Billy Caceres

Billy A. Caceres, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAHA (he/him) is an Associate Professor at the Columbia University School of Nursing, where he is the Executive Director of the Center for Sexual and Gender Minority Health Research. He is also an affiliated investigator of the Center for Research on People of Color. His research program uses biobehavioral approaches to identify and address psychosocial stressors that influence cardiovascular and sleep health across the lifespan.

Dr. Caceres is the Principal Investigator (PI) of an intensive longitudinal study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, which examines mechanisms linking anticipated and vicarious stressors with cardiovascular disease risk among adults. He leads several digital health interventions that leverage wearable technologies and artificial intelligence to reduce cardiovascular disease risk among minoritized populations, including sexual, gender, racial, and ethnic minority adults. In 2025, he received funding from the Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation to pilot test a nurse-led intervention to reduce cardiovascular disease risk among sexual minority adults.

Dr. Caceres is a fellow of the American Heart Association, the American Academy of Nursing, and the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association. He has received prestigious awards from leading health organizations, including the National Institutes of Health, the American Heart Association, and the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research.