Sherrie Khadanga
Philip A Ades Endowed Professorship of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention Program, University of Vermont Medical Center
Board Director & Early Career Advisor, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont
Cardiology & Cardiac Rehabilitation
62 Tilley Drive, Suite 101
South Burlington, VT 05403
United States
- M.D., University of South Alabama College of Medicine
- Sc.B., Human Biology, Brown University
- Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center
- Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, University of Vermont Medical Center
Department of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont
Areas of expertise
women’s cardiovascular health, primary and secondary prevention, heart failure, spontaneous coronary artery dissection, echocardiography and advanced structural imaging.
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.
Publications
Awards and Achievements
National Recognition - 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)
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
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.
Publications
Awards and Achievements
National Recognition - 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)
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