AnaBaracMDPhD, FACC, FAHA(She/Her)

Echocardiography, Cardiothoracic Imaging, Preventive Cardiology

D'Aniello Chair, Director of Cardio-Oncology, Inova Health System

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Dr. Ana Barac is a cardiologist with expertise in cardiovascular care of patients with cancer, including early diagnosis and management of cardiovascular effects of cancer therapies. She specializes in cardiac imaging, including cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and echocardiography. In 2023 she joined the Inova Schar Cancer Institute and Inova Schar Heart and Vascular as a D'Aniello Chair in Cardio-oncology at Inova Health System In Virginia. She is a Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University and previously founded cardio-oncology program at MedStar Health. Dr. Barac was the founding Chair of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Cardio-oncology Council and Section and has served as a co-Chair of the annual ACC Live Course on CV Care in Oncology patient since its inception in 2017. She is an active clinical investigator and serves on national and international panels focused on improvement of cardiovascular outcomes in cancer patients.

Cardiac MRI, Echocardiography, Preventive cardiology, Heart failure, Exercise physiology, Cardio-oncology

MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2007 - 2011
MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2007
University of Zagreb Faculty of MedicineClass of 1998

Co-Chair, Course on Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient American College of Cardiology, 2017-2024
Fellow (FAHA) American Heart Association
Associate Editor, Journal of American College of Cardiology Cardio-Oncology Journal of American College of Cardiology, 2019-2021
Founding Chair, Cardio-Oncology Leadership Council American College of Cardiology, 2015-2019
Northwestern Young Investigator Finalist Northwestern University, 2008
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
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PubMed

Cardio-Oncology Program Building: A Practical Guide.
Michelle Weisfelner Bloom, Alana M Ferrari, Jadranka Stojanovska, Kathleen Kiernan Harnden, Yaisa Beckford
Cardiology Clinics. 2025-02-01
1 citations
Association of clonal hematopoiesis and mosaic chromosomal alterations with solid malignancy incidence and mortality.
Pinkal Desai, Ying Zhou, Justin Grenet, Samuel K Handelman, Cynthia M Crispino
Cancer. 2024-11-15
2 citations
From setbacks to success: building a promising path for strain-guided cardioprotection during anthracycline treatment.
Ana Barac, Lauren Mauro, Kathleen Harnden
European Heart Journal. 2024-11-07

Journal Articles

Circulating biomarkers in the diagnosis and prognosis of immune checkpoint inhibitor-related myocarditis: time for a risk-based approach
Gillian Murtagh, Christopher deFilippi, Qiong Zhao, Ana Barac, Front Cardiovasc Med, 2/12/2024
Focus Issue: Imaging in Cardio-Oncology State-of-the-Art Paper Contemporary Role of Echocardiography for Clinical Decision Making in Patients During and After Cancer T...
Jose Banchs, Ana Barac, ScienceDirect
State-of-the-Art Review Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Cancer Treatment: Is It Relevant?
Ana Barac, MD, ScienceDirect

Lectures

Audience ARS Question: Top 3 Presentations in Cardio-Oncology
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
Top 3 Presentations in Cardio-Oncology
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
Cardiovascular Concerns of the Latest Oncologic Therapies
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
Cardiac Toxicity From Established and Novel Anti-Cancer Therapies: What You Need to Know
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
How to Start a Vasculo-Oncology Program: Multi-Disciplinary Team Approach
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019
Vasculo-Oncology 2019: An Emerging Field--Be a Part of It
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019
Cardio-Oncology
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019
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HeartTalk with Cathie | Dec. 2December 6th, 2024
Heart Failure and Cancer: HFSA Statement Explores the InterplayOctober 24th, 2024
Heart Failure and Cancer: New Insights into a Reciprocal Relationship and Emerging Treatment ApproachesOctober 15th, 2024
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