Joann Lindenfeld MD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Failure & Transplantation

Professor of Medicine, University Colorado

3601 21st Ave SNashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000
Fax+1 615-322-5048

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Education & Training

University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1977 - 1979
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1977
University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 1973

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Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2015 - 2028
CO State Medical License 1979 - 2027
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014
America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014

Clinical Trials

Efficacy and Safety of Human Neuregulin-1 to Treat Stable Chronic Heart Failure
COMPLETED
PHASE2
Genetic Predictors of Renal Dysfunction Following Heart Transplantation
UNKNOWN
Reducing Lung CongestIon Symptoms in Advanced Heart Failure Start of enrollment: 2018 Sep 19
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
NA

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Development and Independent Validation of a Machine Learning-Based Non-Invasive Venous Waveform Analysis for Heart Failure (NIVA) Device to Estimate Pulmonary Capillar...
Bret D Alvis, Jeffrey Schmeckpeper, Aniket S Rali, Jessica Huston, Stacy Tsai
Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2026-08-21
Response to Left Atrial to Coronary Sinus Shunting in Patients With Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation.
JoAnn Lindenfeld, Babak Nazer, Benjamin Hibbert, Firas Zahr, Lillian Aldaia
JACC. Heart Failure. 2026-08-13
Real-time cardiac power output index predicts imminent need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after heart transplantation.
Awab Ahmad, Aniket S Rali, Chen Chia Wang, Mark Petrovic, Aaron M Williams
JHLT Open. 2026-08-01

Journal Articles

Association of Effective Regurgitation Orifice Area to Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Volume Ratio with Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Outcomes
Joann Lindenfeld, William T Abraham, Paul A Grayburn, Federico M Asch, Gregg W Stone, JAMA Cardiology
Effect of a Self-Care Intervention on 90-Day Outcomes in Patients with Acute Heart Failure Discharged from the Emergency Department
Deborah J Diercks, Gregory J Fermann, Brian Hiestand, Joann Lindenfeld, Jennifer Martindale, Javed Butler, JAMA Cardiology
Transcatheter Mitral-Valve Repair in Patients with Heart Failure
JoAnn Lindenfeld, Saibal Kar, Michael J Mack, Samir R Kapadia, Gregg W Stone, Ian J Sarembock, William T Abraham, Andreas Brieke, David J Cohen, Steven O Marx, Brian W..., The New England Journal of Medicine

Authored Content

Real-Time Application of an Inpatient Heart Failure Mortality Model to Predict 30-Day MortalitySeptember 2018
Real-Time Application of an Inpatient Heart Failure Mortality Model to Predict 30-Day MortalitySeptember 2018
2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for Optimization of Heart Failure Treatment: Answers to 10 Pivotal Issues About Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction A Report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Expert Consensus Decision PathwaysJanuary 2018

Press Mentions

FDA Approves Next-Generation CardioMEMS Reader for Heart Failure MonitoringFebruary 27th, 2026
New in Clinical Guidance | Evaluation, Management of Tricuspid Regurgitation; Role of Inflammation in CVDNovember 1st, 2025
ACC Releases Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on TR Evaluation and ManagementSeptember 22nd, 2025

Grant Support

Non-Invasive Venous Waveform Analysis (NIVA) in patients with Heart Failure (HF)VOLUMETRIX, LLC2018–2026
Non-Invasive Venous Waveform Analysis (NIVA) in patients with Heart Failure (HF)VOLUMETRIX, LLC2018–2026