William A. Zoghbi is the Elkins Family Distinguished Chair in Cardiac Health, Chairman of the Department of Cardiology at The Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, and Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Houston Methodist Academic Institute.

Dr. Zoghbi is a renowned leader in cardiology, echocardiography, and cardiac imaging. He has developed new techniques to evaluate heart function and valve disorders non-invasively. He is known for his research on ischemic heart disease, myocardial function and hibernation, and for his development of echocardiographic techniques to evaluate valvular disease. He has chaired several national guidelines on native valvular heart disease and prosthetic valves for the American Society of Echocardiography and collaborating organizations. He served as Associate Editor of Circulation and has served as Associate Editor for JACC Cardiovascular Imaging since inception of the Journal.

Dr. Zoghbi has been actively involved with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) for nearly 40 years. He was president of the ASE in 2008 and President of the American College of Cardiology in 2012. During his presidency, he focused on patient-centered care and spearheaded the relaunch of CardioSmart.org website for the public and patients. Dr. Zoghbi is involved internationally in cardiovascular health advocacy and health promotion. He was instrumental in the vision and implementation of the international mission of the ACC since 2008. He represented the ACC and the global cardiovascular community at the United Nations and World Health Organization, advocating for the reduction of premature mortality from non-communicable diseases.