Ileana L. Piña MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC
Quality Officer for the Cardiovascular Line, Thomas Jefferson University/Sidney Kimmel College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Clinical Professor, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MichiganIleana L. Piña, MD, MPH, is Quality Officer for the Cardiovascular Line at Thomas Jefferson University/Sidney Kimmel College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is Clinical Professor at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant and is Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, at Case Western University, Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Piña also serves as Senior Fellow and Medical Officer to the Food and Drug Administrations’ Center for Devices and Radiological Health.
Dr. Piña’s research interests include transition of care in heart failure patients and the role of natriuretic peptide–guided management for patients hospitalized for heart failure, biomarkers of myocardial stress and fibrosis in chronic heart failure, and heart failure differences by sex. She has been actively involved in gender, racial, and ethnic issues in healthcare delivery. She is the author/co-author of more than 250 publications.
Disclosures
- Advisory boards: Vifor Pharma (acquired by CSL in 2022), modest; AstraZeneca, modest
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Trends in HF Hospitalizations Among Young Adults in the US: 2004–2018
- ACC 2022: Recommendations From Dr. Ileana Piña
- Experiences and Impact of Childbearing Among Women Cardiologists
- 2021 Top Story in Cardiology: EMPEROR-Preserved
- ESC 2021: Recommendations From Dr. Ileana Piña
- Individualized Nutritional Support for Hospitalized Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
- ACC 2021: Abstract Recommendations From Dr. Ileana Piña
- Left Ventricular Systolic Function Associated With Incident Heart Failure in Late Life
- Hemodynamic Effects of Sacubitril–Valsartan vs Enalapril in Patients With Heart Failure
- Effects of Exercise Training on Outcomes in Women With Heart Failure