Barry H. Greenberg, MD, FACC
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Director, Advanced Heart Failure Treatment Program
UC San Diego
La Jolla, CA
Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD, FHFSA
Medical Director, Heart Failure Program
Midwest Cardiovascular Institute
Naperville, IL
Gregg Fonarow, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
Eliot Corday Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Science
Director, Ahmanson – UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center
Co-Director, UCLA Preventative Cardiology Program
Interim Chief, UCLA Division of Cardiology
David Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Laith Alshawabkeh, MD, MSCI, FACC
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Program
Daniel Blanchard, MD, FACC
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Emeritus Director, UCSD Cardiology Fellowship Program
UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center
Jose Benjamin (Ben) Cruz Rodriguez, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Lori Daniels, MD, MAS, FACC, FAHA
Medical Director, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Eduardo Grunvald, MD, FACP
Medical Director, UCSD Center for Advanced Weight Management
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine
Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Kimberly N. Hong, MD, MHSA
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Advanced Heart Failure,
Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Jonathan C. Hsu, MD, MAS
Professor of Medicine
Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology
Division of Cardiology
Joachim (Joe) Ix, MD, MAS
Darrell and DorthyAnn Fanestil Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Nephrology-Hypertension Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs, Department of Medicine
Jade Kozuch, PharmD, BCTXP
Pharmacist Specialist
Cardiothoracic Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support
David E. Krummen, MD, FACC, FHRS
Director of Electrophysiology,
VA San Diego Healthcare System
Professor of Medicine
Julia McCain, PA-C
Advanced Heart Failure
Demos Papamatheakis, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Pulmonary Vascular Section
Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine and Physiology
Hilary Shapiro, MD, MSc
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Jia Shen, MD, MPH, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director Bankers Hill Cardiovascular Clinics
Department of Cardiology
Jorge Silva Enciso, MD, FACC
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Director, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Program
Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Transplant Cardiology
Hao (Howie) Tran, MD, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Heart Failure Services
Director, Cardiogenic Shock and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Marcus Anthony Urey, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Nicholas Wettersten, MD, FACC
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Department of Cardiology
Michael J. Wilkinson, MD, FACC
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
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