The ACC has named Mohamad Alkhouli, MD, MBA, FACC, the new editor-in-chief of JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. Alkhouli brings to the journal an internationally recognized career in interventional cardiology and cardiovascular research, along with more than a decade of editorial leadership experience at leading cardiovascular journals.

Alkhouli is a professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine in Rochester, MN, where he maintains an active clinical practice in complex coronary and structural heart interventions. He earned his medical degree from Damascus University and completed residency and cardiovascular fellowship training at Temple University, followed by advanced training in coronary and structural heart interventions at the University of Rochester and Mayo Clinic.

"Dr. Alkhouli has the brilliance, competence and temperament to be an extraordinary editor and to bring an already strong journal to the next level," said Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM, MACC, Editor-in-Chief of JACC and the Harold H. Hines, Jr Professor at the Yale School of Medicine. "This is exactly the moment the field needs trusted sources of information and for journals to use their influence to strengthen communities and lead the effort to advance global cardiovascular health."

An internationally recognized cardiovascular investigator, Alkhouli has authored or co-authored more than 550 peer-reviewed publications, including pivotal clinical studies and influential research published in JACC and other leading cardiovascular and medical journals. His work spans coronary and structural heart disease, intracardiac imaging, stroke prevention, heart-brain interactions, cardiovascular hemodynamics and AI. He is a frequent speaker at major international cardiology meetings and has been invited to lecture as a visiting professor and keynote speaker in more than 20 countries.

Beyond his clinical and scientific work, Alkhouli brings expertise in management, innovation and complex systems. He holds an Executive MBA from MIT and has pursued advanced executive education in innovation, entrepreneurship and system dynamics at MIT and Stanford University. At Mayo Clinic, he serves as Vice Chair for Strategic Partnerships and Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Innovation Summit. Within the ACC, he has served on the Minnesota ACC Board of Governors and the steering committees of the NCDR STS/ACC TVT Registry and the LAAO Registry. Most recently, he served as Deputy Editor of JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

"It is a profound honor to lead the next chapter of JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, a journal that has helped shape interventional cardiology for nearly two decades," Alkhouli said. "As our field enters an extraordinary era of discovery and transformation, the journal must not only evolve with it but help illuminate the path forward. My aspiration is to lead with rigor, curiosity and openness and to ensure that the best ideas, wherever they arise, are recognized, elevated and ultimately translated into better care for the patients we serve."

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