HFC-HFSA Joint Site-Based Research Awards

The Heart Failure Collaboratory (HFC) - HFSA Joint Site-Based Research Awards recognize the top Research Site, Principal Investigators and Site Coordinators and are presented during the HFSA Annual Scientific Meeting. Explore award nominations and past winners below.

2023 Awards Information

Deadline for Submission: CLOSED
Notification to Award Winner: Summer 2023

Awardee will receive:

A $500 award to be presented during the HFSA Annual Scientific Meeting, October 6-9, 2023.

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Eligibility

To be eligible, nominees should have meaningful involvement in a clinical trial listed on ClinTrials.gov. Nominees’ range of accomplishments can include meritorious achievement in trial design, execution/enrollment, and/or reporting scientific content in a trial in which they were involved; as well as challenges encountered and steps taken to meet the challenge in a trial.

Metrics to consider include number of subjects enrolled, enrollment of under-represented group/diverse populations, diverse study groups, data quality, retention, and citizenship (helping other sites participate, participating in trial activities, committee participation, patient recognition and education, dissemination of results). This year we will include overcoming challenges, which may include the impact of COVID-19.

The number of awards is not fixed, and will be determined by the quality of the applicant pool.

Nomination Process:

To submit a nomination, please provide the below information by Friday, March 18, 2022. The nominations will be reviewed by the HFC Research Network Working Group with awardees notified by Summer 2022.

2021 Award Winners

The following is a list of winners, who were announced during the HFSA Annual Scientific Meeting 2021.

Principal Investigator Awardees
Name	Site	Trial
Mohsin Alhaddad, MD	Apex Cardiology / Research Association	EMPEROR Preserved
Lavanya Bellumkonda, MD	Yale School of Medicine	SHORE
Kunjan Bhatt, MD	Austin Heart	GUIDE-HF, RELIEVE-HF
Mathew Budoff, MD	Los Angeles Biomedical Research Inst. At Harbor UCLA Medical Center	EMPEROR Preserved
Tracy DeWald, PharmD	Duke University	TRANSFORM – HF
Michael Nassif, MD	Mid-America Heart Inst., St. Luke’s	CHIEF – HF
Bhola Rama, MD	Rama Research, LLC	EMPEROR Preserved
Harvey Serota, MD	St. Louis Heart and Vascular	EMPEROR Preserved

Site Coordinator Awardees
Name	Site	Trial
Kim Biever	Duke University	TRANSFORM – HF REHAB-HF
Christine Fuss	Mid-America Heart Inst., St. Luke’s	CHIEF-HF
Barbara Gus, RN	Cleveland Clinic	ALL IN, REDUCE LAP HF2, PARAGLIDE, GALACTIC – HF
Inneke Johnson	Duke University	Splanchnic Nerve Blockage in Acute HF and Splanchnic Nerve Blockage in Chronic HF
Gail Snell, NP	Emory University	HF Clinical Research Network: EntrestoTM (LZ696) in Advanced HF
Nancy Stone	Mid-America Heart Inst., St. Luke's	CHIEF-HF
Lynn Wilson, RN	Yale School of Medicine	SHORE

Site Awardees
Site	PI/Site Coordinator	Trial
Advanced Cardiovascular, LCC	PI: William Davis, MD // SC: Sabrina Forbus, Jenny Haas	HEART – FID
Brigham and Women’s Hospital	PI: Michael Givertz, MD // SC: Mary Sheehan, RN	HF Clinical Research Network: EntrestoTM (LZ696) in Advanced HF
Case Western Reserve University	PI: Monique Robinson, MD // SC: Nadine Norton, Dan Nwosu	TRANSFORM – HF
Clinique de Cardiologie	PI: Nathalie Roy, MD // SC: Joanne Pageau	CY1031//METEORIC-HF
Duke University	PI: Tracy DeWald, PharmD // SC: Kim Biever	TRANSFORM-HF, CONNECT-HF
Duke University	PI: Robert Mentz, MD Intervention Leader: Amy Pastva, PhD // SC: Kim Biever	REHAB-HF
Duke University	PI: Kishan Parikh, MD // SC: Kim Biever	SPIRRIT-HFpEF
Massachusetts General Hosp. Cardiac Unit Associates	PI: Gregory Lewis, MD // SC: Diane Cocca-Spofford	CY 1031// METEORIC-HF
Ochsner Clinic Foundation	PI: Selim Krim, MD // SC: Katasha Washington, DeAnna Ames	TRANSFORM – HF
UnityPoint Health Methodist	PI: Alexander Adler, MD // SC: Virginia Theodorof	ANTHEM HFrEF
University of Washington Medical Center	PI: Claudius Mahr, MD // SC: Laura Curtin, CCRC	HF Clinical Research Network: EntrestoTM (LZ696) in Advanced HF
Wake Forest School of Medicine	PI: Dalane Kitzman, MD // SC: Ben Nelson	REHAB-HF

2020 Award Winners

The following is a list of winners, who were announced during the HFSA Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting 2020.

