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Faculty (A-Z)

Meet our Newest Faculty

  • Harpreet Bhatia, MD MAS

    Harpreet Bhatia, MD MAS

    Dr. Bhatia attended Emory University School of Medicine, completed residency and chief residency at Weill Cornell Medical Center, and cardiology fellowship at UC San Diego. He also completed a Masters of Advanced Studies in Clinical Research at UC San Diego.

    He joins the faculty as a general cardiologist and Assistant Professor with a focus on preventive cardiology and clinical research in cardiovascular disease prevention.

  • Prerana Bhatia, MD

    Prerana Bhatia, MD

    Dr. Bhatia attended the University of Minnesota Medical School, and completed residency and cardiology fellowship at UC San Diego.

    She joins the faculty as a general cardiologist and Assistant Professor with additional focus on imaging and medical education.

  • Jose Benjamin Cruz Rodriguez, MD MPH

    Jose Benjamin Cruz Rodriguez, MD MPH

    Dr. Cruz attended Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala, and completed residency at Methodist Dallas Medical Center and cardiology fellowship at Texas Tech University El Paso, as well as advanced heart failure training at UC San Diego. He also completed a Masters of Public Health at Harvard School of Public Health.

    He joins the faculty as a general cardiologist and Assistant Professor and specialist in advanced heart failure with additional focus on myocarditis, exercise risk stratification, and advanced HF therapies disparities.

  • Hilary Shapiro, MD MSc

    Hilary Shapiro, MD MSc

    Dr. Shapiro attended Emory University School of Medicine, and completed residency and cardiology fellowship at UCLA, as well as advanced heart failure training at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

    She joins the faculty as an Assistant Professor and specialist in advanced heart failure with additional focus on cardio-obstetrics.

  •  David Torres Barba, MD PhD

    David Torres Barba, MD PhD

    Dr. Torres Barba attended the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, completed residency at UC Davis, and cardiology fellowship at UC San Diego.

    He joins the faculty as a general cardiologist and Assistant Professor with a focus on imaging.

General Cardiology

Interventional Cardiology

Heart Failure & Transplant

Electrophysiology

Advanced Cardiac Imaging

Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Basic & Translational Research