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Cardiovascular Medicine Grand Rounds

Cardiovascular Medicine Grand Rounds are Fridays from 8:00 am - 9:00 am.
Please contact Margo Relaford for questions or to be added to our email list.

Upcoming Grand Rounds

Dr. Edward Duran3/29/2024 – Canceled (Holiday)

April 5, 2024

In Person Presentation

Edward Duran, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of California San Diego




4/12/2024- Dr. Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD, Montefiore (Zoom)
4/19/2024-  Dr. Adam Custer & Dr. Kevin Sung, UCSD Cardiology Fellows (In person)
4/26/2024 – Dr. David Haines (In person)
5/3/2024 – Dr. Rahul Sharma, Stanford (In person)
5/10/2024 – Dr. Candace Jackson & Dr. Andrew Lin, UCSD Cardiology Fellows (In person)
5/17/2024 – Dr. Tania Saul, UCSD Cardiology Fellows (In person)
5/24/2024 – Dr. Daniel Chu & Dr. John Power, UCSD Cardiology Fellows (In person)
On Break until Friday, September 6th, 2024.


ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom
Attendees should plan on meeting in the auditorium each week for in-person speakers. Zoom option is available for those unable to attend in person.

AY 2023-2024 Grand Rounds (past)

  • March 22, 2024

    March 22, 2024

    “HFpEF as a Renal Disorder: An Update”

    James C. Fang, MD, FACC, FAHA,
    Professor of Medicine
    John and June B. Hartman Presidential Endowed Chair
    Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
    Executive Director, Cardiovascular Service Line

  • March 15, 2024

    March 15, 2024

    Musa Shakoor, MD, & Jonathan Davis, MD
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
    University of California San Diego
  • March 8, 2024

    March 8, 2024

    “New Concepts for VT ablation”

    David Callans, MD
    Professor of Medicine
    Perelman School of Medicine
    University of Pennsylvania

  • March 1, 2024

    March 1, 2024

    Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Surgery”

    John Nigro, MD
    Clinical Professor of Surgery,
    UCSD School of Medicine
    Director Heart Institute Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego

  • February 23, 2024

    February 23, 2024

    “The VOYAGE to Better Outcomes for Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease ”

    Marc P. Bonaca, MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC
    Executive Director, CPC Clinical
    Research and CPC Community
    Health Professor of Medicine,
    Cardiology & Vascular Medicine
    Director of Vascular Research
    University of Colorado School of Medicine

  • February 16, 2024

    February 16, 2024

    “Molecular Manipulation in HCM: A New Era”

    Ahmad Masri, MD, MS
    Section Head, Cardiomyopathy
    Director, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
    Center and Cardiac Amyloidosis Program
    Assistant Professor of Medicine Oregon Health & Science University

  • February 9, 2024

    February 9, 2024

    “Extracorporeal Life Support in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock ”

    Revathy Sampath-Kumar, MD, & Chaitanya L Malladi, MD
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
    University of California San Diego

  • February 2, 2024

    February 2, 2024

    “Utilization of Artificial Intelligence to Maximize the Outcomes of Complete Endovascular Repair of Complex Aortic Pathology ”

    Mahmoud Malas, MD, MHS, RPVI, FACS
    Professor in Residence
    Vice Chair of Surgery for Clinical Research
    Chief Division Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
    University of California San Diego, Health System

  • January 26, 2024

    January 26, 2024

    “Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Cardiology and Arrhythmia Care ”

    David E. Krummen, MD, FACC, FHRS
    Professor of Clinical Medicine
    University of California San Diego
    Director of Electrophysiology
    VA San Diego Healthcare System

  • January 19, 2024

    January 19, 2024

    “Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis: Advances and Challenges ”

    Kevin Alexander, MD
    Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
    Stanford University

     

  • January 12, 2024

    January 12, 2024

    “Protecting our Young: Unravelling Unexplained Sudden Death and Cardiac Arrest”

