Himabindu Vidula

Himabindu (Hima) Vidula, MD, MS, FACC, received her medical degree from Northwestern University in Illinois and completed her residency, cardiovascular disease fellowship, and advanced heart failure fellowship at Northwestern University. She is currently an Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) at the University of Pennsylvania and Medical Lead for MCS across Penn Medicine. Her research interests are related to telehealth and remote monitoring in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) recipients. Vidula's NIH R01 grant-funded research is related to blood pressure monitoring and management in LVAD recipients. Vidula was previously Medical Director of Heart Transplantation, founder and co-director of the Comprehensive Sarcoidosis and Amyloidosis Programs, and Program Director of the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Rochester in New York. She has been the Upstate Governor of ACC's New York State Chapterand a member of the ACC Board of Governors (BOG) Steering Committee. She serves as ACC BOG Chair-Elect and a member of the ACC Board of Trustees as of 2023.