Barry H. Greenberg, MD, FACC
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Director, Advanced Heart Failure Treatment Program
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA
Uri Elkayam, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
University of Southern California
Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Gregg Fonarow, MD, FACC
Eliot Corday Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Science
Director, Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center
Co-Director, UCLA Preventative Cardiology Program
Co-Chief, UCLA Division of Cardiology (Interim)
David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Jane E. Wilcox, MD, MSc
Chief, Section of Heart Failure Treatment and Recovery
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern University
Associate Director, T1 Center for Cardiovascular Therapeutics
Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology
Chicago, IL
Eric Adler, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Heart Transplant and MCS Program
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Laith Alshawabkeh, MD, MSCI, FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Adult Congenital Heart
Disease Program
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Daniel Blanchard, MD, FACC
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Director, Cardiology Fellowship Program
Jose Benjamin (Ben) Cruz Rodriguez, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Heart Failure and Transplant
Lori Daniels, MD, MAS, FACC, FAHA
Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Division of Cardiology
Kimberly N. Hong, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
AHF, Heart Transplant and MCS
Jonathan C. Hsu, MD, MAS
Associate Professor
Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology
Division of Cardiology
Trina Huynh, PharmD, BCPS
Transitions of Care Coordinator
Department of Pharmacy
David E. Krummen, MD, FACC, FHRS
Director of Electrophysiology,
VA San Diego Healthcare System
Professor of Medicine
Atul Malhotra, MD
Professor of Medicine
Research Chief Pulmonary,
Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Julia McCain, PA
Advanced Heart Failure
Christian W. Mende, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Department of Nephrology
Anya Narezkina, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Director, Cardio-Oncology Program
Demos Papamatheakis, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Ryan Reeves, MD, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine
Interventional Cardiology
Hilary Shapiro, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Jia Shen, MD, MPH
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases
Jorge Silva Enciso, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Pam R. Taub, MD, FACC, FASPC
Director of Step Family Foundation Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Wellness Center
Professor of Medicine
Howie Tran, MD, FACC
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Marcus Anthony Urey, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Nicholas Wettersten, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Cardiology
Michael J. Wilkinson, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Andrew Willeford PharmD, PhD, BCCP
Clinical Pharmacist/Heart Failure Pharmacist
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