Vicki L. Groo
Clinical Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy - Pharmacy Practice
Clinical Associate Professor, College of Medicine - Medicine
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833 S. Wood St, Room 164 (M/C 886), Chicago, IL
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About
Overview:
Clinical Interests: > 10 years ICU/CCU before transitioning to Ambulatory Cardiology
Current Clinical Practice:
Heart Failure Clinical Pharmacist as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Pharmacist Managed Medication Titration Clinic in the Heart Center for heart failure, hypertension, lipids and polypharmacy
PCSK9 inhibitor consult service
LVAD anticoagulation management
Research Interests:
Heart failure, clinical services, anticoagulation, lipids
Teaching Statement:
Preceptor for P3, P4 students, PGY1 and PGY2 residents in Ambulatory Cardiology. Classroom lectures on heart failure and coronary artery disease.
Teaching and Supervision
Block 4: Circulation & Respiration (MDR 604), 3/19/2025 – 3/19/2025
Pathophysiology, Drug Action, Therapeutics 5: Cardiovascular (PHAR 505), 3/11/2025 – 4/22/2025
Advanced Disease Management (PHAR510), 3/5/2025 – 3/5/2025
Pharmacy Practice Week (IPPE411), 10/28/2024 – 11/1/2024
Advanced Ambulatory Care Elective (PMPR617), 7/8/2024 – 11/7/2024
Advanced Ambulatory Care Elective (PMPR617), 5/28/2024 – 7/3/2024
Pathophysiology, Drug Action, Therapeutics 5: Cardiovascular (PHAR 505), 4/2/2024 – 4/16/2024
Block 4: Circulation & Respiration (MDR 604), 3/13/2024 – 3/13/2024
Advanced Disease Management (PHAR510), 2/26/2024 – 3/1/2024
Selected Grants
Gloria-AF Global Registry on Long-Term Oral Anti-thrombotic Treatment in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation, Boehringer Ingelheim., 1/15/2014 - 1/15/2029, Obligated Amount: $47622; Anticipated Amount: $47622
The effect of race and genetic variants on diuretic requirements in patients with systolic heart failure, ASHP Research and Education Foundation., 7/2010 - 6/2011, Obligated Amount: $5000; No Anticipated Amount Set
Genetic Determinants Of Aldosterone Escape In Heart Failure, National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Aging)., 9/30/2008 - 8/31/2011, Obligated Amount: $105370; Anticipated Amount: $105370
Treatment Of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure With An Aldosterone Antagonist (TOPCAT), New England Research Institutes., 8/1/2006 - 6/30/2013, Obligated Amount: $104750; Anticipated Amount: $104750
Selected Publications
Taylor, Jeffrey D, Uche, Chukwunonyelum, Rowe, Vanessa, Hattab, Aleyah, Draffen, Arvind, Groo, Vicki, Shroff, Adhir. (2025). Resistant Blood Pressure: New Frontiers in Interventional Hypertension Therapy. Cardiology and Therapy, 14, (4), 513-530. doi:10.1007/s40119-025-00434-4.
Tiu, David R, Carlson, Andrew M, Bhattaram, Rohan, Bhayani, Siddharth, Khan, Azmer, Tiu, Daniel, Dau, Jennifer, Hammad, Bayan, Navarro, Laura, Natsheh, Zachary, Wahba, Romani, Qiao, Victor, Balami, Jesse James, Seshadri, Suhas, Salem, Edward, Torres, Kayla, Chaganti, Srinidhi, Zhang, Runze, Arora, Aarushi, Shah, Pal V, Ene, Adriana, Gupta, Neil, Kalagara, Swetha, Uche, Chukwunonyelum, Matta, Raghav, Draffen, Arvind, Silberstein, Jon, Gurbuxani, Vidur, Sufyaan, Humaam, Rana, Riya, Sahgal, Savina, Ismail, Mariam, Hattab, Aleyah, Yu, Julia, Mishra, Atreya, Singam, Manisha, Liu, Simon, Roy, Aanya, Habeel, Samer, Dwyer, Stephanie, Groo, Vicki, Shroff, Adhir R. (2025). E-95 | Charting New Routes: Exploring Transfemoral and Transradial Secondary Access and Their Association with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Outcomes. Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, 4, (5), 103356. doi:10.1016/j.jscai.2025.103356.