    Andrew D. Krahn, MD, FCCS, FHRS
    Professor, Division of Cardiology
    Paul Brunes UBC Professor in Heart Rhythm Disorders
    University of British Columbia

  • January 5, 2024

    January 5, 2024

    “Altering the orbit of intervention for stable coronary disease: the ORBITA-2 trial”

    Emily Nguyen, MD, PhD & Benjamin Hoffman, MD, PhD
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
    University of California San Diego

  • December 1, 2023

    December 1, 2023

    “How to prevent and manage complications”

    Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD
    Director, Center for Complex Coronary Interventions
    Minneapolis Heart Institute

  •  November 17, 2023

    November 17, 2023

    Heart Failure Registries: Discovery, Implementation and Trials”

    Lars Lund, MD, PhD
    Professor, Karolinska Institutet Karolinska University Hospital
    Heart, Vascular and Neuro Theme, Research Unit
    Stockholm, Sweden

  •  November 3, 2023

    November 3, 2023

    “Playing with FIRE: Complete or Culprit-Only PCI in Older Patients with Myocardial Infarction”

    Michael Ahlers, MD & Gourie  Dharmavaram, MD
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
    University of California San Diego

  • October 20, 2023

    October 20, 2023

    “Phenomic Imaging in Cardiovascular Medicine”

    Jonathan R. Lindner, MD, FACC, FASE
    Frances Myers Ball Endowed Professor of Medicine
    Vice-chief Research, Cardiovascular Division
    University of Virginia

  • October 13, 2023

    October 13, 2023

    “Chasing rhythm: Catheter Ablation in End-Stage Heart Failure with Atrial Fibrillation”

    Masihullah Barat, MD & Joseph Taleb, MD
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
    University of California San Diego

  • October 6, 2023

    October 6, 2023

    “Preventing the Clinical Consequences of Atherosclerosis Throughout the Life Course - a template for Global Health ”

    Kausik Ray, MD, MPhil, FRCP, FRCP, FESC, FACC, FAHA
    President European Atherosclerosis Society
    Professor of Public Health and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist
    Director of Imperial Centre for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
    Deputy Director of the Imperial Clinical Trials Unit, Head of Commercial
    Trials Imperial College London
    NIHR ARC National CV Lead
    Chief Clinical Officer and Trials Lead DISCOVER NOW- HDR UK Digital Innovation Hub

  • September 29, 2023

    September 29, 2023

    “Novel Pharmacomechanical Catheter-Directed Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism ”

    Riyaz Bashir MD, FACC
    Professor of Medicine
    Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
    Director, Vascular and Endovascular Medicine
    Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
    Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia

  •  September 22, 2023

    September 22, 2023

    “Transplantation Outcomes with Donor Hearts after Circulatory Death: The New Frontier”

    Sonya John, MD & Praneet Mylavarapu, MD
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
    University of California San Diego

AY 2022-2023 Grand Rounds (past)

  •  May 26, 2023

    May 26, 2023

    “Beyond Ejection Fraction: Using Global Longitudinal Strain to Assess Cardiac Function in Patients with Heart Failure”

    Ali Brann, MD
    General Cardiology Fellow
    University of California San Diego

    “Smartwatches: A Smart Way to Detect Atrial Fibrillation?”

    Bryan Wu, MD
    General Cardiology Fellows
    University of California San Diego

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  • May 19, 2023

    May 19, 2023

    “The New Heart Valve Team: New Innovations in Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Disease”

    Vinod H. Thourani, MD
    Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
    Marcus Heart and Vascular Center
    Piedmont Heart Institute

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  • May 12, 2023

    May 12, 2023

    “Is Myocardial Viability testing still Viable?– Updates and Unknowns”

    Omid Behnamfar, MD, MDC
    General Cardiology Fellow
    University of California San Diego

    “Coronary Allograft Vasculopathy: Form and Function of the Cardiac Allograft”

    Antionette Birs, MD
    General Cardiology Chief Fellow
    University of California San Diego

