Shelby Kutty, MD, PhD, MHCM,[1] is an Indian born American cardiologist, academic, and healthcare executive. He currently serves as the System Vice President and Chief Academic Officer at BayCare Health System in Clearwater, Florida.[2] Kutty previously held the Helen B. Taussig Professorship and chaired the Cardiovascular Analytic Intelligence Initiative at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Hospital.[3]
He has also previously held the titles of assistant dean for research and development and vice chair of pediatrics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine.[4] Kutty has published over 500 articles in peer-reviewed medical journals.[5]
From 2008 to 2011, he was an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Internal Medicine and Radiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Later career
From 2011 to 2017, Kutty was an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, and Radiology, as well as the Director of Cardiac Imaging and Research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the Children's Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. From 2017 to 2018, he served as a Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, Physiology & Radiology, and as the Director of Cardiac Imaging and Research at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. He was promoted to Vice Chair of Pediatrics in early 2017 and later became the Assistant Dean for Research and Development at the Center.[11][12]
Kutty left the University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2018 after an 11-year tenure as a clinician-scientist, following his appointment at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine to lead the Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology program.[13] He played a major role in the development of the Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Heart Center at Johns Hopkins Medicine in 2019, served as co-director, and participated in building clinical programs in materno-fetal cardiac health, adult congenital heart disease, community cardiology, and cardiac catheterization services at Hopkins.[14] He was the Director of the Helen B. Taussig Heart Center and chair of Cardiovascular Analytic Intelligence Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Hospital,and held an appointment at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Since December 2024, he has been the System Vice President and Chief Academic Officer at BayCare Health System.[15]
Research and scientific work
Kutty's research focuses on investigating myocardial function, right heart disease, and the application of new ultrasound techniques. He has led numerous clinical trials and serves on the editorial boards of international cardiology journals. His work on microbubble contrast agents, ultrasound-mediated cavitation, and targeted ultrasound therapies was funded by the American Heart Association and the National Institute of Health from 2011 to 2018.[16] In 2020 and 2021, Kutty’s team was awarded grants from the National Institutes of Health to lead data science approaches to manage Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) and post-acute sequelae associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.[17][18]
Contributions to Clinical Technology and Population Health
Kutty has led the integration of predictive modeling, clinical decision support, and digital twin models into EMR systems to enable real-time precision phenotyping, population-level analytics, and improved diagnostics in cardiology. His work bridges academic AI research and real-world clinical deployment, with a focus on enhancing patient outcomes, optimizing workflows, and informing clinical trial design and system-wide interventions that promote equity in population health.
Honors and recognition
Arthur E. Weyman Young Investigator Award (2010) – Awarded by the American Society of Echocardiography for excellence in cardiovascular imaging research.[20]
Distinguished Scientist Award (2016) – Presented by the University of Nebraska Medical Center for sustained achievement in scientific research.[21]
Feigenbaum Lectureship (2020) – Selected by the American Society of Echocardiography to deliver a named lectureship highlighting innovation and leadership in echocardiography.[22]
Outstanding Achievements in Medicine Award (2022) – Awarded by the Indian American Kerala Cultural and Civic Center (New York) for international impact in cardiovascular care, innovation, and academic medicine.[23]
Asianet News Malankara Sabha Health Care Excellence Award (2025) – Conferred in Washington, D.C., in recognition of Dr. Kutty’s outstanding contributions to global medicine and community service. The ceremony was held in partnership with the Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America.[24]
Personal life
Kutty is originally from Kochi in Kerala, India and currently resides in the United States. He is a Malayali, an ethnic group with its origins in Kerala.
Bhaskar, S; Sinha, A; Banach, M; Mittoo, S; Weissert, R; Kass, J S; Rajagopal, S; Pai, A. R; Kutty, S (July 10, 2020) Cytokine storm in COVID-19—immunopathological mechanisms, clinical considerations, and therapeutic approaches: the REPROGRAM consortium position paper. Frontiers in immunology. 11. Frontiers Media SA: 1648.
Morton, G; Schuster, A; Jogiya, R; Kutty, S; Beerbaum, P; Nagel, E (January 1, 2012) Inter-study reproducibility of cardiovascular magnetic resonance myocardial feature tracking. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. Vol 14. Issue 1. Elsevier: 34.
Schuster, A; Hor, K. N; Kowallick, J. T; Beerbaum, P; Kutty, S (April 2016) Cardiovascular magnetic resonance myocardial feature tracking: concepts and clinical applications. Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging. Vol 9. Issue 4. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: e004077.
Porter, T. R; Mulvagh, S. L; Abdelmoneim, S. S; Becher, H; Belcik, J; Bierig, M; Choy, J; Gaibazzi, N; Gillam, L. D; Janardhanan, R; Kutty, S; Leong-Poi, H, Lindner, J. R; Main, M. L; Mathias Jr, W; Park, M. M; Senior, R; Villanueva, F (March 1, 2018) Clinical applications of ultrasonic enhancing agents in echocardiography: 2018 American Society of Echocardiography guidelines update. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. Vol 31. Issue 3. Mosby: 241-274.
Poterucha, J. T; Kutty, S; Lindquist, R. K; Li, L; Eidem, B. W (July 1, 2012) Changes in left ventricular longitudinal strain with anthracycline chemotherapy in adolescents precede subsequent decreased left ventricular ejection fraction. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography Vol 25. Issue 7. Mosby: 733-740.
Van den Eynde, Jef; Kutty, Shelby; Danford, David A.; Manlhiot, Cedric (January 2022). "Artificial intelligence in pediatric cardiology: taking baby steps in the big world of data". Current Opinion in Cardiology. 37 (1): 130–136. doi:10.1097/HCO.0000000000000927. PMID34857721.
Van den Eynde, Jef; Lachmann, Mark; Laugwitz, Karl-Ludwig; Manlhiot, Cedric; Kutty, Shelby (July 2023). "Successfully implemented artificial intelligence and machine learning applications in cardiology: State-of-the-art review". Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 33 (5): 265–271. doi:10.1016/j.tcm.2022.01.010. PMID35101642.
Reddy RG, Danford DA, Kutty S. “Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Bridge the Gap Between Evidence and Practice in Cardiology”. JACC Advances. May 2025
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