Welcome to the Division of Cardiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. I am excited and honored to lead this renowned clinical division, which has a long and outstanding history of clinical excellence, education and discovery. Our division is in the midst of an exciting era or rapid growth. We pride ourselves in the exceptional clinical care that we provide in diverse and highly complex areas of cardiology. Our mission is to deliver outstanding clinical cardiovascular care, to educate the next generation of leaders in cardiovascular medicine, and to lead the way in transformative medical discoveries and innovations…

Hesham Sadek, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Cardiology
Director, Sarver Heart Center

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Cardiology

The Division of Cardiology includes nationally recognized faculty in cardiovascular medicine, heart failure and transplant cardiology, advanced coronary and structural interventions, cardiac imaging, resuscitation sciences, and electrophysiology. These physicians and physician scientists are committed to advancing patient care, collaborating with basic scientists to bridge bench-to-bedside knowledge and pursuing multidisciplinary and cutting edge clinical and population research in cardiovascular disease.

A diverse group of fellows comprise our fellowship programs in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology.

As the heart of the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, the cardiology faculty and fellows work closely with the more than 135 heart center members from across campus. Disciplines represented in the center include cellular and molecular medicine, immunology, physiology, biomedical engineering, nursing, pharmacology, cardiothoracic surgery, neurology, pediatric cardiology, vascular surgery, emergency medicine, endocrinology, pathology and radiology. Medical students, residents and fellows with interest in cardiovascular research are encouraged to pursue opportunities with mentors within the heart center, and to compete for investigational research awards offered through the Sarver Heart Center.

Established within the UA College of Medicine in 1968 by its first chief Frank I. Marcus, MD, the division and its faculty have been involved in some impressive "firsts," such as:

  • Discovering that radiofrequency energy was a safer substitute for DC energy in eliminating arrhythmia sites in the heart.
  • Performing the world’s first successful bridge-to-transplant procedure using an artificial heart.
  • Demonstrating and promoting chest-compression-only CPR as a resuscitation method that doubles survival from sudden cardiac arrest.

We look forward to many more innovative advances in cardiovascular care to come.

News

[A doctor examines a patient wearing a pink robe sitting on the edge of a bed]
Can the heart heal itself? New study says it can.

An international research team co-led by Dr. Hesham Sadek, Cadiology division chief and Sarver Heart Center director at the College of Medicine – Tucson, found evidence that heart muscle can regenerate after heart failure in some people with artificial hearts.
[A collage image of Billie Bixby, MD, Monica Hinestroza Jordan, MD, and Julia Jernberg, MD]
Three from DOM elected to Pima County Medical Society Board

Interventional Pulmonology program director Billie Bixby, MD, Infectious Diseases Fellowship associate program director Monica Hinestroza Jordan, MD, and geriatrician Julia Jernberg, MD, who heads the Ambulatory Clerkship Program, are among five new members picked for local society’s board. See who else from U of A is represented.
[Pictured (from left): Jarrod Mosier, MD, Critical Care Medicine Fellowship associate director; Steven Knoper, MD, Lung Transplant medical director; Beth Draves, RN, senior director & associate CNO for Banner hospitals in Tucson; Brenda Lambert; Josh Malo, MD; David Miller, MD, associate director, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine and Critical Care Medicine fellowships; Sai Parthasarathy, MD, chief, Pulmonary division; Amy Napier; Jacque Carrillo; Brittany Anundson; Monique Murillo; and Hossai Shah.]
Pulmonary’s Dr. Josh Malo proves proverb true with Banner ‘Good Catch’ award

Proving a stitch in time saves nine, the associate medical director for the Lung Transplant Program at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson spotted an incorrect measurement on a patient’s donor wait list information. A quick update got them a donor offer soon after.

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