The Sarver Heart Center
Message from the Director
"My vision for the Sarver Heart Center is one of excellence in cardiovascular care, research, and education. I am excited and honored to lead the Sarver Heart Center and look forward to achieving these goals through partnership with our colleagues and our community."
- Hesham A. Sadek, MD, PhD
Innovating. Life-Saving. Patient Care.
Heart News
Inaugural walk-with-a-doc event for Sarver Steppers at La Encantada deemed triumphant
02/25/2025
Fourteen new members of the Sarver Steppers walking club at La Encantada took park, Friday morning, Feb. 21, in the kickoff for the group, sponsored by the Sarver Heart Center and local vendors Haute Coffee and Lululemon. That number is expected to double soon with support of clinicians and researchers from the center and Division of Cardiology.
The Inaugural SHC Cardiovascular Research Symposium
02/13/2025
Winter in Tucson brought more than just enviable weather in 2025: the Sarver Heart Center’s inaugural Cardiovascular Research Symposium, held on February 3-4, 2025, drew participants from across the globe for two days of impactful scientific sessions.
Hesham Sadek, MD, PhD is the new Sarver Heart Center director
04/29/2024
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson has appointed Hesham Sadek, MD, PhD, as the new director of the Sarver Heart Center and chief of the Division of Cardiology, effective May 1.
