Dr. Renu Virmani is the Chairperson of the Department of Cardiovascular Pathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, DC. She received her medical degrees in India and has held positions at multiple universities in the United States. Dr. Virmani has established an independent research program focused on cardiovascular pathology, publishing over 300 papers. She leads a department of 23 researchers studying devices, sudden death, and cardiovascular diseases.