Shelby Kutty

Shelby Kutty is an Indian-born American cardiologist, a professor of pediatrics and internal medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.[1] He holds the Helen B. Taussig endowed professorship at Johns Hopkins[2][3] and is Director of the Helen B. Taussig Heart Center[4] at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Prior to this, he held the position of an assistant dean for research and development[5][6] and vice chair of pediatrics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine.

Shelby Kutty MD PhD MHCM

Clinical career and Leadership

Kutty specializes in cardiovascular imaging for children and adults with congenital heart disease, including echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography and preventive cardiology. Kutty left the UNMC College of Medicine in 2018 after an 11-year tenure as a clinician-scientist following his appointment at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine to lead Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology. He played a role in the development of the Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Heart Center at Johns Hopkins Medicine in 2019,[7] and participated in clinical programs in materno-fetal cardiac health, adult congenital heart disease, community cardiology, and cardiac catheterization at Hopkins.[8]

Research and Scientific career

His research focuses on investigating myocardial function, right heart disease, and new ultrasound applications. he has led multi-center clinical trials and serves on the editorial boards of international cardiology journals.[9] His work on microbubble contrast agents, ultrasound-mediated cavitation, and targeted ultrasound therapies was funded by the American Heart Association and the National Institute of Health from 2011 to 2018. In 2020 and 2021, Kutty’s team was awarded grants from the National Institutes of Health to lead data science approaches to manage Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) and post-acute sequelae associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.[10][9][11]

Honors

Kutty was honored with the Arthur Weyman Investigator Award (2010) by the American Society of Echocardiography for his work in cardiac imaging[12] and the Harvey Feigenbaum lectureship award in 2020.[13] He was the recipient of 2019 Distinguished Scientist Award from the university of Nebraska Medical Center. [14]

Selected publications
  • Kutty S, Jones PG, Karels Q, Joseph N, Spertus JA, Chan PS. Association of Pediatric Medical Emergency Teams With Hospital Mortality. Circulation. 2018 Jan 2;137(1):38-46. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.029535. Epub 2017 Oct 4. PubMed PMID 28978554; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5839663.[15][16]

References
  1. "On Board: Shelby Kutty, Director, the Helen B. Taussig Congenital Heart Center". www.hopkinsmedicine.org. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  2. Donor, Office of; Baltimore, Volunteer Engagement 3400 North Charles Street; Development, MD 21218 410-516-8490; Relations, Alumni. "Helen B. Taussig Professorship". Named Deanships, Directorships, and Professorships. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  3. Reporter, India-West Staff. "Shelby Kutty Named Assistant Dean of Research at UNMC". India West. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  4. "Shelby Kutty, M.D., M.S., Ph.D." www.hopkinsmedicine.org. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  5. Writer, Staff. "Indian American professor named assistant dean of research and development at UNMC | News India Times". Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  6. "Dr. Kutty named assistant dean for research and development | UNMC". www.unmc.edu. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  7. "New center at Johns Hopkins Children's Center provides lifelong care for patients born with congenital heart disease. - Johns Hopkins Medicine". clinicalconnection.hopkinsmedicine.org.
  8. "From One Visionary to Another - BroadcastMed". www.broadcastmed.com. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  9. "Exploring Theranostics for Children". www.hopkinsmedicine.org.
  10. "A 'Game changer' Grant for Managing a Mystifying SARS-CoV-2 Related Disease". www.hopkinsmedicine.org.
  11. "New partnership, NIH grant push research forward | UNMC". www.unmc.edu. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  12. "Arthur E. Weyman Young Investigator's Award Winners". American Society of Echocardiography. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  13. Logan, Gary (August 4, 2020). "From One Visionary to Another". Johns Hopkins Hospital. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  14. "Distinguished Scientist Shelby Kutty, M.D., Ph.D." University of Nebraska Medical Center. January 10, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  15. "Study examines efficacy of rapid-response teams | UNMC". www.unmc.edu. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  16. https://www.asecho.org/feigenbaum-lecturer/
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