Academic Section Leadership Council Members

Andrew Einstein, MD, PhD, FACC
Andrew Einstein, MD, PhD, FACC
Chair
Twitter: @AndrewEinstein7

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Title/Institution: Associate Professor, Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Clinical/Research Interests: Nuclear cardiology, cardiac CT, cardiac MRI, clinical cardiology, patient safety

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Howard Eisen, MD, FACC
Howard Eisen, MD, FACC
Chair-Elect

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Title/Institution: Professor, Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute

Clinical/Research Interests: Heart failure, transplantation, mechanical circulatory support

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Francis Alenghat, MD, PhD, FACC
Francis Alenghat, MD, PhD, FACC
Twitter: @alenghat

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Title/Institution: Assistant Professor, University of Chicago

Clinical/Research Interests: Atherosclerosis, inflammation and cardiovascular disease, prevention

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Anna Emily Bortnick, MD, PhD, MSc, FACC
Anna Emily Bortnick, MD, PhD, MSc, FACC
Twitter: @anna_bortnick

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Title/Institution: Associate Professor of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Clinic/Research Interests: Interventional cardiology, critical care cardiology, STEMI, shock, biomarkers of coronary artery and valvular calcification, cardio obstetrics

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Licurgo Cruz, MD, FACC
Licurgo Cruz, MD, FACC

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Title/Institution: Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago. Santiago de los Caballeros. Dominican Republic.

Clinical/Research Interests: Interventional Cardiology

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Michael P. Gannon, MD, FACC
Michael P. Gannon, MD, FACC
Twitter: @MichaelPGannon1

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Title/Institution: Assistant Professor, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Clinic/Research Interests: I am cardiac imager interested in the use of Cardiac CT and Cardiac MRI for risk stratification of sudden cardiac death. Further interests include hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA)

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Kendra Janel Grubb, MD, MHA, FACC
Kendra Janel Grubb, MD, MHA, FACC
Twitter: @KendraGrubb

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Title/Institution: Associate Professor, Surgery & Medicine; Surgical Director, Structural Heart and Valve Center; Program Director, Advanced Cardiac Surgery Fellowship and Structural Heart and Valve Fellowship, Emory University

Clinic/Research Interests: Structural Heart and Valve Disease

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Dinesh Kalra, MD, FACC
Dinesh Kalra, MD, FACC
Twitter: @DineshKalra

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Title/Institution: Chief of Cardiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine and Director of Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Lipid Clinic

Clinical/Research Interests: Cardiac CT and MRI for plaque regression and evaluation of cardiomyopathies, and Lipidology, preventive therapies in high-risk individuals

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Adhir Ramesh Shroff, MD MPH, FACC
Adhir Ramesh Shroff, MD MPH, FACC
Twitter: @AdhirShroff

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Title/Institution: Professor of Medicine, Clinical Chief of Cardiology, and Interventional Fellowship Program Director, University of Illinois

Clinic/Research Interests: PCI economic outcomes, vascular access safety/quality, professional education

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Stavros Stavrakis, MD, PhD, FACC
Stavros Stavrakis, MD, PhD, FACC
Twitter: @stavrosstavrak1

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Title/Institution: Electrophysiologist, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Clinical/Research Interests: I am a clinical electrophysiologist and physician scientist. My clinical interest is in arrhythmias. My research is focused on autonomic neuromodulation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation and heart failure, in both animal models and in humans.

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Eric J. Velazquez, MD, FACC
Eric J. Velazquez, MD, FACC
Twitter: @yalecardiology

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Title/Institution: Robert W. Berliner Professor of Medicine Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine

Clinical/Research Interests: Acute Heart Failure/Cardiovascular Medicine

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Karol E. Watson, MD, FACC
Karol E. Watson, MD, FACC
Twitter: @kewatson

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Title/Institution: Co-director, UCLA Program in Preventive Cardiology and Director of UCLA Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Health Program

Clinical/Research Interests: Clinical/Research Interests: vascular biology, lipids, atherosclerosis, prevention, population health

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William A. Zoghbi, MD, MACC
William A. Zoghbi, MD, MACC
Twitter: @williamzoghbi

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Title/Institution: Professor and Chair, Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center

Clinical/Research Interests: Cardiovascular Imaging, Valvular Heart Disease, Cardiac Function, and General Cardiology

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