Professor Karen Sliwa

Prof Karen Sliwa is Director of the Cape Heart Institute- a translational cardiovascular research Institute with 7 working groups. Prof. Sliwa is widely recognized as a world expert in heart failure, with a special interest in reducing mortality in women with cardiac disease in maternity. She led and still leads several inter-Africa and global research projects, which have had a major impact for creating knowledge about CVDs common in Africa and other Middle-to-Lower income regions, leading to changes in policy. Her considerable experience in setting up simple, cost-effective registries and web-based data entry platforms have had a major impact on planning several innovative research projects. She has authored more than 500 publications, trained more than 35 post graduate students. Her work is highly cited ( H- index 115, >150 000 citations). Karen has been the president of the South African Heart Association and the World Heart Federation and holds numerous prestigious awards.