Tiu, Daniel, Bhattaram, Rohan, Carlson, Andrew M, Bhayani, Siddharth, Tiu, David R, Khan, Azmer, Wahba, Romani, Qiao, Victor, Balami, Jesse James, Seshadri, Suhas, Salem, Edward, Torres, Kayla, Chaganti, Srinidhi, Zhang, Runze, Arora, Aarushi, Shah, Pal V, Ene, Adriana, Hammad, Bayan, Gupta, Neil, Kalagara, Swetha, Uche, Chukwunonyelum, Matta, Raghav, Draffen, Arvind, Silberstein, Jon, Gurbuxani, Vidur, Natsheh, Zachary, Sufyaan, Humaam, Rana, Riya, Sahgal, Savina, Ismail, Mariam, Hattab, Aleyah, Dau, Jennifer, Yu, Julia, Mishra, Atreya, Navarro, Laura, Singam, Manisha, Liu, Simon, Roy, Aanya, Habeel, Samer, Dwyer, Stephanie, Groo, Vicki, Shroff, Adhir R. (2025). E-94 | “To Protamine or Not” Unpacking Its Impact on TAVR Patients. Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, 4, (5), 103355. doi:10.1016/j.jscai.2025.103355.
Seshadri, Suhas, Bhattaram, Rohan, Bhayani, Siddharth, Carlson, Andrew M, Khan, Azmer, Tiu, Daniel, Tiu, David R, Wahba, Romani, Qiao, Victor, Balami, Jesse James, Salem, Edward, Torres, Kayla, Chaganti, Srinidhi, Zhang, Runze, Arora, Aarushi, Shah, Pal V, Ene, Adriana, Hammad, Bayan, Gupta, Neil, Kalagara, Swetha, Uche, Chukwunonyelum, Matta, Raghav, Draffen, Arvind, Silberstein, Jon, Gurbuxani, Vidur, Natsheh, Zachary, Sufyaan, Humaam, Rana, Riya, Sahgal, Savina, Ismail, Mariam, Hattab, Aleyah, Dau, Jennifer, Yu, Julia, Mishra, Atreya, Navarro, Laura, Singam, Manisha, Liu, Simon, Roy, Aanya, Habeel, Samer, Dwyer, Stephanie, Groo, Vicki, Shroff, Adhir R. (2025). E-80 | The Heart-Lung Connection: Exploring the Relationship Between Concurrent Pulmonary Hypertension and Post-TAVR Outcomes. Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, 4, (5), 103341. doi:10.1016/j.jscai.2025.103341.
Gurbuxani, Vidur, Silberstein, Jon, Bhayani, Siddharth, Wahba, Romani, Qiao, Victor, Carlson, Andrew M, Khan, Azmer, Tiu, Daniel, Balami, Jesse James, Navarro, Laura, Roy, Aanya, Singam, Manisha, Gupta, Neil, Uche, Chukwunonyelum, Matta, Raghav, Liu, Simon, Ismail, Mariam, Sufyaan, Humaam, Kalagara, Swetha, Draffen, Arvind, Torres, Kayla, Dwyer, Stephanie, Groo, Vicki, Shroff, Adhir R. (2025). E-24 | MAC to the Future: A New Era in TAVR Anesthesia. Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, 4, (5), 103285. doi:10.1016/j.jscai.2025.103285.
Salem, Edward, Bhayani, Siddharth, Carlson, Andrew M, Bhattaram, Rohan, Khan, Azmer, Tiu, Daniel, Tiu, David R, Wahba, Romani, Qiao, Victor, Balami, Jesse James, Seshadri, Suhas, Torres, Kayla, Chaganti, Srinidhi, Zhang, Runze, Arora, Aarushi, Shah, Pal V, Ene, Adriana, Hammad, Bayan, Gupta, Neil, Kalagara, Swetha, Uche, Chukwunonyelum, Matta, Raghav, Draffen, Arvind, Silberstein, Jon, Gurbuxani, Vidur, Natsheh, Zachary, Sufyaan, Humaam, Rana, Riya, Sahgal, Savina, Ismail, Mariam, Hattab, Aleyah, Dau, Jennifer, Yu, Julia, Mishra, Atreya, Navarro, Laura, Singam, Manisha, Liu, Simon, Roy, Aanya, Habeel, Samer, Dwyer, Stephanie, Groo, Vicki, Shroff, Adhir R. (2025). E-75 | A Sticky Situation: Unveiling Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Outcomes for Patients with Lower Baseline Platelet Counts. Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, 4, (5), 103336. doi:10.1016/j.jscai.2025.103336.
