2025 Annual Meeting, Bios

Paul Anaya, MD, Ph.D.
University of Kentucky HealthCare

Dr. Paul Anaya received his MD and PhD from Baylor College of Medicine in 1999, followed by internal medicine residency (2002) and cardiology fellowship (2006) at Emory University. He is currently a general cardiologist at the University of Kentucky, where he attends on the cardiac critical care unit, inpatient and outpatient cardiology services, and the advanced heart failure and transplant service. He also provides general cardiology services at the Lexington VA Medical Center and participates in echocardiography and nuclear cardiology. Dr. Anaya previously served as Director of the Cardiac Critical Care Unit, Director of the Inpatient Cardiology Service at UK, and as Program Director for the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship training program. His research involvement includes collaborations with the UK Aortic Alliance, Cardiac Amyloidosis Alliance, and Myocardial Recovery Alliance. Additionally, he is the principal investigator for the University of Kentucky site of the MAGNITUDE-CM Phase III Clinical Trial evaluating the efficacy of a novel gene-editing-based therapeutic for the treatment of ATTR-cardiac amyloidosis.

Kaitlin Hile, PharmD, BCCP
University of Kentucky HealthCare

Kaitlin Hile is a cardiology clinical pharmacy at University of Kentucky HealthCare, practicing in both cardiac intensive care and general cardiology. Dr. Hile completed pharmacy school at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. She then completed her PGY-1 and PGY-2 Cardiology Pharmacy residency at University of North Carolina Medical Center. Dr. Hile's professional interests include secondary prevention of acute coronary syndrome, heart failure management, and management of cardiogenic shock.

Dinesh Kalra, MD
University of Louisville, School of Medicine

Professor of Medicine. Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. Vice Chair for Quality, Department of Medicine. Jewish Hospital Cardiovascular Innovation Institute Director Chair in Medicine. Director of Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Lipid Clinic & Infiltrative Heart Disease Program.