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  • April 28, 2023

    April 28, 2023

    “Contemporary SCD Prevention: Who Needs and ICD”

    Jeanne E. Poole, FACC, FHRS
    Professor of Medicine
    University of Washington


    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  • April 21

    April 21

    “Brave New World: How Cardiovascular Imaging will Thrive with Artificial Intelligence”

    James D. Thomas, MD, FACC, FASE, FESC
    Professor of Medicine and Director
    Center for Heart Valve Disease
    Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
    Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
    Chicago, IL

  • April 14

    April 14

    “Pulsed Field Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation”
    Omar Aldaas, MD
    General Cardiology Fellow
    University of California San Diego


    “Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation: Progression and Implications for Interventions”
    Gary Ma, MD
    Chief General Cardiology Fellow
    University of California San Diego


    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  • April 7

    April 7

    “Thrills and Frustrations. The Journey of a Heart Failure Trialist”

    Faiez Zannad, MD
    Emeritus Professor
    Université de Lorraine

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  • March 24, 2023

    March 24, 2023

    “HFpEF – Updates and Unknowns”

    Jennifer Ho, MD
    Associate Professor of Medicine
    Harvard Medical School
    Director of Research, Division of Cardiology
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  • March 17, 2023

    March 17, 2023

    “Lifestyle and Atrial Fibrillation: Adventures in Clinical Research Study Designs”

    Gregory M Marcus, MD, MAS
    Professor of Medicine in Residence
    Associate Chief of Cardiology for Research
    Endowed Professor of Atrial Fibrillation Research
    University of California, San Francisco

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  • March 10, 2023

    March 10, 2023

    “A Medically Conservative Approach to Cardiology Practice”

    John Mandrola, MD, FACC
    Cardiac Electrophysiologist
    Louisville Cardiology Group / Baptist Health Medical Group
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Chief Cardiology Consultant
    TheHeart.org | Medscape Cardiology
    Host of Medscape podcast "This Week in Cardiology"

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  • March 3, 2023

    March 3, 2023

    “INVICTUS Trial: Rivaroxaban in Rheumatic Heart Disease–Associated Atrial Fibrillation”

    John Power, MD & Adam Custer, MD
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
    University of California San Diego

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  • February 24, 2023

    February 24, 2023

    “This is Your Brain After Cardiac Arrest: Optimizing Current Treatments and Bridging to Goal-Directed Therapies”

    Navaz Karanjia, MD
    Medical Director, UCSD Neurocritical Care Division and Neuro-ICU's
    Professor, Departments of Neurosciences, Anesthesiology, and Neurological Surgery
    University of California-San Diego Health

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  • February 17, 2023

    February 17, 2023

    “ HFpEF in 2023: Can we Individualize Treatment Through Physiologic Subphenotyping?””

    Gregory D. Lewis, MD
    Jeffrey and Mary Ellen Jay Endowed Chair
    Section Chief, Heart Failure
    Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program
    Director, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Laboratory
    Massachusetts General Hospital
    Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  • February 10, 2023

    February 10, 2023

    “Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Myocarditis”

    Enrico Ammirati, MD, PhD
    Cardiology Consultant Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
    Honorary Assistant Professor
    Bicocca Milano University, Milan, Italy

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  •  February 3, 2023

    February 3, 2023

    “EARLY-AF: Catheter ablation as first-line therapy to prevent recurrence and progression of atrial fibrillation”

    Candace Jackson, MD & Masih Barat, MD
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
    University of California San Diego

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  • January 27, 2023

    January 27, 2023

    “Catheter Based Heart Failure Treatment - the Next Big Wave in Interventional Cardiology ”

    Horst Sievert, MD
    Professor of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, University of Frankfurt
    Director of the CardioVascular Center Frankfurt
    Chief of the Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Vascular Medicine
    Sankt Katharinen Hospital in Frankfurt, Germany

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  • January 20, 2023

    January 20, 2023

    “The Future of Coronary Revascularization: Transitioning from Ischemia to Vulnerable Plaque”

