Dr. Martha Gulati

Dr. Martha Gulati is a leading figure in the field of preventive cardiology and women’s cardiovascular health, currently serving as Director of the Davis Women's Heart Center at Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, where she holds the Davis Chair in Women's Cardiovascular Health. She was previously the director Preventive Cardiology, Associate Director of the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center, and Professor of Medicine at the Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute in Los Angeles. She is also Immediate Past President of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology, demonstrating her leadership in shaping the agenda for cardiovascular prevention and gender-specific care in cardiology. Dr. Gulati’s clinical and research focus centers on identifying, preventing, and treating heart disease in women, with an emphasis on evidence-based risk reduction and early intervention. Her work as principal investigator of the “St. James Women Take Heart” project has helped define fitness and cardiovascular risk benchmarks in women, and she has contributed extensively to landmark studies including the Women’s Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) and the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI). Educated at McMaster University (B.Sc.), the University of Toronto (M.D.), and the University of Chicago (M.S., residency, and cardiology fellowship), Dr. Gulati holds board certification in cardiovascular disease and is a fellow of multiple professional societies including the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. Beyond her academic and clinical roles, she authored the bestselling book Saving Women’s Hearts and has been widely recognized with awards such as the CREDO Award from the ACC (2011) and the Bernadine Healy Award from the ACC (2019) for her contributions to women’s cardiovascular health. Dr. Gulati remains committed to transforming cardiovascular care through a gender-specific lens—advancing prevention, heightening awareness of women’s heart disease, and mentoring the next generation of cardiovascular professionals.