Professor Barbara Casadei named as new editor in chief of JAMA Cardiology

Professor Barbara Casadei, Head of the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI) at Imperial, has been named as JAMA Cardiology's new editor in chief.

Professor Barbara Casadei, Head of the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI) and British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Imperial College London, has been announced as the next Editor in Chief of JAMA Cardiology. She will take up the role in early 2026, succeeding Professor Robert Bonow, the founding Editor in Chief.

An internationally recognised leader in cardiovascular research, Professor Casadei has dedicated her career to advancing understanding and treatment of common cardiovascular conditions such as heart failure and atrial fibrillation. She leads a translational “bench to bedside” research programme and is principal investigator of a large-scale cardiac monitoring study involving over 35,000 participants in the UK Biobank imaging cohort. This study is exploring the impact of clinically silent arrhythmias on AI-derived imaging parameters, cognitive decline, and the risk of cardioembolic stroke.

Alongside her research, Professor Casadei founded and co-chaired EuroHeart, an initiative supported by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) aimed at assessing and improving cardiovascular care in Europe. She is also a past President of the ESC (2018–2020) and serves on the boards of several international organisations, including the Leducq Foundation (US), Novo Nordisk Foundation (Denmark), Max Delbrück Centre for Molecular Medicine (Berlin), and CADENCE (Singapore). Her contributions to the field have been recognised with honours such as the Mackenzie Medal from the British Cardiovascular Society and the Gold Medal from the ESC.

Professor Casadei gained her medical degree at the University of Pavia in Italy and her doctorate at the University of Oxford, where she remains a Visiting Professor.

Our goals are to broaden the journal’s global impact, anticipate and drive the evolution of cardiology, and inspire and educate the next generation of health care professionals.”  Professor Barbara Casadei

Reflecting on her appointment, Professor Casadei said, “I am honoured to lead this prestigious journal together with a talented and energetic team. Our goals are to broaden the journal’s global impact, anticipate and drive the evolution of cardiology, and inspire and educate the next generation of health care professionals.” 

Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Editor in Chief of JAMA and the JAMA Network, said, “Dr Casadei’s appointment marks our commitment to expanding the global reach and impact of JAMA Cardiology as a leading international cardiology journal.

Dr Casadei is an internationally recognised leader with extensive expertise, and I am excited to collaborate with her and build on the journal’s strong foundation established by its founding Editor in Chief Dr Robert Bonow. I sincerely thank Dr Bonow and his team of extraordinary editors and editorial board members for their vision in launching JAMA Cardiology and ensuring its remarkable success.” 

JAMA Cardiology is part of the JAMA Network, which also includes JAMA and 11 other journals. Publishing cutting-edge research in cardiovascular medicine and surgery, JAMA Cardiology reaches a global audience, with more than six million annual article views and downloads, and holds an Impact Factor of 14.1 — one of the highest among cardiology journals.

This article has been adapted from a press release by JAMA Cardiology.