Bethesda, MD - In the first ever round of approved HFSA members, 34 members were recognized with the most distinguished designation the HFSA can offer: Fellowship of the Heart Failure Society of America. (FHFSA)

Fellowship recognition is bestowed for professional achievement and contributions to the society.  The designation is based on outstanding credentials, achievements, and contributions to heart failure clinical practice, research, publications, and educational expertise.

Those approved for fellowship demonstrate their commitment to quality heart failure care, and improved patient outcomes to their peers, patients and caregivers.  The addition of FHFSA alongside other professional titles exemplifies knowledge of heart failure issues and valuable professional experience.

The designation came to be after a recommendation by Randy Starling, MD, MPH, FHFSA, FACC, FESC when he served on the Executive Council of HFSA.  The Council embraced the idea, and the credentials were determined to ensure the highest quality of designees.

The initial round of fellows are:

Nancy Albert, PhD, CCNS, CHFN, CCRN, NE-BC, FHFSA, FAHA, FCCM, FAAN
Susan Ammon, RN, MSN, FNP, ANP, NP-C, FHFSA
Geetha Bhat, PhD, MD, FHFSA, FACC
Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, FHFSA
Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA, FHFSA
Cheryl Canary, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FHFSA
Jay N. Cohn, MD, FHFSA
Prakash Deedwania, MD, FHFSA, FACC, FAHA
Howard Eisen, MD, FHFSA
Arthur M. Feldman, MD, PhD
Gregg Fonarow, MD, FHFSA, FACC, FAHA
Gary S. Francis, MD, FHFSA
Michael Givertz, MD, FHFSA
Kathleen Grady, PhD, RN, BSN, MS, FHFSA, FAAN, FAHA
Barry H. Greenberg, MD, FHFSA
Karol Harshaw-Ellis, ADN, BSN, MSN, DNP, ANP-BC, ACNP-BC, GNP, FHFSA
Paul Hauptman, MD, FHFSA
Jonathan Howlett, MD, FHFSA, FRCPC, FACC
Marvin A. Konstam, MD, FHFSA
Marrick Kukin, MD, FHFSA
JoAnn Lindenfeld, MD, FHFSA
Douglas L. Mann, MD, FHFSA
Barry M. Massie, MD, FHFSA
Paul Mather, MD, FHFSA
Mandeep Mehra, MD, FHFSA, FACC, FESC, FRCP, FACP
Alan Miller, MD, FHFSA
Milton Packer, MD, FHFSA
Tien Ng, PharmD, FHFSA
Christopher O'Connor, MD, FHFSA
Anekwe Onwuanyi, MD, FHFSA, FACC, FAHA, FASH, FACP
J. Herbert Patterson, PharmD, FHFSA
Sara Paul, DNP, FNP, FHFSA, FAHA, CHFN
Eduardo Perna, MD, FHFSA
Hani Sabbah, PhD, FHFSA, FACC, FCCP, FAHA, FHRS
Mitchell Saltzberg, MD, FHFSA
Marc Silver, MD, FHFSA
Randall Starling, MD, MPH, FHFSA, FACC, FESC
John Teerlink, MD, FHFSA
Robin Trupp, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FHFSA
Hector Ventura, MD, FHFSA
Krishnaswami Vijayaraghavan, MD, MS, FHFSA, FACP, FACC, FCCP, FNLA
Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc, MACC, MACP, FHFSA, FAHA

Congratulations to all in our inaugural round of FHFSA members!