Biography

Mark Drazner, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and is the Clinical Chief of Cardiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He also holds the James M. Wooten Chair in Cardiology. He specializes in treating patients with cardiomyopathy and advanced heart failure, including those who undergo a heart transplant or implantation of a ventricular assist device to help the heart pump blood.

Our cardiac transplant program is among the best in the nation, and it's a terrific resource for our community.

Originally from Queens, New York, Dr. Drazner earned his medical degree at Washington University in St. Louis. He completed internal medicine residency training at UT Southwestern Medical Center, where he was Chief Resident. He then completed advanced training through a fellowship in cardiology at Duke University in North Carolina and then further specialized training in heart failure and cardiac transplantation through a fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He also earned a master's degree in epidemiology at Harvard University School of Public Health.

Dr. Drazner was one of the first physicians in North Texas to be certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in the new subspecialty of advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. He joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 1997.

Dr. Drazner has published numerous academic articles in top medical journals.

Dr. Drazner is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, President of the Heart Failure Society of America, and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.

In 2020, Dr. Drazner earned the Patricia and William L. Watson Jr. M.D. Award for Excellence in Clinical Medicine, UT Southwestern's highest honor in clinical care. He also won the Laennec Master Clinician Award from the Council of Clinical Cardiology at the American Heart Association and was named a Texas Super Doctor by Texas Monthly from 2009 to 2021.

Education

Medical School
Washington University School of Medicine (1989)
Internship
UT Southwestern Medical Center (1990), Internal Medicine
Residency
UT Southwestern Medical Center (1992), Internal Medicine
Chief Resident
UT Southwestern Medical School (1993), Internal Medicine
Fellowship
Duke University School of Medicine (1996), Cardiology
Fellowship
Harvard Medical School/Brigham & Women's Hospital (1997), Congestive Heart Failure/cardiac Transplant
Other Post Graduate Training
Harvard University School of Public Health (2001)
Graduate School
Harvard University School of Public Health (2001), Epidemiology

Research Interest

  • Advanced Heart Failure
  • Cardiac Transplantation
  • Left ventricular Hypertrophy

Publications

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Honors & Awards

  • D Magazine Best Doctors
    (2019-2021)
  • D Magazine Best Doctors
    (2014-2017)
  • D Magazine Best Doctors
    (2010-2012)
  • Texas Super Doctors
    (2009-2021)
  • Best Doctors in America
    (2003-2019)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

  • American College of Cardiology
  • American Heart Association
  • Heart Failure Society of America
  • International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation