Center Leadership
Hesham A. Sadek, MD, PhD
Professor, Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Director, Sarver Heart Center
Chief, Division of Cardiology
Allan C. Hudson & Helen Lovaas – Endowed Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine
Associate Directors
Hossein Ardehali, MD, PhD
Associate Director
Professor, Medicine
Director, Translational Research Program and the MD/PhD Dual Degree Program
Irving J. Levinson Professor of Cardiology
Sakthivel Sadayappan, PhD, MBA
Associate Director
Professor and Department Head, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Czarina M. and Humberto S. Lopez Endowed Chair for Excellence in Cardiovascular Research
Jil C. Tardiff, MD, PhD
Associate Director
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Medicine, and Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Steven M. Gootter Endowed Chair for the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death