Carrie Ferguson, Ph.D.

Dr. Ferguson is an Investigator at the Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and technical co-director of the cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)  research laboratory. She obtained her PhD. in exercise physiology from the University of Leeds, UK. Dr. Ferguson’s research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of exercise intolerance with the aim of developing effective strategies to ameliorate exercise limitations and improve exercise performance, particularly in those with chronic disease. This includes application of novel CPET techniques to understand the mechanism(s) of exercise limitation.