Dr. Amanda Verma, a heart failure and transplant specialist and Interim Director of cardio-obstetrics at the Washington University School of Medicine cardiovascular division, was recently appointed by the Heart Failure Society of America to their Women in Heart Failure Committee.
The Heart Failure Society of America is a multidisciplinary organization working to improve and expand heart failure care through collaboration, education, research, innovation, and advocacy. HFSA members include physicians, scientists, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and patients. The Women in Heart Failure Committee is tasked with the development and oversight of programs to promote the careers and interest in women in heart failure.
Dr. Verma’s appointment will begin later this year, ahead of the society’s Annual Scientific Meeting.