- Medical School - University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine (2008-2014)
- Internship - University of Alabama of Birmingham (2014-2015), Internal Medicine
- Residency - University of Alabama of Birmingham (2015-2017), Internal Medicine
- Research Fellowship - St. Luke's Mid American Heart Institute (2021-2023), Cardiovascular Outcomes Research
- Fellowship - Massachusetts General Hospital (2020-2021), Interventional Cardiology
- Fellowship - The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (2017-2020), Cardiovascular Disease
Anezi Uzendu, M.D.
- Internal Medicine - Cardiology
- Interventional Cardiology
- Cardiac Arrest Care
Biography
Anezi Uzendu, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in interventional cardiology and cardiac arrest care.
Dr. Uzendu earned his medical degree at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine. He completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital. He gained advanced training through fellowships in cardiovascular medicine at The Ohio State University Medical Center and interventional cardiology at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Corrigan Minehan Heart Center. He also completed a research fellowship in cardiovascular outcomes at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute.
Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023.
A member of the Systems of Care Subcommittee of the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee, Dr. Uzendu has partnered with the AHA on multiple projects to advocate for heart health and awareness. He has also given several oral presentations and media interviews and has published in his areas of expertise.
In 2022, Dr. Uzendu earned the Young Investigator Award for the Resuscitation Science Symposium.
Personal Note
When he’s not at work, Dr. Uzendu enjoys fitness, sports, live music, and faith-based activities.
Education & Training
Professional Associations & Affiliations
- America Heart Association
- American College of Cardiology
Honors & Awards
- Young Investigator Award 2022, Resuscitation Science Symposium
- Tinsley Harrison E=hH2 Award 2017, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
Books & Publications
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Books
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Echocardiographic Evaluation of the Aorta in Textbook of Echocardiography
Uzendu A, Nanda N (2016), Indian Academy of Echocardiography
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Echocardiographic Evaluation of the Aorta in Textbook of Echocardiography
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Publications
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Cardiac Arrest Survival at Emergency Medical Service Agencies in Catchment Areas With Primarily Black and Hispanic Populations.
Uzendu AI, Spertus JA, Nallamothu BK, Girotra S, Jones PG, McNally BF, Del Rios M, Sasson C, Breathett K, Sperling J, Dukes KC, Chan PS, JAMA internal medicine 2023 Sep -
Alignment of targeted temperature management treatment with patients' mortality risk for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Nguyen DD, Spertus JA, Uzendu AI, Kennedy KF, McNally BF, Chan PS, Resuscitation 2022 Dec 181 110-118 -
Diversity in modern heart failure trials: Where are we, and where are we going.
Anaba U, Ishola A, Alabre A, Bui A, Prince M, Okafor H, Kola-Kehinde O, Joseph JJ, Mitchell D, Odei BC, Uzendu A, Williams KP, Capers Q, Addison D, International journal of cardiology 2022 Feb 348 95-101 -
Black lives matter … in the cath lab, too! A proposal for the interventional cardiology community to counteract bias and racism.
Uzendu AI, Boudoulas KD, Capers Q, Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 2022 Feb 99 2 213-218 -
Make Basic Life Support Basic: A novel virtual Hands Only CPR training program in minority school age youth.
Uzendu A, Pagliaro J, Betancourt J, Egun C, Drachman D, Bhatt A, Chan P, Resuscitation 2021 Oct 167 93-94 -
The Latest in Resuscitation Research: Highlights From the 2020 American Heart Association's Resuscitation Science Symposium.
Horowitz JM, Owyang C, Perman SM, Mitchell OJL, Yuriditsky E, Sawyer KN, Blewer AL, Rittenberger JC, Ciullo A, Hsu CH, Kotini-Shah P, Johnson N, Morgan RW, Moskowitz A, Dainty KN, Fleitman J, Uzendu AI, Abella BS, Teran F, Journal of the American Heart Association 2021 Aug 10 16 e021575 -
Part 3: Adult Basic and Advanced Life Support: 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.
Panchal AR, Bartos JA, Cabañas JG, Donnino MW, Drennan IR, Hirsch KG, Kudenchuk PJ, Kurz MC, Lavonas EJ, Morley PT, O'Neil BJ, Peberdy MA, Rittenberger JC, Rodriguez AJ, Sawyer KN, Berg KM, Circulation 2020 Oct 142 16_suppl_2 S366-S468 -
The heart rate response to regadenoson in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Uzendu AI, Iskandrian A, Hage FG, Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology 2018 Jun 25 3 1012-1016
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Cardiac Arrest Survival at Emergency Medical Service Agencies in Catchment Areas With Primarily Black and Hispanic Populations.
Clinical Focus
- Interventional Cardiology
- Cardiac Arrest Care
- General Cardiology