Srihari S. Naidu, MD

Srihari S. Naidu, M.D., FACC, FAHA, MSCAI, is triple board-certified in internal medicine, cardiology, and interventional cardiology, and has been featured in Westchester Magazine and on the cover of Cardiovascular Business, both of which highlighted his national role in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the most common cause of sudden cardiac death in athletes and a common cause of heart failure. Dr. Naidu is a pioneer in the minimally-invasive alternative to open heart surgery known as alcohol septal ablation and performs the highest volume annually of this procedure in the United States.

He began his career as an attending at New York Presbyterian – Cornell and New York University Winthrop, before joining the faculty at New York Medical College and Westchester Medical Center, where he directs both the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) National Center of Excellence and the cardiac catheterization laboratories for the network.

The HCM Center at Westchester Medical Center is one of the ten busiest in the nation, treating thousands of patients with this disease. Dr. Naidu edits the only comprehensive textbook, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (Springer, Inc.), now in 3rd edition, and also runs an annual live proctoring course for others interested in learning the technique and bringing it back to their hospital.

Dr. Naidu is also an expert in cardiogenic shock and mechanical support devices to help the failing heart. In 2019, he chaired the writing group on a new universal definition of cardiogenic shock that has become the standard across the world, and he has been instrumental in both developing technologies for cardiogenic shock and validating the definition.

Dr. Naidu has more than 300 original manuscripts, book chapters, and review articles, and lectures widely across the United States, Europe, and Asia on his topics of expertise. A regularly invited speaker at the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC), he has chaired several national guidelines and consensus documents on behalf of both organizations. 

Dr. Naidu holds several national professional roles and is past president of the New York Chapter of the ACC representing all cardiologists within the State and sits on the Board of Governors of the National ACC in Washington, DC.

He is the current president of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) leading the field of interventional cardiology. In New York State, he is a member of the Cardiac Advisory Council, appointed by Governor Kathy Hochul. He is also active at his alma mater Brown University as trustee emeritus of the University and past president of its Medical School Board.

In 2024 he wrote the children's book "Lindsay's Big Heart" featured on NBC News and Amazon Best Seller listing to raise awareness of sudden cardiac arrest risk in children and young adults.

Dr. Naidu's practice focuses on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and interventional cardiology, as well as general cardiology and heart failure.

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