The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has announced the appointment of Mohamad Alkhouli (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA) as the new editor-in-chief of its interventional cardiology focused journal JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.
Alkhouli brings to the journal an internationally recognised career in interventional cardiology and cardiovascular research, along with more than a decade of editorial leadership experience at leading cardiovascular journals, ACC says in a press release.
As editor-in-chief of JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, Alkhouli said he aims to build on the journal’s strong foundation and further its role as a defining voice in the future of interventional cardiovascular medicine.
“It is a profound honour to lead the next chapter of JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, a journal that has helped shape interventional cardiology for nearly two decades,” Alkhouli said. “As our field enters an extraordinary era of discovery and transformation, the journal must not only evolve with it but help illuminate the path forward. My aspiration is to lead with rigour, curiosity and openness and to ensure that the best ideas, wherever they arise, are recognised, elevated and ultimately translated into better care for the patients we serve.”
Alkhouli is a professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine where he maintains an active clinical practice in complex coronary and structural heart interventions. He earned his medical degree from Damascus University (Damascus, Syria) and completed residency and cardiovascular fellowship training at Temple University (Philadelphia, USA), followed by advanced training in coronary and structural heart interventions at the University of Rochester and Mayo Clinic (both Rochester, USA).
Alkhouli has authored or co-authored more than 550 peer-reviewed publications, including pivotal clinical studies and influential research published in Circulation, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), European Heart Journal, and the New England Journal of Medicine. His work spans coronary and structural heart disease, intracardiac imaging, stroke prevention, heart-brain interactions, cardiovascular haemodynamics, and artificial intelligence. He is a frequent speaker at major international cardiology meetings and has been invited to lecture as a visiting professor and keynote speaker in more than 20 countries.
“Dr Alkhouli has the brilliance, competence, and temperament to be an extraordinary editor and to bring an already strong journal to the next level,” said Harlan M Krumholz (Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, USA), editor-in-chief of JACC. “This is exactly the moment the field needs trusted sources of information and for journals to use their influence to strengthen communities and lead the effort to advance global cardiovascular health.”