Principal Investigator Awardees
Name	Site	Trial	Nominator
Amin Yehya, MD	Sentara, Norfolk, VA	VICTORIA	Javed Butler
Andrew Sauer, MD	University of Kansas Medical Center	GALACTIC-HF	Rachel Lindstrom
Scott Feitell, DO	Rochester General Hospital	RELIEVE-HF	Bill Abraham
Rhondalyn McLean, MD, MHS	University of Pennsylvania	GENETIC-HF Zepatier For Treatment Of Hepatitis C-Negative Patients Who Receive Heart Transplants From Hepatitis C-Positive Donors (HCV)	Kenneth Margulies
Freny Mody, MD	Site Name: V.A. Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System	TRANSFORM-HF	Rob Mentz
Sandhya Murthy, MD	Montefiore Medical Center - Albert Einstein College of Medicine	TRANSFORM-HF	Rob Mentz
Gerin Stevens, MD	Northwell Health - Manhasset	TRANSFORM-HF	Rob Zentz
Sara Saberi, MD	Michigan Medicine Cardiology Clinic	EXPLORER-HCM, MAVA-LTE	Jay Edelberg

Site Coordinator Awardees
Name	Site	Trial	Nominator
Alyssa Boyce-White	University of Kansas Medical Center	GALACTIC-HF	Rachel Lindstrom
Connie Watson	University of Mississippi	EMPERIAL- reduced and preserved ANTHEM-HF VITALITY HFpEF PIONEER-HF PANTHEON VICTORIA PARAGON-HF SOCRATES- reduced and preserved INTERVENE-HF Dilated CMP Precision Medicine Study COUNTER HF	Javed Butler
Patricia Noll	Rochester General Hospital	RELIEVE-HF	Bill Abraham
Mary Sheehan	Brigham and Women's Hospital	EXPLORER-HCM, MAVA-LTE, MAVERICK, MYK-491-006	Jay Edelberg

Site Awardees
Site	PI/Site Coordinator	Trial	Nominator
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital	John Herre, MD/ Brittany McMichael	TRANSFORM-HF	Rob Mentz
V.A. Medical Center/University of Maryland	Stephen Gottlieb, MD/ Mary Bowers-Lash	TRANSFORM-HF	Rob Mentz
Henry Ford Health System	Gillian Grafton, MD/ Kelsey Neaton	TRANSFORM-HF	Rob Mentz
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)	Johannes Steiner, MD/ John Halvorson	CY 1031 // METEORIC-HF - NCT03759392	Fady Malik
Jacksonville Center for Clinical Research of the Encore Research Group	Micheal Koren, MD/ Richard W Smith, RN	MYK491-003	Jay Edelberg
Glacier View Research Institute, Cardiology	Eve Gillespie, MD, PHD/ Lucia Kufa Brandy Anderson Chelsey Stocker	METEORIC-HF	Fady Malik
University of Pennsylvania	Tiffany Sharkoski, MPH, MBE, CCRC (Program Mgr.)	eMAP eCool-AF	Kenneth Margulies

2019 Award Winners

The following is a list of winners, who were announced during the HFSA Annual Scientific Meeting 2019.

Site Awardees	Principal Investigator Awardees	Site Awardees
Stephen Heitner, MD	Palak Shah, MD	Amanda Radle, MS
Mitchell Psotka, MD, PhD	Mitchell Psotka, MD, PhD	Lydia McGowan, MS, CCRP
Palak Shah, MD	Venkatesh Nadar, MD
Amanda Radle, MS	Anjali Owens, MD

Questions?

If you have questions about the HFC-HFSA Joint Site-Based Research Awards, please contact Debbie Zeldow at [email protected].

HFC-HFSA Joint Site-Based Research Awards

2023 Awards Information

Awardee will receive:

Nomination Process:

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