Faculty from the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) will present their latest research and insights on cardiovascular care at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions on March 28 to 30, 2026, in New Orleans.
Highlights include:
- Rohan Khera, MD, associate professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine), will receive the Douglas P. Zipes, MD, MACC, Distinguished Young Scientist Award. He will deliver a keynote titled, “The Future of AI in Cardiology and Bottlenecks in Translating Research to Clinical Care.”
- Samit Shah, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine), will present late-breaking clinical research from the DISCOVER INOCA trial, a prospective, multicenter study on patients with INOCA (ischemia and non-obstructive coronary arteries).
- Researchers will present late-breaking clinical research from the Protect the Head to Head Study, a multicenter, randomized trial comparing approaches to protect the brain during transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVR). Alexandra Lansky, MD, professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine), serves as the national principal investigator, and Amit Vora, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine), is the principal investigator for Yale.
- Lovedeep Dhingra, MBBS, MHS, postdoctoral associate (cardiovascular medicine), will receive JACC’s William W. Parmley Young Author Achievement Award for his recent paper, “Ensemble Deep Learning Algorithm for Structural Heart Disease Screening Using Electrocardiographic Images: PRESENT SHD.” The award recognizes remarkable first-author publications by trainees in the journal.
- Arya Aminorroaya, MD, MPH, internal medicine resident, will receive an Honorable Mention for the JACC’s William W. Parmley Young Author Achievement Award for his paper, "Effects of Tirzepatide in Type 2 Diabetes: Individual Variation and Relationship to Cardiovascular Outcomes."
During the conference, YSM experts will also share insights on a variety of topics, including integrated cardiovascular psychology care, advances in hypertension management, artificial intelligence in diagnosis and screening, and more.