Paul Heidenreich 

I am an active health services researcher and cardiologist within the Veteran’s Affairs system for over 20 years.  I have over 20 years of experience conducting research to examining implementation of EHR interventions, examining care and outcome of cardiovascular care delivery using a diverse array of data sources including national registry data, clinical trial data, and administrative data. I currently serve as the Principal Investigator of the VA Medication Safety QUERI program. I also serve as a Vice-Chair for Quality in the Department of Medicine and Chief of Medicine at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System.

Positions and Honors

Positions and Employment

1988-1988                              Research Fellow in Echocardiography: University of Chicago

1989-1990                              Intern in Internal Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles

1990-1992                              Resident in Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

1992-1993                              Research Fellow in Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco

1993-1995                              Clinical Fellow in Cardiology: University of California, San Francisco

1995-1997                              Research Fellow: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research – Stanford University

1997-                                      Staff Physician, Director of Echocardiography, Palo Alto VA Health Care System

1999-2005                              Assistant Professor of Medicine, Stanford University

2005-2010                        Associate Professor of Medicine, Stanford University

2010-                          Professor of Medicine, Stanford University

2014-                                      Vice-Chair for Clinical, Quality and Analytics, Department of Medicine, Stanford University

Other Experience and Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology

American Heart Association

American College of Physicians

Heart Failure Society of America

Honors and Awards

1994                                       Chief Cardiology Fellow, University of California, San Francisco

1995                                       American College of Cardiology / Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Travel Award

1998-2004                              HSR&D Research Associate, Department of Veterans Affairs

2001                                       E. William Hancock Cardiovascular Medicine Teaching Award

2001                                       Department of Medicine Divisional (Cardiology) Teaching Award

2008                      Department of Medicine Teaching Award, Cardiovascular Medicine Division

Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA   [voted by fellows]

2009                      Top Ten Research Article in Heart Disease and Stroke, American Heart Association

2011                      Anna and Harry Borun Visiting Professor, University of California at Los Angele

2013                      Simon Dack Award for Outstanding Scholarship, American College of Cardiology Foundation

2014                      Walter Bleifeld Award for Clinical Research in Cardiology: International Academy of Cardiology