Dr. Kris Vijay is a noninvasive cardiologist, heart failure specialist, endocrinologist, clinical lipidologist and ardent researcher having participated in more than 180 clinical trials and authored numerous peer-reviewed publications. He is the medical director of the Institute of Congestive Heart Failure at Abrazo Health Network, a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Arizona, and a medical sherpa, volunteering his services to mitigate diabetes, heart disease and kidney disease in underserved populations around the world. Dr. Vijay’s holistic view of heart disease prevention and treatment employs a variety of treatment options alongside motivating, inspiring, and encouraging patients to modify their lifestyle. Dr. Vijay has special interests in heart failure treatment, noninvasive cardiology, nuclear cardiology, diabetes and complex lipid disorders.