Fall 2024 marks the 15^th anniversary of the appointment of Jeffrey Olgin, MD, as chief of the UCSF Division of Cardiology. Under his steady leadership, the division has experienced unprecedented clinical growth, made pioneering discoveries in many areas of heart health, and developed one of the nation’s premiere training programs for future cardiologists. He has also pursued his own vibrant research programs in atrial fibrillation and digital health. 

Growing up, Jeffrey Olgin, MD, found medicine to be an ideal blend of using science to help others. He was especially drawn to cardiac electrophysiology – the study of the heart’s electrical system. “I’ve always found it fascinating,” he said. “It’s a very logical field – it’s physics. And from a clinical standpoint, you can actually cure people with very high rates.”

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Dr. Motiwala joined the UCSF Cardiology faculty in 2023 as director of the Heart Failure Disease Management Program within the UCSF Advanced Heart Failure Comprehensive Care Center. She is working to help more patients access life-saving therapies as early as possible. “Recently there have been transformational innovations in advanced therapies for heart failure, including in heart transplantation,” said Dr. Motiwala. “But since the majority of heart failure patients will never get a transplant, for me the most exciting thing is figuring out how to reach more patients and take better care of them earlier in their disease process, hopefully preventing most of them from reaching the point of needing a transplant.” 

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