Rony Lahoud
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Program Director of Interventional Cardiology and Structural Heart Disease Fellowships
PRONOUNS He/Him
- M.D., University of North Carolina School of Medicine
- M.P.H., Harvard University, School of Public Health
- Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center
- Fellowship, Cardiology/Interventional Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic
Department of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Areas of expertise
interventional cardiology, structural heart disease, coronary artery disease and angina, aortic stenosis, mitral and tricuspid valve diseases.
BIO
Rony Lahoud, MD is practicing academic cardiologist in the state of Vermont. He completed his internal medicine training at the University of Michigan, and cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology training at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Lahoud is a cardiologist at the University of Vermont Medical Center and assistant professor at the Larner College of Medicine at UVM in Burlington, VT. Dr. Lahoud loves the opportunity of making a positive difference in the community by treating acute and sometimes life-threatening medical problems and then having a long-term relationship with many patients. His goal is that every patient leaves a visit or a procedure room feeling that they’ve had the time to have their concerns addressed and questions answered.
At the University of Vermont Medical Center, he is a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee and has served as the director of the interventional cardiology fellowship program. He has also started the structural heart disease fellowship with the inaugural fellow set the graduate in June 2026. Dr. Lahoud is Board Certified in Cardiology, Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology.
Awards and Achievements
- University of Vermont Healthcare Hero Award – 2017, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
- University of Vermont Medical Student Research Mentor Endowment – 2023
- Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont Career Development Award – 2021
- Rimmerman Scholarship Award for Harvard MPH – 2014, 2015, 2016
- Cleveland Clinic Cardiovascular Medicine Research Day Finalist
- Best Fellow-In-Training Poster Presentation at the American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting - Washington, DC 2014
- Medical School Merit-based Scholarship Award – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Class Valedictorian, North Carolina State University – 2003
- North Carolina State University – University Honors 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Professional Associations
- Governor Elect, American College of Cardiology
- Member, Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions
Bio
Rony Lahoud, MD is practicing academic cardiologist in the state of Vermont. He completed his internal medicine training at the University of Michigan, and cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology training at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Lahoud is a cardiologist at the University of Vermont Medical Center and assistant professor at the Larner College of Medicine at UVM in Burlington, VT. Dr. Lahoud loves the opportunity of making a positive difference in the community by treating acute and sometimes life-threatening medical problems and then having a long-term relationship with many patients. His goal is that every patient leaves a visit or a procedure room feeling that they’ve had the time to have their concerns addressed and questions answered.
At the University of Vermont Medical Center, he is a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee and has served as the director of the interventional cardiology fellowship program. He has also started the structural heart disease fellowship with the inaugural fellow set the graduate in June 2026. Dr. Lahoud is Board Certified in Cardiology, Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology.
Awards and Achievements
- University of Vermont Healthcare Hero Award – 2017, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
- University of Vermont Medical Student Research Mentor Endowment – 2023
- Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont Career Development Award – 2021
- Rimmerman Scholarship Award for Harvard MPH – 2014, 2015, 2016
- Cleveland Clinic Cardiovascular Medicine Research Day Finalist
- Best Fellow-In-Training Poster Presentation at the American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting - Washington, DC 2014
- Medical School Merit-based Scholarship Award – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Class Valedictorian, North Carolina State University – 2003
- North Carolina State University – University Honors 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Professional Associations
- Governor Elect, American College of Cardiology
- Member, Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions
Select Publications
- Gupta T, Barrett T, Dauerman H & Lahoud R. (2025). Novel Wire-Based Technique for Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty. JACC Case Reports, 30(3), 103130
- Krishnan AM, George Z, Sharma T, Dauerman HL, Lahoud R. National Trends in Major Bleeding Requiring Transfusion and Permanent Pacemaker Implantation Rates Post-transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Int J Innov Surg. 2024; 7(1): 1040
- Lahoud R, Krishnan A. The puzzle of TAVR in bicuspid aortic valves: One piece at a time. 2024. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 10.1016/j.carrev.2024.02.011
- Dauerman H, Lahoud R. The Miracle of Left Ventricular Recovery After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. 2024. EuroIntervention. DOI: 10.4244/EIJ-E-24-00006
- Krishnan A, Kadavath S, Kowlgi G, Goel A, Wu F, Jha A, Correa D, Lahoud, R. Permanent Pacemaker Use in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Real World Experience from the National Inpatient Sample. International Journal of Clinical Research. 3. 263-275. 10.38179/ijcr.v3i1.219