JamesT.HeywoodMDFACC
Cardiology • La Jolla, CAAdult Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Failure & Transplantation
Dir, Heart Failure Recovery and Research Program, Dir, Mechanical Circulatory Support Program Associate Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic Scripps Clinic
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Office
9898 Genesee Ave
La Jolla, CA 92037Phone+1 858-824-5333- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. James Heywood is a cardiologist in La Jolla, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Naval Medical Center San Diego, Scripps Green Hospital, and Scripps Memorial Hospital-La Jolla. He received his medical degree from University of California San Diego School of Medicine and has been in practice 37 years. He specializes in adult congenital heart disease and heart failure & transplantation and is experienced in general cardiology, interventional cardiology, cardiac catheterization, transplant cardiology, and congestive heart failure.
Education & Training
Loma Linda University Health Education ConsortiumFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1984 - 1987
Scripps Mercy HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1984
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1981 - 2025- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Clinical Trials
- Home-Based Fluid Status Monitoring in Heart Failure Patients Start of enrollment: 2018 Oct 09
- Dapagliflozin And Pulmonary Artery Hemodynamics in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction Patients With CardioMEMS® Start of enrollment: 2020 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Wild type cardiac amyloidosis: is it time to order a nuclear technetium pyrophosphate SPECT imaging study?Christine P Shen, Christopher T Vanichsarn, Amitabh C Pandey, Kristen Billick, David S Rubenson, Rajeev C Mohan, James Thomas Heywood, Ajay V Srivastava> ;The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. 2023 Jan 1
- 13 citationsSustained Reduction in Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Hospitalizations During 2 Years of Ambulatory Monitoring.J Thomas Heywood, Sandip Zalawadiya, Robert C Bourge, Maria Rosa Costanzo, Akshay S Desai, Lisa D Rathman, Nirav Raval, David M Shavelle, John D Henderson, Marie-Elena...> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2023 Jan 1
- 4 citationsSleep Outcomes From AWAKE-HF: A Randomized Clinical Trial of Sacubitril/Valsartan vs Enalapril in Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction.Robert L. Owens, Kade Birkeland, J. Thomas Heywood, Steven R. Steinhubl, Jonas F. Dorn, Daniel Grant, Emmanuel Fombu, Raj M. Khandwalla> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2021 Aug 21
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Press Mentions
LVAD Keeps Mom’s Heart Going While Waiting for a TransplantFebruary 23rd, 2015
Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
Naval Medical Center San DiegoSan Diego, California
Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla, California
Scripps Memorial Hospital-La JollaLa Jolla, California
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