    Gregg W. Stone MD, FACC, MSCAI
    Director of Academic Affairs for the Mount Sinai Heart Health System
    Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
    Professor of Population Health Sciences and Policy
    The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  • January 13, 2023

    January 13, 2023

    “Myocardial Recovery: What Have We Learned and Future Directions”

    Stavros G. Drakos, MD, PhD, FACC
    H.A. Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chair
    Professor of Medicine & Physiology
    Director of Cardiovascular Research
    Co-Chief, Heart Failure and Transplant
    Medical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support
    University of Utah

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  •  January 6, 2023

    January 6, 2023

    “The FLAVOUR Trial: Comparison of FFR-guided and IVUS-guided PCI in Intermediate Coronary Stenosis”

    Michael Ahlers, MD & Revathy Sampath-Kumar, MD
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
    University of California San Diego

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  • November 4, 2022

    November 4, 2022

    “Picture perfect: the role of coronary CT in patients with stable chest pain”

    Andrew Lin, MD & Emily Nguyen, MD/PhD
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
    University of California San Diego


    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  • October 28, 2022

    October 28, 2022

    “Contemporary Perspectives on Moderate Aortic Stenosis”

    Dr. Nicolas Van Mieghem, MD, PhD
    Erasmus University Rotterdam
    Netherlands

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  • October 21, 2022

    October 21, 2022

    "Cardiac MRI in Patients with Chest Pain-State of the Art and the Future”

    Matthias G. Friedrich MD, FESC FACC, FSCMR
    Cardiologist, Chief, Cardiovascular Imaging
    McGill University Health Centre
    Scientific Director, Courtois Cardiovascular Signature Program

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  •  October 14, 2022

    October 14, 2022

    “Evolution of anti-obesity therapy: the birth of another chronic cardiometabolic disease ”

    Eduardo Grunvald, MD, FACP
    Medical Director, Center for Advanced Weight Management
    UCSD Bariatric and Metabolic Institute
    Clinical Professor of Medicine
    Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Minimally Invasive Surgery

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  •  October 7, 2022

    October 7, 2022

    “REVIVE-ing Myocardium: A deeper look into the REVIVED-BCIS Trial”

    Dr. Daniel Chu & Dr. Musa Shakoor
    Cardiology Fellows
    University of California San Diego

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  • September 30, 2022

    September 30, 2022

    "Neurosurgical Innovation in the Academic Ecosystem: Challenges, Opportunities, and the UC San Diego Experience”

    Dr. Alexander Khalessi
    Professor & Chair
    Neurological Surgery
    University of California San Diego

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  • September 23, 2022

    September 23, 2022

    "Cardiovascular Care for the LGBTQ+ Community Today”

    Dr. Matthew Carazo
    Assistant Professor of Medicine
    Adult Congenital Heart Program
    University of California San Diego

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  • September 16, 2022

    September 16, 2022

    ”A Valorous Effort: A Breakthrough in HOCM Therapy”

    Dr. Tania Saul & Dr. Sonya John
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
    University of California San Diego

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

  •  September 9, 2022

    September 9, 2022

    ”Challenges and Opportunities in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials”

    Ori Ben-Yehuda, MD, FACC
    Clinical Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego
    Executive Director, Cardiovascular Research Foundation

    ACTRI Auditorium (Rm 1W-210) & Zoom

AY 2021-2022 Grand Rounds (past)

  • May 27, 2022

    May 27, 2022

    The Evolving Landscape of Hyperlipidemia Management in 2022 (Dr. Chindhy)
    AND
    The Predictive Value of Respiratory Rate: Beyond “Shortness of Breath (Dr. Torres Barba)

    Shahzad Chindhy, MD & David Torres Barba, MD, PhD
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
    University of California San Dieg

  •  May 20, 2022

    May 20, 2022

    Cardiac Genetic Evaluation: Is it practical or purely academic? (Dr. Quan Bui)
    AND
    The Role of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA) (Dr. Kevin Ting)