Chaganti, Srinidhi, Carlson, Andrew M, Bhayani, Siddharth, Bhattaram, Rohan, Khan, Azmer, Tiu, Daniel, Tiu, David R, Wahba, Romani, Qiao, Victor, Balami, Jesse James, Seshadri, Suhas, Salem, Edward, Torres, Kayla, Zhang, Runze, Arora, Aarushi, Shah, Pal V, Ene, Adriana, Hammad, Bayan, Gupta, Neil, Kalagara, Swetha, Uche, Chukwunonyelum, Matta, Raghav, Draffen, Arvind, Silberstein, Jon, Gurbuxani, Vidur, Natsheh, Zachary, Sufyaan, Humaam, Rana, Riya, Sahgal, Savina, Ismail, Mariam, Hattab, Aleyah, Dau, Jennifer, Yu, Julia, Mishra, Atreya, Navarro, Laura, Singam, Manisha, Liu, Simon, Roy, Aanya, Habeel, Samer, Dwyer, Stephanie, Groo, Vicki, Shroff, Adhir R. (2025). E-16 | Pump up the Beat: Unveiling the Role of Concomitant Mitral Regurgitation in TAVR Outcomes. Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, 4, (5), 103277. doi:10.1016/j.jscai.2025.103277.
Shah, Pal V, Carlson, Andrew M, Bhayani, Siddharth, Bhattaram, Rohan, Khan, Azmer, Tiu, Daniel, Tiu, David R, Wahba, Romani, Qiao, Victor, Balami, Jesse James, Seshadri, Suhas, Salem, Edward, Torres, Kayla, Chaganti, Srinidhi, Zhang, Runze, Arora, Aarushi, Ene, Adriana, Hammad, Bayan, Gupta, Neil, Kalagara, Swetha, Uche, Chukwunonyelum, Matta, Raghav, Draffen, Arvind, Silberstein, Jon, Gurbuxani, Vidur, Natsheh, Zachary, Sufyaan, Humaam, Rana, Riya, Sahgal, Savina, Ismail, Mariam, Hattab, Aleyah, Dau, Jennifer, Yu, Julia, Mishra, Atreya, Navarro, Laura, Singam, Manisha, Liu, Simon, Roy, Aanya, Habeel, Samer, Dwyer, Stephanie, Groo, Vicki, Shroff, Adhir R. (2025). E-83 | Title: Echoing Inequality: Impact of Social Vulnerability in Pre-TAVR Structural Heart Assessments. Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, 4, (5), 103344. doi:10.1016/j.jscai.2025.103344.
Torres, Kayla, Khan, Azmer, Carlson, Andrew M, Bhayani, Siddharth, Bhattaram, Rohan, Tiu, Daniel, Tiu, David R, Wahba, Romani, Qiao, Victor, Balami, Jesse James, Seshadri, Suhas, Salem, Edward, Chaganti, Srinidhi, Zhang, Runze, Arora, Aarushi, Shah, Pal V, Ene, Adriana, Hammad, Bayan, Gupta, Neil, Kalagara, Swetha, Uche, Chukwunonyelum, Matta, Raghav, Draffen, Arvind, Silberstein, Jon, Gurbuxani, Vidur, Natsheh, Zachary, Sufyaan, Humaam, Rana, Riya, Sahgal, Savina, Ismail, Mariam, Hattab, Aleyah, Dau, Jennifer, Yu, Julia, Mishra, Atreya, Navarro, Laura, Singam, Manisha, Liu, Simon, Roy, Aanya, Habeel, Samer, Dwyer, Stephanie, Groo, Vicki, Shroff, Adhir R. (2025). B-82 | Old Hearts, Weary Kidneys: The Impact of Age and Renal Function on TAVR Outcomes. Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, 4, (5), 102955. doi:10.1016/j.jscai.2025.102955.
Professional Leadership
Scientific Advisory Workgroup, 2/1/2025 - 4/15/2025
Heart Failure Certification Counsel, 10/1/2024 - Present
CardioBites: Why GDMT Matters, 5/29/2024 - Present
CardioBites: SGLT2i, 3/1/2024 - Present
Heart Failure Society of America Education Committee, Heart Failure Society of America, 10/26/2022 - 9/30/2024
ACCP Cardiology PRN, 12/1/2020 - 12/1/2021
ACC Cardiovascular Team Education Committee, American College of Cardiology, 11/1/2019 - Present
CV Team Representative, 11/1/2019 - Present
Cardiology PRN Student and Resident Committee, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 12/1/2018 - 11/30/2019
Notable Honors
2022, Rho Chi Society, Rho Chi Society
2020, Frederick P Siegel Innovative Teaching Award, College of Pharmacy
2020, ACCP Cardiology PRN Clinical Practice Award, American College of Clinical Pharmacy
Education
Degrees:
B.S., University of Toledo, United States, 1985
Pharm.D., Ohio State University, United States, 1988
Postgraduate Training:
Advanced Pharmacy Resident, Cardiology and Critical Care, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States, 1989
Licensures and Certifications
Board Certified Cardiology Pharmacist, Board of Pharmacy Specialties, 12/2019 - 12/2026
Certified Hypertension Clinician, American Hypertension Specialist Certification Program, 3/1/2018 - Present
Lipid Management Certification, American Pharmacists Association, 1/1/2009 - Present