The ACC has named Ami B. Bhatt, MD, FACC, as its new chief innovation officer (CIO), beginning January 2022. As CIO, Bhatt will provide leadership and expertise in health care innovation and continue to grow the College’s comprehensive Innovation Program in support of ACC’s Mission to transform cardiovascular care and improve heart health.

“My interest in digital health strategy and the digital transformation of the cardiovascular field stems from my belief that state of the art, personalized care can be delivered to individuals in the community, empowering patients and creating stronger clinician-patient partnerships for sustainable health outcomes,” Bhatt said. “The ACC Innovation Program has a robust platform to transform digital patient care and advance technologies that are reshaping medicine, and I am eager to begin work furthering these strategies as ACC CIO.” Read more.