    Quan Bui, MD & Kevin Ting, MD
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
    University of California San Diego

  •  May 13, 2022

    May 13, 2022

    2018 ACHD Guidelines: Summary and Challenges

    Arwa Saidi, MB, BCh, FACC
    Professor, Department of Pediatrics & Internal Medicine
    University of Florida

  •  May 6, 2022

    May 6, 2022

    New and Emerging Lipid-Lowering Therapies

    Michael Wilkinson, MD
    Assistant Professor of Medicine
    Cardiovascular Diseases
    University of California San Diego

  • April 29, 2022

    April 29, 2022

    “Radiation Associated Cardiac Disease: A Gray Area” (Dr. Azcarate)

    and

    “Medical Education: 3D take on new opportunities” (Dr. Bhatia)

    Dr. Patrick Azcarate & Dr. Prerana Bhatia
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
    University of California San Diego

     

  •  April 22, 2022

    April 22, 2022

    The Rationale for Coronary Revascularization in Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: The CHIP Premise

    Ajay J. Kirtane, MD, SM
    Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Chief Academic Officer, Columbia Interventional Cardiovascular Care
    Director, NYP/Columbia Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories

  • April 15, 2022

    April 15, 2022

    Cardio-Obstetrics: An Emerging Field in Cardiology

    Candice Silversides, MD
    Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
    Editor-in-Chief, JACC Advances

  • April 8, 2022

    April 8, 2022

    Female Specific Risk Factors That Enhance Women’s Cardiovascular Risk Across the Lifespan

    Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS, FAHA, FACC, FASE, FASPC
    Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology
    Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology
    John Hopkins, School of Medicine

  • April 1, 2022

    April 1, 2022

    Shockingly Effective: The Use of Subcutaneous ICD

    Dr. Omar Aldaas & Dr. Andrew Lin
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
    University of California San Diego

  • March 18, 2022

    March 18, 2022

    SGLT2 Inhibitors - Sweet Success for the Diabetic Heart

    Sunder Mudaliar, MD
    Clinical Professor of Medicine
    University of California San Diego
    Staff Physician VA San Diego Healthcare System
  • March 11, 2022

    March 11, 2022

    Patient-Reported Outcomes in Heart Failure: Using the Patients’ Voice in Clinical Trials, Quality Assessment and Clinical Care

    John Spertus, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA
    Daniel Lauer/Missouri Endowed Chair and Professor University of Missouri – Kansas City
    Clinical Director of Outcomes Research
    Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
  • March 4, 2022

    March 4, 2022

    Robotic Cardiovascular Interventions

    Ehtisham Mahmud, MD, FACC, MSCAI
    Edith and William Perlman Chair in Cardiology
    Professor and Division Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine
    Executive Director, UCSD Cardiovascular Institute-Medicine
    University of California, San Diego
  • February 25, 2022

    February 25, 2022

    The CLICK Trial: Reconsidering Chlorthalidone in CKD4

    Dr. Candace Jackson & Dr. Bryan Wu
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
    University of California San Diego

  • February 18, 2022

    February 18, 2022

    The Latest Outcomes in CABANA

    Douglas L. Packer, MD
    Professor of Medicine, Mayo
    John M. Nasseff, Sr., Professorship in Cardiology
    Director, Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology Research Laboratories

  • February 11, 2022

    February 11, 2022

    Amyloidosis Center of Excellence: The UC San Diego Health Experience

    Marcus Anthony Urey, MD
    Assistant Professor of Medicine
    University of California, San Diego
  • February 4, 2022

    February 4, 2022

    PVCs, Cardiomyopathies and Sudden Death

    William Stevenson, MD
    Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
  • January 28, 2022

    January 28, 2022

    Limits of the New Heart Failure ‘Paradigm’? Reconsidering Sacubitril/Valsartan in Advanced Heart Failure and the Story of One Trial’s Struggle With the COVID Pandemic: The LIFE Trial

