HFSA Committees

Provide oversight of federal and state legislative and regulatory issues facing the heart failure profession with the goal of improving the care and outcomes of patients with heart failure.

Chair: Eric Adler, MD

• Khadijah Breathett, MD
• Lauren Eyadiel, PA
• Vaiibhav Patel, MD
• Robert Malloy, NP
• Julie Marston, RN
• Lisa Peters, PharmD

Develop and oversee all educational content for the HFSA Annual Scientific Meeting program, including sessions and faculty.

• Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH - 2025 Chair
• Susan Bionat, DNP - 2025 Co-Chair
• Justin Vader, MD - 2025 Co-Chair
• Kathleen Faulkenberg, PharmD - 2025 Co-Chair
• Jennifer Thibodeau, MD, MSCS
• Quin Denfeld, PhD, RN, FHFSA
• Dan Judge, MD - 2026 Co-Chair
• Doug Jennings, PharmD - 2026 Co-Chair

Provide oversight of the annual audit of the association.

Chair: Mona Fiuzat, PharmD

• Minaz Abji
• Ran Lee, MD
• Natalie Pierson, MSN, RN
• Theresa Lucente Jenkins, RN

Develop, provide oversight, and coordinate the selection process of HFSA Awards. Propose award nominees to the Board of Directors for approval.

Chair: John Teerlink, MD

• Stormi Gale, PharmD
• Jeffrey Towbin, MD
• Barry Trachtenberg, MD
• Jennifer Cook, MD
• Rebecca Reay, NP
• Laura Peters, FNP, FHFSA

Develop and oversee all educational content for the HFSA AHFTC Board Certification Review program, including sessions and faculty.

Chair: Nancy Sweitzer, MD, PhD, FHFSA

• Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD, FHFSA (Co-Chair)
• Daniel Burkhoff, MD, PhD
• Sean Pinney, MD
• Jennifer Cowger, MD, MS
• Esther Vorovich, MD
• Jane Wilcox, MD, MSc, FHFSA

Provide oversight on the heart failure clinic database.

Chair: Richard Soucier, MD

• James Dillingham, MMS, PA, PA-C
• Katie Ginder, APRN
• Monica Ahluwalia, MD
• Danyaal Moin, MD
• Mark Munger, PharmD, FHFSA
• Kismet Rasmusson, FNP, FHFSA

To promote interest and careers of trainees and early career individuals through education, networking opportunities, and communication.

Chair: Shashank Sinha, MD

• Spencer Carter, MD
• Sarah Chuzi, MD
• Joy Coles, DNP
• Jamal Mahar, MD
• Sameh Nassar, MD
• Janna Beavers, PharmD

Develop, monitor and evaluate HFSA educational programs.

Chair: Freny Mody, MD

• Ashley Hardin, MD
• Scott Lundgren, MD
• Emmanuel Olumuyide, RN
• Lisa Bratzke, RN, PhD
• Jason Haney, PharmD
• Deepa Gopal, MD

Provide oversight on fundraising for the Heart Failure Research Foundation.

Chair: Javed Butler, MD, MPH

• William Baker, PharmD
• Katelyn Bruno, PhD
• Paul Mather, MD, FACC, FHFSA
• Mandeep Mehra, MD
• Sara Paul, DNP, FNP
• Randall Starling, MD, MPH
• Eileen Hsich, MD
• Lynne Stevenson, MD
• Robin Gage

The Heart Failure Certification Council has authority for the certification program policies and procedures and the development, oversight, and administration of the certification program for heart failure providers subject to oversight by the HFSA Board of Directors and CEO.

Chair: Alpesh Amin, MD, MBA

• Viet Le, PA
• Rachel Lebowitz, DNP, CRNP- ACNP/FNP, AACC, HF-CERT
• Andrea Gavin
• Vicki Groo, PharmD
• Arun Krishnamoorthy, MD
• Melissa Lyle, MD

Develop an annual data report on heart failure.

Chair: Gregg Fonarow, MD

• Paul Heidenreich, MD
• Robert Page II, PharmD
• Josef Stehlik, MD, MPH
• Nancy Albert, PhD
• Eiran Gorodeski, MD
• Nosheen Reza, MD

Recruit and nominate high quality leaders for positions on the Board of Directors, officers of the association and association committees.  Leaders may also serve the association through involvement in special projects, participation on panels, and other volunteer opportunities.

Chair: Jim Fang, MD (Past President)

• Ken Margulies, MD (President-Elect)
• Larry Allen, MD
• Ravi Dhingra, MD
• Megan Fraser, CNP
• Michelle Kittleson, MD
• Orly Vardeny, PharmD

Identify and develop goals and activities for the recruitment and retention of HFSA members, including a focus on member value. Provide oversight of FHFSA Program, including recommendations for new Fellows.

Chair: Mark Drazner, MD

• Naveen Bellam, MD
• Kristen Sethares, PhD RN
• Deepak Sharma, PA-C
• Anita Kelkar, MD
• Lisa Mielniczuk, MD
• Lynsey Stone, PharmD

To increase the participation of nurses and nurse practitioners in HFSA activities to help fulfill the mission.

Chair: Ann Laramee, NP

• Lyndsay DeGroot, PhD, RN, CNE
• Robbie Jones, MSN
• Jessica Thompson, PhD
• Avery Bechthold, PhD, RN
• Kristen Page, NP
• Heidi Roschinger, NP

Provide oversight to the Optimal Medical Therapy in Heart Failure Certificate Program.

Chair: Teri Diederich, NP

• Jeffrey Goss, NP
• Rita Jermyn, MD
• Stephen Greene
• Darcie Desiderio, NP
• Tien Ng, PharmD
• David Zhuo, MD

Provide oversight of patient programs at HFSA, including patient education.

Chair: Selma Mohammed, MD, PhD

• Scott Baute, PA
• Sharon Huerta, RN
• Andres Carmona Rubio, MD
• Sean Riley
• Maria Diener, PA
• Brad Williams, PharmD

Promote the careers and interests of heart failure pharmacists and the heart failure pharmacist profession through education, networking opportunities and communication.

Chair: Kerry Pickworth, PharmD

• Dairene Leon, PharmD
• Jasmine Luzum, PharmD, PhD, FHFSA, FAHA
• Mallory T. Mouradjian, PharmD, BCCP
• Robert Page, PharmD
• Amy Schweitzer, PharmD, BCPS, HF-Cert
• Benjamin Wang, PharmD

Provide oversight of heart failure research activities.

Chair: Horng Chen, MD

• Jill Esquivel, NP, PhD, RN
• Kimberly Ferrero, PhD
• Senthil Selvaraj, MD
• Amin Yehya, MD
• Zachary Cox, PharmD
• Joshua Hare

Provide oversight and coordination of HFSA scientific statements, including generation of topics for scientific statements.

Chair: David Lanfear, MD

• Sanjeev Gulati, MD
• Andreas Kalogeropoulos, MD
• Sabra Lewsey, MD, MPH
• Johanna Contreras, MD
• Corrine Jurgens, PhD, RN
• Kazuhiko Kido, PharmD

Develop and provide oversight of programs to promote the careers and interest in women in heart failure.

Chair: Amanda Verma, MD

• Dawn Lombardo, DO
• Margaret Cuomo, NP
• Jacqeline Desjardin, MD
• Michelle Fine, PharmD
• Vanessa Blumer, MD
• Lauren Cooper, MD