Mark Drazner, M.D. Clinical Chief of Cardiology Professor Endowed Title James M. Wooten Chair in Cardiology School Medical School Department Internal Medicine You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. 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 Featured Publications #BeaconsOfLight. Drazner MH, J Card Fail 2021 Oct 27 10 1160-1161 Guidance for Timely and Appropriate Referral of Patients With Advanced Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Morris AA, Khazanie P, Drazner MH, Albert NM, Breathett K, Cooper LB, Eisen HJ, O'Gara P, Russell SD, Circulation 2021 Sep CIR0000000000001016 SGLT2 Inhibition in Heart Failure with a Preserved Ejection Fraction - A Win against a Formidable Foe. Drazner MH, N Engl J Med 2021 Aug Discordance Between Severity of Heart Failure as Determined by Patient Report Versus Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing. Michelis KC, Grodin JL, Zhong L, Pandey A, Toto K, Ayers CR, Thibodeau JT, Drazner MH, J Am Heart Assoc 2021 Jun e019864 Universal Definition and Classification of Heart Failure: A Report of the Heart Failure Society of America, Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, Japanese Heart Failure Society and Writing Committee of the Universal Definition of Heart Failure. Bozkurt B, Coats AJ, Tsutsui H, Abdelhamid M, Adamopoulos S, Albert N, Anker SD, Atherton J, Böhm M, Butler J, Drazner MH, Felker GM, Filippatos G, Fonarow GC, Fiuzat M, Gomez-Mesa JE, Heidenreich P, Imamura T, Januzzi J, Jankowska EA, Khazanie P, Kinugawa K, Lam CSP, Matsue Y, Metra M, Ohtani T, Francesco Piepoli M, Ponikowski P, Rosano GMC, Sakata Y, SeferoviC P, Starling RC, Teerlink JR, Vardeny O, Yamamoto K, Yancy C, Zhang J, Zieroth S, J Card Fail 2021 Mar Feasibility of Remote Video Assessment of Jugular Venous Pressure and Implications for Telehealth. Kelly SA, Schesing KB, Thibodeau JT, Ayers CR, Drazner MH, JAMA Cardiol 2020 Jul Description and Proposed Management of the Acute COVID-19 Cardiovascular Syndrome. Hendren NS, Drazner MH, Bozkurt B, Cooper LT, Circulation 2020 Apr 2020 ACC/HFSA/ISHLT Lifelong Learning Statement for Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Specialists: A Report of the ACC Competency Management Committee. Yancy CW, Drazner MH, Coffin ST, Cornwell W, Desai S, Erwin JP, Ginwalla M, Harshaw-Ellis KS, Horwich T, Kittleson M, Lala A, Lewsey SC, Marine JE, Martin CM, Meehan K, Morrow DA, Schlendorf K, Smith JW, Stevens GR, J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2020 Feb Relief and Prevention of Congestion in Heart Failure Enhance Quality and Length of Life. Drazner MH, Stevenson LW, Circulation 2019 Oct 140 17 1380-1382 The Blurred Line between Gaming and Patient Advocacy: Heart Transplant Listing Decisions in the Modern Era. Khazanie P, Drazner MH, Circulation 2019 Sep Results 1-10 of 29 1 2 3 Next Last 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
