Sherrie Khadanga

BIO

Dr. Sherrie Khadanga is an Associate Professor of Medicine (tenure) and a non-invasive cardiologist, serving as the Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at UVMMC and recently appointed the Philip A Ades Endowed Professorship of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. As an NIH funded research investigator, her interest in preventative health has led her to focus on cardiac rehabilitation (CR) which plays a key role in prevention of recurrent coronary events. While CR has been shown to improve mortality, unfortunately it is quite underutilized among women and this has become a special interest of hers. As a clinician scientist, she aims to find ways to improve participation, adherence in cardiac rehabilitation. She has played an active role in changing the field, having contributed as an author on multiple scientific statements published in Circulation by the American Heart Association as well as running clinical trials, one of which was published in JAMA Cardiology.

Dr. Khadanga's professional associations

2008-Present Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society

2009-2016 American College of Physicians

2016-2019 American Society of Nuclear Cardiology

2016-Present American College of Cardiology

2017-Present American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

2017-Present American Heart Association

Dr. Khadanga's postdoctoral training

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship, University of Vermont Medical Center

Internal Medicine Residency, University of Vermont Medical Center

Publications

Dr. Khadanga's publications

Awards and Achievements

National recognition in the field of Cardiac Rehabilitation:

• Vice Chair for AHA Scientific Guideline Statement, Women in Cardiac Rehabilitation (manuscript in progress)
• Contributing author American Heart Association guideline statement, Core Components of Cardiac Rehabilitation
• American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Annual Meeting Program Committee Chair of Cardiac Rehabilitation (2023-2025)
• Invited speaker for 5 regional and 14 national conferences/meetings including the American Heart Association Annual Meeting (2023) and American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Annual Meeting (2019-2023)
• Invited Guest Editor, Women’s Health Journal 2023

Excellence in research:

• Independently Funded NIH Investigator (score in the 14th%) Initial R01 grant titled Optimizing Aerobic Fitness and Functional Response to Exercise in Older Adults (July 2024)
• UVM LCOM Dean’s Excellence in Research New Investigator Award (2023)
• American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Beginning Investigator Award (2019)
• University of Vermont Division of Cardiology Cardiac Rehabilitation Award (2019)
• University of Vermont Department of Medicine Resident Research Award (2017)

Leadership:

• Board Director, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont (Early Career Advisor) (2025-)
• Selection to the American College of Cardiology Leadership Academy (2020)

• Vice Chair/Chair of the Early Career Advisory committee at the University of Vermont Cardiovascular Research Institute (2017-2020)

   

• Member, The Teaching Academy at the University of Vermont
• UVM LCOM Gender Equity Rising Star Award (2023)
• Inaugural Department of Medicine Wohlgemuth Cardiology Research Fellowship (2022)
• UVM Health Network Research Grant (2022)