Robert Morlend, M.D.

Biography

Robert Morlend, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and a member of its Division of Cardiology. He specializes in the care of patients with advanced heart failure, including comprehensive medical management before and after heart transplantation or implantation of a mechanical assist device.

Originally from New Jersey, Dr. Morlend earned his medical degree at Emory University School of Medicine, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco; a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Emory University; and a fellowship in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Prior to joining the UT Southwestern faculty in 2015, Dr. Morlend served as a heart failure and transplant cardiologist at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Saint Barnabas Medical Center.

He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant by the American Board of Internal Medicine, with additional certifications from the National Board of Echocardiography and the American Society of Hypertension.  

Dr. Morlend’s research interests include hypercoagulability in the setting of ventricular assist devices, advanced heart failure, and cardiac transplantation.

He is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the Heart Failure Society of America, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, the Texas Medical Association, and the Dallas County Medical Society.

Personal Note

Dr. Morlend’s interests outside medicine include traveling (pandemic permitting) and spending time with his family.