Faculty

The investigators behind every breakthrough.

A deep bench of investigators, fellows, research staff, and visiting faculty, together producing the science that will define the next decade of cardiology.

Ronald P. Karlsberg, MD

FOUNDER · CEO

FACC, FAHA, FSCCT, MSCCT. Clinical Professor at UCLA. 500+ peer-reviewed contributions. Architect of niCVRI’s national strategy.

Eli S. Gang, MD

VICE CHAIRMAN · EP

FACC, FHRS. Internationally recognized cardiac electrophysiologist. Namesake of the Heart Rhythm Society Gang & Mandel Innovative Abstract Awards.

Daniel W. Karlsberg, MD

CHAIRMAN · EAST COAST

FACC, FSCCT. Associate Medical Director, Princeton Longevity Center, NY. Faculty, NYU Langone Health. Anchors niCVRI’s bi-coastal national strategy.

Matthew J. Budoff, MD

FACULTY · CT PIONEER

Endowed Chair of Preventive Cardiology, Harbor-UCLA. Past President SCCT. SCCT Gold Medal recipient. 1,000+ research papers.

Jamshid Maddahi, MD

FACULTY · NUCLEAR

Renowned UCLA cardiologist. International leader in nuclear cardiology and F-18 cardiac imaging innovation.

Bruce A. Samuels, MD

FACULTY · INTERVENTIONAL

FACC. Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cedars-Sinai West. Lead author on landmark macrovascular angina research.

Charles D. Swerdlow, MD

FACULTY · EP & DEVICES

FACC, FHRS. Foremost global authority on ICD therapy, pacemaker lead reliability, and arrhythmia management. 300+ publications.

Extended Faculty Team

FACULTY INVESTIGATORS

Geoffrey Cho · René R.S. Packard · Habib Rahban · Jairo Aldana-Bitar · Srikanth Krishnan — and a growing national investigator network.