    Dr. Alison Brann & Dr. John Power
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
    University of California San Diego

  • January 21, 2022

    January 21, 2022

    Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement

    Mayra Guerrero MD, FACC, FSCAI, FESC Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
    Associate Program Director, Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship
    Vice Chair of Diversity and Inclusion, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
  • January 14, 2022

    January 14, 2022

    New Standards for the Medical Care of Heart Failure

    Dr. Jim Januzzi, Mass General
    Hutter Family Professor of Medicine,
    Harvard Medical School
  • January 7, 2022

    January 7, 2022

    A Medley of Two Topics about Thinking Differently

    Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM
    Harold H. Hines, Jr. Professor of Medicine
    Yale School of Medicine
    Director, Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation
    Yale New Haven Hospital
  • November 19, 2021

    November 19, 2021

    ECPR and Refractory Cardiac Arrest 

    Demetri Yannopoulos, MD
    Professor of Medicine & Emergency Medicine
    Director, Center for Resuscitation Medicine
    Interventional Cardiology 
    University of Minnesota
  • November 12, 2021

    November 12, 2021

    Is One Month Enough? Abbreviated DAPT in High Risk Bleeding Patients Following PCI. Journal Club

    Gary Ma, MD & Tania Saul, MD
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
    University of California, San Diego
  • November 5, 2021

    November 5, 2021

    Long Covid and POTS: New Insights and Therapies

    Pam R. Taub, MD, FACC, FASPC
    Profesor of Medicine
    Director of Step Family Foundation Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Wellness Center
    UC San Diego Health System 
  • October 29, 2021

    October 29, 2021

    Functional Alterations of Coronary Circulation

    Professor Filippo Crea
    Editor and Chief, European Heart Journal  Director, Cardiology Unit A. Gemelli Foundation - IRCCS Director, University Department of Cardiovascular and Pneumological  Sciences  Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome Italy
  • October 19, 2021

    October 19, 2021

    Multimodality Imaging Guided Therapy: New Therapeutics in Pericarditis

    Allan L. Klein MD, FRCP (C), FACC, FAHA, FASE, FESC
    Profesor of Medicine
    Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western University
     Director, Center for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pericardial Disease
     Section of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
     Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
  • October 15, 2021

    October 15, 2021

    Improving Risk Assessment and Streamlining the Management of Atrial Fibrillation: Easy as ABC...

    Gregory YH Lip, MD, FRCP [London Edinburgh Glasgow], DFM, AFHEA, FACC, FESC, FEHRA  
    Price-Evans Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine, 
     University of Liverpool, United Kingdom; 
     Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Medicine,  Aalborg University, Denmark; 
     Adjunct Professor, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
     Adjunct Professor, Seoul National University, South Korea
  • October 8, 2021

    October 8, 2021

    Update on Omega-3 Fatty Acids

    Deepak Bhatt , MD, MPH
     Executive Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Programs 
     Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center 
     Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
  • October 1, 2021

    October 1, 2021

    Antiplatelet Therapy After PCI: An Overview of the Latest Evidence

    Roxana Mehran, MD, FACC, FAHA, MSCAI, RESC
    Professor  of Medicine in Cardiology and Population Health Science and Policy
     Mount Sinai Professor in Cardiovascular Clinical Research and Outcomes 
     Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Research and Clinical Trials
  • September 24, 2021

    September 24, 2021

    DoReMi Trial: Music to our Ears? Or a Cacophony of Sound? 

