over 30 publications in peer-reviewed journals such as The New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA Cardiology.