HQM Expert Interviews
Dr. Ali Nsair: Things Athletes Need to Know About Their Heart Health
Even professional athletes, despite a healthy diet and regular exercise, can develop severe heart disease including myocarditis. Amanda Daniels sits down with Dr. Ali Nsair, the Director of the Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program at UCLA, to discuss best practices to promote heart health for athletes.
Dr. Gregg Fonarow: Medical Advances for Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure Patients in the last 20 years
Dr. Gregg Fonarow is interim Chief of UCLA”s Division of Cardiology, Director of the Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center and Co-director of UCLA’s Preventive Cardiology Program. He’s also one of the physicians who saved Amanda’s life when she was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy over 20 years ago. In this episode, Amanda Daniels sits down with Dr. Fonarow to discuss the advances in treatment for cardiomyopathy and heart failure patients.
Dr. Marcella Press: A Pioneer in the Field of Interventional Cardiology with her Life-Saving Advice
Did you know that less than 5% of interventional cardiologists in the U.S. are women? Dr. Marcella Press breaks this gender barrier as an Interventional cardiologist at UCLA. In this episode, Amanda Daniels sits down with Dr. Press to discuss the role of interventional cardiologist and things patients can do to save their own lives.
Dr. Jonathan Tobis: PFOs, Migraines and Strokes
Dr. Jonathan Tobis of UCLA treated Hailey Bieber after her TIA, or mini-stroke in 2022. Watch her video HERE. Dr. Tobis sits down with Amanda Daniels to discuss the correlation between strokes, migraine headaches, and PFOs. This cutting-edge information is rarely talked about, and is crucial in saving lives and minimizing risks.
Dr. Karol Watson: Access to Life-Saving Resources, Food and Heart Health
Dr. Karol Watson is a Professor and the Director of UCLA Women’s Cardiovascular Health Center and the UCLA-Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Health Program. Dr. Watson sits down with Amanda Daniels to discuss socio-economic and demographic factors affecting people with heart disease, doctor-patient relationships, and the correlation between food and heart health.
Dr. Shipra Hingorany: Doctor-Patient Relationships and Heart Disease Prevention
Heart disease kills more women than all the cancers combined, and 80% of heart disease is preventable. But how? Dr. Shipra Hingorany, a cardiologist at UCLA sits down with Amanda Daniels to discuss women and heart disease.