The ACC has named Renuka Jain, MD, FACC, as the incoming chair-elect of its Board of Governors, beginning April 2025 following ACC.25 in Chicago, IL. She will replace David E. Winchester, MD, MS, FACC, as BOG Chair for 2026 to 2027.

A Fellow of the ACC for the past 12 years and member for 18 years, Jain currently serves as Governor of ACC's Wisconsin Chapter. In addition to Chapter involvement, she is an active participant of the College's Women in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Imaging Sections and served as course director for the 6th Annual Midwest Women in Cardiology Symposium.

Jain is the director of echocardiography at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is also the director of the advanced imaging fellowship and medical advisor at the Aurora School of Diagnostic Sonography. She serves as the director of echocardiography for Advocate Aurora Health's Midwest region cardiovascular service line. She is an adjunct clinical associate professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin's School of Medicine and Public Health. Her clinical and research interests include interventional echocardiography and valvular heart disease.

Board-certified in cardiovascular medicine, comprehensive adult echocardiography and cardiac CT, Jain received her Doctorate of Medicine from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She completed her residency in internal medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital. She went on to complete her fellowship in cardiology and echocardiography at the University of Michigan.

"Dr. Jain is a leader with a long history of mentoring colleagues from different types of medical practices and career stages," says current BOG Chair Himabindu Vidula, MD, MS, FACC. "Her leadership of the BOG will increase member engagement in our ACC state chapters."

Keywords: Leadership, Governing Board