MD, FACC, FASE

Dr. Lindner is currently the Frances Myers Ball Endowed Professor of Medicine and serves as the Vice-chief for Research for the Cardiovascular Division at the University of Virginia. Dr. Lindner has expertise in the fields of cardiovascular imaging and microvascular physiology; and is currently the principal investigator on three R01 grants from the National Institutes of Health and a grant from NASA. His research laboratory has pioneered the use of contrast ultrasound for non-invasive molecular imaging of disease and the assessment of microvascular function/dysfunction, and for therapeutic ultrasound cavitation. Dr. Lindner is a Past President for the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE); and is the Chair for the Exam Writing Committee and on the Board of Directors for the National Board of Echocardiography. He has served as the chair for NIH study sections on cardiovascular imaging. Past honors include the Feigenbaum Award and the Richard Popp Teaching Award from the ASE.