Clinical Approach to Cardiovascular Toxicity of Oral Antineoplastic Agents

Dr. Vijay Rao is the Director of CardioOncology, Heart Failure, and Anticoagulation at Franciscan Health, Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated with a dual degree MD and PhD from the Medical University of South Carolina followed by Internal Medicine training at Duke University Medical Center. He then completed Cardiology fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco followed by a dedicated additional year in echocardiography serving as the Chief Fellow. He is the governor-elect for the Indiana Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. Under his leadership, the Franciscan CardioOncology team was awarded an Associate of Community Cancer Centers National Innovator Award in 2020 for “Nurse Navigation as a Model for Developing an CardioOncology Program.” Dr. Rao was also the first author on a recent State of the Art Review published in Journal of American College of Cardiology June 2021 issue titled “Clinical Approach to Cardiovascular Toxicity of Oral Antineoplastic Agents.” He also serves as the Chair of the ICOS Center of Excellence Committee and is an active member of the ICOS Education Committee.