Dr. Anita Asgar is an internationally recognized interventional cardiologist and structural heart disease leader, with deep expertise in transcatheter valve therapies, complex structural interventions, and cardiovascular device innovation. She currently serves as Section Chief of Interventional Cardiology and System Medical Director of Structural and Interventional Cardiology at Northwestern Medicine (Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute) in Chicago.
KEY INTERESTS AND RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
- Principal investigator, steering committee member, and DSMB chair/member for numerous landmark and next‑generation trials including COAPT, TRILUMINATE, REPAIR‑MR, SUMMIT, APOLLO, GALILEO, BRAVO‑3, ENVISION, PERFORM‑TAVR, and multiple early feasibility studies.
- Serves as a clinical advisor and investigator for multiple cardiovascular device companies, supporting device design optimization, procedural strategy, and real‑world clinical adoption
- Performed thousands of interventional procedures, including more than 2,000 heart valve interventions
