Education

• Ph.D., Molecular Medicine and Metabolism, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, 2018
• M.S., Molecular and Nutritional Biology, Carlo Bo University of Urbino, Italy, 2013
• B.S., Nutrition and Dietetics, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, 2011

Research Interests

Carbone's research investigates the role of different dietary interventions and body composition phenotypes on cardiorespiratory fitness and energy metabolism in patients with obesity and heart failure, with a focus on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. To complete this project, he has received a Career Development Award from the American Heart Association. He is also investigating the effect of glucose-lowering agents such as sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors on cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, for which he has received a Mentored Clinical & Population Research Award from American Heart Association. He is also a fellow of the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA). 

Carbone has published more than 150 articles (as of 11/14/2022), including original articles resulting from preclinical and clinical studies as well as reviews, invited reviews and editorials, in addition to 3 book chapters. He serves as the Associate Editor for the Cardiovascular Section for the Journal Diabetes/Metabolism, Research & Reviews (DRMM) (2021 Impact Factor: 8.1) and is part of the editorial board of JACC: Heart Failure (2021 Impact Factor: 12), among others. He also serves as peer-reviewer for >50 Journals and he is a full member of the VCU Institutional Review Board. 

Select Publications

• Carbone S, Lavie CJ, Arena R. Obesity and Heart Failure: Focus on the Obesity Paradox. Review. Mayo Clin Proc 2017;92(2):266-279. 
• Carbone S, Canada JM, Buckley LF, Trankle R, Billingsley H, Dixon DL, Mauro AG, Dessie S, Kadariya D, Mezzaroma E, Buzzetti R, Arena R, Van Tassell BW, Toldo S, Abbate A. Dietary Fat, Sugar Consumption and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Patients with Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction. JACC Basic Transl Sci 2017;2(5):513-25.
• Carbone S, Billingsley HE, Canada JM, Kadariya D, Medina de Chazal H, Rotelli B, Potere N, Paudel B, Markley R, Dixon DL, Trankle CR, Van Tassell BW, Celi FS, Abbate A. Unsaturated Fatty Acids to Improve Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Patients with Obesity and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Results from the UFA-Preserved Pilot Study. JACC Basic Transl Sci 2019;4(4):563-565. 
• Carbone S, Billingsley HE, Canada JM, Bressi E, Rotelli B; Kadariya D, Dixon DL, Markley R, Trankle CR, Cooke R, Rao K, Shah K, Medina de Chazal H, Chiabrando JG, Vecchié A, Dell M, Mihalick V, Bogaev R, Hart L, Van Tassell BW, Arena R, Celi FS, Abbate A. The Effects of Canagliflozin compared to Sitagliptin on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: Results of the CANA-HF Study. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2020;36(8):e3335. 
• Billingsley HE, Del Buono MG, Canada JM, Kim Y, Damonte JI, Trankle CR, Halasz G, Mihalick V, Vecchié A, Markley R, Kadariya D, Bressi E, Medina de Chazal H, Chiabrando JG, Mbualungu J, Turlington J, Arena R, Van Tassell BW, Abbate A, Carbone S. Sarcopenic Obesity is Associated with Reduced Cardiorespiratory Fitness Compared to Non-sarcopenic Obesity in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction. Circ Heart Fail 2022.

Courses

• HPEX 345
• REMS 692
• HEMS 797
• HEMS 600 
• HPEX 495

Awards

• Career Development Award, American Heart Association (2016)
• Mentored Clinical and Population Research Award, American Heart Association (2018)
• Rising Stars in Healthcare ‘Under 40’, OurHealth, Richmond, VA (2018)
• Future Leader, Heart Failure Society of America (2019)
• Highly Cited Author, Mayo Clinic Proceedings (2021)