Dr. Shah is the Ursula Geller Distinguished Professor of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases and associate dean for translational research at the Duke University School of Medicine. She will serve as president-elect of the American Heart Association in 2026–2027, followed by a one-year term as president in 2027–2028.
A woman who was at the forefront of public health as head of the Ohio State University medical school, the National Institutes of Health, the American Red Cross, and the American Heart Association.
