Jennifer Thibodeau, M.D. Titles and Appointments Medical Director, Heart Failure; Medical Director, ECMO; Associate Director of Clinical Operations of Cardiology Professor Endowed Title Catherine Marie Bassett Distinguished Professorship in Heart Failure School Medical School Department Internal Medicine You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Jennifer Thibodeau, M.D., M.S.C.S., is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine’s Division of Cardiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, where she is also Medical Director of Heart Failure, Medical Director of ECMO, and the Associate Director of Clinical Operations for the Cardiology Division. A cardiologist who specializes in heart failure, left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), and cardiac transplantation, Dr. Thibodeau focuses both her clinical and research activities in those areas. Board certified in cardiovascular disease and advanced heart failure/transplant cardiology, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2011. In addition to her clinical responsibilities, Dr. Thibodeau instructs and supervises medical students, internal medicine residents, cardiology fellows, and advanced heart failure/transplant cardiology fellows during heart-failure rotations and clinics. Dr. Thibodeau earned her medical degree at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She completed an internal medicine internship and residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center, serving an additional year as Chief Resident. She completed her fellowships in cardiology and advanced heart failure/transplant cardiology at UT Southwestern. She also holds an undergraduate degree in biochemistry from Georgetown University and a master's degree in clinical sciences from UT Southwestern. She was a 2012 finalist for the American Heart Association’s Samuel A. Levine Young Clinical Investigator Award and a recipient of the 2015 "Young Author Achievement Award" by the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Heart Failure. Dr. Thibodeau is a clinical researcher involved with a number of clinical trials at UT Southwestern, and her work has been published in major journals, including a study describing a new symptom of heart failure, called bendopnea, or shortness of breath when bending forward. She is a member of professional organizations that include the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, the Heart Failure Society of America, and the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization. Dr. Thibodeau was named a Texas Rising Star in 2015, 2016, and 2017; and in 2018, she was named a Super Doctor by Texas Monthly. Education Medical School University of Maryland School of Medicine (2003) Residency University of Maryland Medical Center (2006), Internal Medicine Chief Resident University of Maryland Medical Center (2007), Internal Medicine Fellowship UT Southwestern Medical School (2010), Cardiology Fellowship UT Southwestern Medical School (2011), Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology Graduate School UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (2013) Research Interest Advanced Heart Failure Cardiac Transplantation Cardiomyopathy Hemodynamics Symptoms and physical examination findings of heart failure Ventricular assist devices Publications 2025 AHA/ACC/AANP/AAPA/ABC/ACCP/ACPM/AGS/AMA/ASPC/NMA/PCNA/SGIM Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines Author Collaboration PR, Jones DW, Ferdinand KC, Taler SJ, Johnson HM, Shimbo D, Abdalla M, Altieri MM, Bansal N, Bello NA, Bress AP, Carter J, Cohen JB, Collins KJ, Commodore-Mensah Y, Davis LL, Egan B, Khan SS, Lloyd-Jones DM, Melnyk BM, Mistry EA, Ogunniyi MO, Schott SL, Smith SC, Talbot AW, Vongpatanasin W, Watson KE, Whelton PK, Williamson JD, Arnett DK, Yang E, Aguilar D, Bhalla V, Billups SJ, Bowers M, Green BB, Greenberg SM, Handberg E, Jackson CD, Johnson WR, Kwak MJ, Langstaff R, Rodriguez CJ, Santillan MK, Shapiro MD, Taylor P, Thibodeau JT, Wozniak G, Wright JT, Ziai WC Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2025 Nov 86 1567-1678 Management Patterns and Outcomes of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock Grubb CS, Tucker G, Bionghi N, Chen C, Lussier BL, Kershaw CD, Ratti G, Mehta R, Ayers CR, Hendren NS, Grodin JL, Thibodeau JT, Navar AM, Farr MA, Das SR, de Lemos JA, Hall EJ JACC: Advances 2025 Oct 4 2025 AHA/ACC Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Patients With Chronic Coronary Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Performance Measures Author Collaboration AJ, Williams MS, Levine GN, Kalra D, Agarwala A, Baptiste D, Cigarroa JE, Diekemper RL, Foster MV, Gulati M, Henry TD, Itchhaporia D, Lawton JS, Newby LK, Rogers KC, Soni K, Tamis-Holland JE, Ziaeian B, Das S, Bozkurt B, Anderson HV, Balinda IG, Bruckel J, Cho L, DeVore AD, Dorsch MP, Duprez D, Garcia S, Hess PL, Kadavath S, Khan SS, Lee C, Panjrath G, Parikh PB, Reza N, Thibodeau JT, Zambrana I, Kramer CM, Gates CC, Kovacs RJ, Turco JV, Saraco MJ, Ronan GD, Patterson L, Abdullah AR, Martinez S, Churchwell K, Brown N, Jessup M, Sapio NA, Singh RR Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 2025 Jun 18 Patient Focus: How Can Food Choices Help Treat Heart Failure? An Explanation of “Medically Tailored Meals in Heart Failure: A Systematic Review of the Literature 2013–2023” HENDREN NS, THIBODEAU JT Journal of Cardiac Failure 2025 Jun 31 951-952 Patient Characteristics, Management and Long-Term Outcomes of Patients With Cardiogenic Shock at a Large Safety Net Hospital Hall EJ, Ayers CR, Hendren NS, Clark C, Saha A, Beaini H, Alexander IL, Gee EP, McConnell IR, Samson ES, Saplicki RJ, Grubb CS, Tucker G, Grodin JL, Thibodeau JT, Drazner MH, Basit M, Farr MA, Navar AM, Das SR, de Lemos JA American Journal of Cardiology 2025 May 242 10-17 Preliminary insights into monitoring bivalirudin anticoagulation: A retrospective cohort study of aPTT versus a chromogenic anti-IIa assay Yates SG, Sarode R, Velten M, Thibodeau J, DeAnda A, Ibrahim IF, Skariah L Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2025 Apr 103 Patient Focus: Rates of Heart Failure Medicines and Hospital Readmission: An explanation of “Prescription Patterns in the Management of Heart Failure and its Association with Readmissions: A Retrospective Analysis” CARTER S, THIBODEAU JT Journal of Cardiac Failure 2025 Apr 31 646-647 Beating to your Own Rhythm: An explanation of “Characteristics of Patients Hospitalized for Acute Heart Failure who Develop Atrial Fibrillation or Convert to Sinus Rhythm” JAWAID AN, THIBODEAU JT Journal of Cardiac Failure 2025 Jan 31 14-15 Patient Focus: Understanding Muscle Wasting in Heart Failure: An Explanation of Consolidating Concepts from the Recent International Expert Consensus on Sarcopenia: Implications for Heart Failure Management CARTER S, THIBODEAU JT Journal of Cardiac Failure 2025 Prognostic Value of Gait Speed and Handgrip Strength in Patients With Advanced Systolic Heart Failure Satish T, Hendren NS, Thibodeau J, Godfrey S, Sulistio M, Farr M, Drazner MH, Tang WH, Grodin JL JACC: Heart Failure 2025 Results 1-10 of 79 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last Honors & Awards Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Heart Failure's Young Author Achievement Award (2015) American Heart Association Samuel A. Levine Young Clinical Investigator Award Finalist (2012) Professional Associations/Affiliations American College of Cardiology American Heart Association Heart Failure Society of America International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
