Medicine Grand Rounds with UT Southwestern's Dr. Hesham Sadek: ‘The Hype and Hope of Heart Regeneration’

The Department of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson presents:

“The Hype and Hope of Heart Regeneration”
Hesham A. Sadek, MD, PhD

The J. Fred Schoellkopf, Jr., Chair in Cardiology
Professor of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Molecular Biology and Biophysics
Associate Director, Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas

Noon-1 p.m., Lecture Hall, Room 5403
College of Medicine – Tucson
(See flyer below for virtual viewing links.)

— A light lunch will be provided. —

Presenter: Dr. Sadek earned his medical degree at Ain Shams University School of Medicine in Cairo, Egypt, and his doctoral degree in physiology and biophysics at Cleveland, Ohio's Case Western Reserve University. He completed both his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiology at University Hospitals Cleveland. He also performed a postdoctoral research fellowship in cardiology at UT Southwestern. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2007.

Dr. Sadek’s research focuses on heart regeneration. Specifically, he and his team are interested in identifying methods to activate endogenous heart regeneration mechanisms in humans. He has delivered scores of presentations, published numerous academic articles, and contributed to books such as the fourth edition of "Heart Failure: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease." Dr. Sadek’s research is funded by grants from the NIH, AHA, CPRIT, and NASA among others.

Dr. Sadek serves as associate editor of the journal Circulation and on the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions Planning Committee. He’s a member of several professional organizations, including the American Medical Association, American Heart Association, and American College of Cardiology. Among many other honors, he received the AHA’s Established Investigator Award in 2015.

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■ Flyer for this event:  dom_grand_rounds_flyer_2023-11-15_v3.pdf
■ Health Sciences Connect Calendar listing

Department of Medicine Grand Rounds

Medicine Grand Rounds are held in Room 5403, on the fifth floor of the College of Medicine – Tucson. To view Medicine Grand Rounds remotely, see this live weblink: https://streaming.biocom.arizona.edu/streaming/. To view it after the fact, click on "Archive" at the top of this same link's webpage and, from the dropdown menu under "Category," select "Department of Medicine" and click "Search" to find the event you're seeking.

Accreditation Statement: The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement: All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members, and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with ineligible companies that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Learning Objectives:

• Diagnose a variety of internal medicine illnesses
• Understand more clearly advances in therapy
• Become truly professional physicians

For questions or accommodations that may be necessary, please contact the Office of the Chair, 520-626-6349 at least three days in advance of event.