Deepak Acharya MD, MSPH is Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Program Director of the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, and Division Lead for the Cardiogenic Shock program.   He received his medical degree and Internal medicine residency training at Baylor College of Medicine. He then completed his Cardiovascular Diseases fellowship, Advanced Heart Failure/Transplantation/Pulmonary Hypertension fellowship and clinical research training at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.  Interventional Cardiology training was later completed at the University of Arizona, Tucson.   His clinical expertise is in advanced heart failure, interventional cardiology, acute and durable mechanical circulatory support, pulmonary hypertension, and cardiac transplantation.  His primary clinical and research interest is acute heart failure and cardiogenic shock with particular emphasis on clinical outcomes of mechanical support and short- and long-term bridging strategies. He also has extensive experience in translational research in cardiogenic shock and cardiac arrest and is a principal investigator for multiple grants and studies in these areas.  Other established research interests include diagnosis and management of cardiac allograft vasculopathy.   He has published extensively in prominent journals on these topics, served on international guideline committees, and serves as a reviewer or editorial board member for multiple cardiovascular journals.  He also has a longstanding interest in postgraduate medical education and is highly engaged in resident and fellows training.    Structural Heart and Heart Valve Disease clinicians typically evaluate patients at Banner - University Medical Center North and conduct procedures at Banner - University Medical Center Tucson. Phone number: 520-694-4686 • Fax: (520) 694-1007