Interventional cardiologist Roxana Mehran elected ACC president
A prominent figure in the fields of interventional cardiology and women’s health is now leading the most well-known cardiology societies in the world.
Interventional cardiologist Roxana Mehran, MD, officially started her one-year term as the president of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) on the closing day of ACC.26, the group’s annual conference in New Orleans. Mehran is a professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and director of the Women’s Heart and Vascular Center at Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital. She has held numerous leadership positions over the years with ACC and other leading medical societies, in addition to writing or co-writing thousands of peer-reviewed publications. She is also known as a mainstay of cardiology meetings and conferences, regularly presenting studies and serving on interactive panels in front of packed crowds.
Mehran has been recognized with a long list of prestigious awards over the years, including ACC’s Bahr Award of Excellence in 2023 and the European Society of Cardiology’s Gold Medical in 2025.
“I am honored and excited to assume this unique leadership role within the College,” Mehran said in a statement. “The ACC is a remarkable global organization devoted to improving human health by transforming cardiovascular care. Our members are on the front lines every day seeking evidence, diagnosing diseases and caring for patients.”
During her time as the ACC’s president, Mehran has said she wants to make global partnerships and member engagement two of her top priorities.
“I am optimistic about our future and our collective ability to shape it, guided by science and driven by a commitment to caring for the most vulnerable patients,” she said.
During Mehran’s first official address as president, she reflected on how her journey from being an “awkward adolescent girl” in Tehran to embracing cardiology and getting involved with ACC for the first time. Her message was one of acceptance, innovation and hope.
Mount Sinai celebrates Mehran’s achievement
Mount Sinai, one of the world’s top heart hospitals, issued a special statement sharing this news and congratulating Mehran.
“I am proud of Dr. Mehran for being honored with this prestigious title,” Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, president of Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and physician-in-chief of The Mount Sinai Hospital, said in the statement. “Dr. Mehran is a true and exemplary leader with a great vision and fortitude. I look forward to her tenure as President of the College and to see her achieve such success.”
“All of Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital is extremely proud of Dr. Mehran’s incredible contributions to clinical care, education, and research,” added Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, MBA, director of Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and the Dr. Valentin Fuster Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. “She has already had an enormous impact on cardiology nationally and internationally, and we are excited to see Dr. Mehran further transform cardiac care globally in her role as ACC president.”
Additional leadership updates out of ACC.26
Hani K. Najm, MD, MSc, a veteran cardiac surgeon with Cleveland Clinic, also officially began his one-year term as the ACC’s vice president.
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