Guillaume Baudry is a cardiologist at the Pluri-thematic Clinical Investigation Center (CIC-P) of Nancy University Hospital (CHRU de Nancy). He plays a dual role in clinical research and as a specialist in heart failure. He serves as the medical reference for advanced heart failure, assistance, and transplantation and is responsible for the working group on this topic within the French Society of Cardiology. He is also the principal investigator of a national randomized study comparing early implantation of left ventricular assist device versus medical therapy in ambulatory advanced heart failure patients (AMBU-VAD trial).