Heart Institute Names Director

Eduardo Marban, Internationally Renowned Cardiologist and Heart Researcher, to Join Cedars-Sinai as Director of Heart Institute

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - May 2007

Eduardo Marbán, M.D., Ph.D., one of the world's leading cardiologists and heart researchers and currently chief of cardiology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, has been named director of the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute.

Marbán, professor of cardiology, physiology and biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins, is widely recognized for his accomplishments leading major multidisciplinary programs in heart research. He will assume his new responsibilities at Cedars-Sinai this fall.

Marbán's research focusing on the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in heart disease has translated into key discoveries in such areas as gene therapy, stem cells and drug treatments for heart attack, heart failure and stroke.

As the first director of the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Marbán will integrate, oversee and continue the development of Cedars-Sinai's world-renowned cardiac programs -- in cardiology, cardiac surgery, cardiac imaging and other areas -- working closely with Cedars-Sinai's department chairs and division directors. The Heart Institute will bring together all of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's heart-related research, clinical and educational programs.

"Dr. Marbán's outstanding ability as a leader, scientist and clinician will greatly benefit Cedars-Sinai's highly recognized heart programs," said Thomas M. Priselac, president and CEO of Cedars-Sinai Health System.

"Starting in the 1970s with Drs. Jeremy Swan, William Ganz and Jack Matloff, and continuing today, Cedars-Sinai has a proud history of being a home to pioneers in cardiology and cardiac surgery. Dr. Marbán's leadership and expertise, combined with the wonderful talents of our clinicians and scientists, reflects our commitment that Cedars-Sinai remains at the forefront of leading-edge research and treatment of heart disease for many years to come," Priselac said.

Marbán cited the strength of Cedars-Sinai's heart specialists as a key attraction. "I am honored and pleased to take on this new challenge at Cedars-Sinai, with a view to catapulting the cardiac programs at this tremendous organization to new heights. Cedars-Sinai's tradition of clinical excellence, combined with its distinguished record of innovative translational research, provide the ideal setting for a world-class heart institute," Marbán said.

At Johns Hopkins, where he also held the Michel Mirowski, M.D. Professorship in Cardiology, Marbán founded and directed the university's Donald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, a $36 million, seven-year grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.