Dr. Gurumurthy  'Guru' Hiremath completed his pediatric cardiology training and a fourth year of interventional training at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Hiremath is currently the director of the pediatric cardiac catheterization laboratories and cardiopulmonary exercise testing at the University of Minnesota's Masonic Children's Hospital. He is also an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota and the inaugural holder of the Forrest H. Adams Chair in Pediatric Cardiovascular Health.  

His research interests are focused on invasive hemodynamic evaluation and understanding the hemodynamic effects of transcatheter interventions. He has a particular interest in intracardiac pressure-volume (PV) loops and actively uses them to understand the physiological impact of interventions such as coarctation stenting and pulmonary artery stenosis. He has several active research grants and has authored several publications and book chapters.  

Dr. Hiremath is an active member of the interventional cardiology societies with active roles in the SCAI's Congenital Heart Disease Council, the Pediatric Interventional Cardiology Early Career Society (PICES), and the Pediatric Interventional Cardiology CPT coding group. He served as the Research Vice-President of PICES (Pediatric Interventional Cardiology Early Career Society) from 2018-2020, wherein he planned, coordinated, and led several multicenter research projects. He is actively involved in developing new intracardiac devices in the industry and participates in several national device trials and registries. He has won several awards, including the 'Innovation in Clinical Practice Award' from the University of Minnesota, for developing innovative treatments and industry partnerships to help patient care. He is a founding editor for the Pediatric Interventional Cardiology Society's educational website, Tips and Tricks for congenital interventional cardiologists.