    Antoinette Birs, MD & Anoop Muniyappa, MD
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
    University of California, San Diego
  • September 17, 2021

    September 17, 2021

    Finding the Vulnerable Plaque to Prevent Heart Attack

    David Erlinge, MD. PhD, FESC, FACC
    Department Head of Cardiology 
    Lund University, Sweden 

AY 2020-2021 Grand Rounds (past)

  • May 28, 2021

    May 28, 2021

    STEMI: Cardioprotection During Myocardial Reperfusion               
    (Dr. Govea)


    Subclinical CVD and Primary Prevention: My Year in the T32       
    (Dr. Bhatia)

     Alayn Govea, MD  & Harpreet Bhatia, MD 
     Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
     University of California, San Diego
  • May 14, 2021

    May 14, 2021

    Clinical Staging in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Approach to Risk Stratification and Management

    Jorge Silva Enciso, MD
    Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
    Director, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Program
    Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Transplant Cardiology 
  • May 10, 2021

    May 10, 2021

    Surgical and Interventional Therapeutics for CTEPH: History and UCSD's Experience

    Contemporary Updates on Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation 

    Jason Duran, MD, PhD & Daniel Mangels, MD
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
    University of California, San Diego 
  • May 7, 2021

    May 7, 2021

    Surgical and Interventional Therapeutics for CTEPH: History and UCSD's experience

    Methamphetamine Associated Heart Failure (MethHC): A Unique UCSD Experience 

    Abdullah Almasoud, MD & Marin Nishimura, MD
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows
    University of California, San Diego 
  • April 30, 2021

    April 30, 2021

    The Endothelium in Health and Disease

    John Keaney, MD
    Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
    Brigham and Women’s Hospital
    Victor J. Dzau Professor of Medicine
    Harvard Medical School
  • April 23, 2021

    April 23, 2021

    Autonomic Nervous System and Cardiac Arrhythmia

    Peng-Sheng Chen, MD
    Editor-in-Chief,Heart Rhythm Journal
    Burns&Allen Chair in Cardiology Research
    Staff Physician III
    Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute
    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
  • April 16, 2021

    April 16, 2021

    Heart Failure With Mildly Reduced and Normal Ejection Fraction

    Scott D. Solomon, MD,
    The Edward D. Frohlich Distinguished Chair,
    Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School,
    Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • April 9, 2021

    April 9, 2021

    Cardiorenal Effects of SGLT2 Inhibitors: A New Tool in the Cardiologist Toolbox

    Darren K. McGuire, MD, MHSc
    Distinguished Teaching Professor of Medicine
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Parkland Health and Hospital System
    Dallas, TX
  • April 2, 2021

    April 2, 2021

    Clinical Innovation and the Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias

    William Sauer, MD
    Section Chief Cardiac Arrhythmia Service
    Brigham and Women’s Hospital
    Harvard Medical School
  • March 19, 2021

    March 19, 2021

    PARA-Gone With the Wind? Finding Significance in a “Negative” Trial

    Patrick Azcarate, MD & Omid Behnamfar, MD
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows,
    University of California, San Diego
  • March 12, 2021

    March 12, 2021

    Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in 2021 and Beyond

    Carolyn Ho MD
    Medical Director, Cardiovascular Genetics Center
    Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • March 5, 2021

    March 5, 2021

    Medical Decision Making in Heart Failure: Engaging Patients

    Larry Allen, MD, MHS
    Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado
  • February 26, 2021

    February 26, 2021

    The Ischemia Trial, an Updated Look at Stable Ischemic Heart Disease

    Kevin Ting, MD & Antoinette Birs, MD
    Cardiovascular Medicine Fellows,
    University of California, San Diego
  • February 9, 2021

    February 9, 2021

    Demystifying the Tricuspid Valve: Anatomy, Pathophysiology and Treatment

    Rebecca T. Hahn, MD, FACC, FESC, FASE
    Professor of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center
  • February 5, 2021

    February 5, 2021

    Rate or Rhythm Control in Atrial Fibrillation: Why? When? How?

    Vivek Reddy, MD
    Helmsley Trust Professor of Medicine Director,
    Cardiac Electrophysiology Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  • January 29, 2021

    January 29, 2021

    Cardiac Amyloidosis: The Future is Now

    Ahmad Masri, MD, MS
    Director, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center
    Assistant Professor of Medicine
    Oregon Health and Science University