About this episode

A discussion with six past presidents of HFSA about their experiences and the future of heart failure care.

Priya Umapathi, MD speaks with six HFSA past presidents live from ASM 2025. Nancy M. Albert, PhD, CCNS, CCRN, NE-BC, Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, Jim Fang, MD, FHFSA, Mark H. Drazner, MD MSc, Michael Felker, MD, FHFSA, and Ken Margulies, MD, FHFSA discuss their journeys, achievements, and the future of heart failure — from prevention to precision medicine and AI.

People in this episode

Host: Priya Umapathi, MD

Guests: Nancy M. Albert, PhD, CCNS, CCRN, NE-BC, Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, Jim Fang, MD, FHFSA, Mark H. Drazner, MD MSc, Michael Felker, MD, FHFSA, Ken Margulies, MD, FHFSA

Topics covered

• heart failure
• medicine
• AI
• prevention
• precision medicine
• healthcare

Keywords

• heart failure
• precision medicine
• AI
• prevention
• healthcare
• HFSA

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Heart Failure Society of America

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