
Abdallah G Kfoury MD FACC
Heart Failure & Transplantation
Director, UTAH Cardiac Transplant Program
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400 C StSalt Lake City, UT 84143
Phone+1 801-408-5319
Fax+1 801-507-4811
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Education & Training
University of Utah HealthFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1991 - 1995
MedStar Health Georgetown University (Baltimore)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1991
American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1987
American University of BeirutB.S., Biology, 1983
Certifications & Licensure
UT State Medical License 1991 - 2028
ID State Medical License 2011 - 2026
NV State Medical License 2021 - 2025
VA State Medical License 2001 - 2006
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification HELP2 Clinical Desktop, Intermountain Healthcare, 2014, 2016
- Researcher of the Year Intermountain Medical Center and Urban Central Region, 2011
- Best Doctors in America, Cardiovascular Diseases 2004, 2007-2013
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsThe Role of Sphingolipids in Myocardial Recovery Mediated by Mechanical Unloading and Circulatory Support.Rana Hamouche, Sean M Tatum, Elizabeth Dranow, J Alan Maschek, Christos P Kyriakopoulos
JACC. Basic to Translational Science. 2026-01-01 - 1 citationsIntegration of Patient Reported Quality-of-life Data into Risk Assessment in Heart Failure.Konstantinos Sideris, Mingyuan Zhang, Peter Wohlfahrt, Alfonso F Siu, Jincheng Shen
Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2025-05-01 - 1 citationsDonor Age, Sex, and Cause of Death and Their Relationship to Heart Transplant Recipient Cardiac Death.Margo E Hammond, Charles Zollinger, Andrija Vidic, Gregory L Snow, Joseph Stehlik
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023-12-12
Journal Articles
- Health Related Quality of Life in Heart Failure Patients with Improved Ejection FractionOmar Wever-Pinzon, Stavros Drakos, Line Kemeyou, Abdallah G Kfoury, Josef Stehlik, Journal of Cardiac Failure
- Spironolactone for heart failure with preserved ejection fractionPitt B, Pfeffer MA, Assmann SF, Boineau R, Anand IS, Claggett B, Clausell N, Desai AS, Diaz R, Fleg JL, Gordeev I, Harty B, Heitner JF, Kenwood CT, Lewis EF, O'Meara E..., N Engl J Med, 4/1/2014
- Utility of Gene Expression Profiling Test Score Variability to Predict Future Clinical Events in Heart Transplant RecipientsDeng MC, Elashoff B, Pham MX, Teuteberg JJ, Kfoury AG, Starling RC, Cappola TP, Kao A, Anderson AS, Cotts WG, Ewald GA, Baran DA, Bogaev RC, Shahzad K, Yee J, and Vala..., Transplantation, 1/1/2014
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Determinants of waiting list time for heart transplantation: is it all about sensitization?McCubrey RO, Alharethi RA, Horne BD, Stehlik J, Reid BB, Everitt MD, Drakos SG, Budge D, Nativi J, Nixon JL, Fang JC, Caine WT, Kfoury AG, J Cardiac Failure, 1/1/2014
- Discrete-event Simulation (DES) to Evaluate and Improve the Performance of an Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Clinic: a Real-life Experience.Kfoury AG, Rasmusson KD, Folsom JM, Budge D, Nixon JL, Alharethi RA, Lappe DL, LeBaron HT, J Cardiac Failure, 1/1/2014
- Late Antibody-mediated Rejection (AMR) in Heart Transplantation: How “Late” Is It?Nixon JL, Snow G, Budge D, Hammond ME, Stehlik J, Reid BB, Alharethi RA, Miller DV, Everitt MD, McKellar S, Revelo PM, Fang JC, Kfoury AG, J Cardiac Failure, 1/1/2014
Lectures
- Outcomes and considerations in the management of mixed rejection. Invited SpeakerSan Diego, CA - 4/10/2014
- Treatment strategies for desensitization. Invited SpeakerSan Diego, CA - 4/10/2014
- LVADs for Destination Therapy: Patient selection and cardiology perspective.Salt Lake City, UT - 1/1/2014
Other
- Co-deposition of C4d and C3d in Cardiac Transplant Biopsies is Associated with Greater Cardiovascular Mortality Compared to Either Alone.Miller DV, Revelo MP, Hammond MEH, Stehlik J, Gilbert EM, Bader FM, Everitt MD, Budge D, Alharethi RA, Kfoury AG
http://cybernephrology.ualberta.ca/banff/2011/submittedabstracts.htm
1/1/2011 - Characterization of the Failing Human Heart via Diffusion Tensor Imaging: an Ex-Vivo Study with Histological Correlation.Abdullah OM, Drakos SG, Kfoury AG, Selzman CH, Stehlik J, Reid BB, Diakos NA, Brunisholz KD, Pinzon OW, Verma DR, Myrick C, Li DY, Hsu EW, wileyonlinelibrary.com
- The Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation on Thoratec (c) HeartMate II Driveline Material.Carter AK, Horne BD, Reid BB, Alharethi RA, Budge D, Merchel RA, Caine WT, McCandless SP, Clayson SE, Wright GA, Rasmusson BY, Stoker S, Brunisholz KD, Kfoury AG
http://journals.lww.com/asaiojournal/Documents/MAT_ABSTRACTS(3).pdf
Authored Content
- Health Related Quality of Life in Heart Failure Patients with Improved Ejection FractionAugust 2018
Press Mentions
Study: Cardiac Recovery Observed with Mechanical UnloadingApril 10th, 2017
First Genetic Mutation Linked to Heart Failure in Pregnant WomenJune 21st, 2011
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