We are delighted to announce that Dr Sarah Birkhoelzer is joining the British Journal of Cardiology editorial board representing Women in Cardiology.

Sarah is a Heart Failure and Imaging Fellow, (University Hospitals Dorset) and specialises in heart failure and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). As part of her PhD at the University of Oxford, she examined cardiac and skeletal muscle metabolism in heart failure. She completed a research fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA, under Dr Scott Solomon, Professor of Medicine at Harvard University Medical School. She is the UK Heart Failure Association (HFA) Young Ambassador and serves on the British Cardiovascular Society Practice & Guidelines and Women in Cardiology Committees, as well as the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) Web & Communications Committee. Sarah is also a member of the Scientific Committee of the Cardiorenal Forum.
A confident public speaker, she presents widely and hosts the patient-facing BEATWISE podcast, aiming to bridge clinical knowledge and patient experience. Her work has received multiple awards and funding from both industry and charities.
Welcome, Sarah.
