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
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Areas of expertise
Clinical Expertise
- Interventional cardiology
- Structural heart disease
- Coronary artery disease and Angina
- Aortic stenosis, mitral and tricuspid valve diseases
His research interests focus on using cutting edge technologies to treat coronary and valvular diseases in the cath lab through clinical trials and database research.
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.
Dr. Lahoud's postdoctoral training
Fellowship, Cardiology & Interventional Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic
Residency, Internal Medicine, Univeristy of Michigan Hospital
Dr. Lahoud's professional associations
Govenor Elect, American College of Cardiology
Member, Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions
Dr. Lahoud's 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
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
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.
Dr. Lahoud's postdoctoral training
Fellowship, Cardiology & Interventional Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic
Residency, Internal Medicine, Univeristy of Michigan Hospital
Dr. Lahoud's professional associations
Govenor Elect, American College of Cardiology
Member, Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions
Dr. Lahoud's 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
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