Bio

Dr. Rudy R. Unni is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and a board-certified cardiologist specializing in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology.

He earned his medical degree from the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University and completed his Internal Medicine and Cardiology training at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute in Canada. He subsequently completed advanced fellowship training in Echocardiography at the University of Toronto and in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology at Stanford Health Care before joining the Stanford faculty.

Dr. Unni cares for patients with advanced heart failure, including those being evaluated for or living with heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support devices such as left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). He also serves as an attending physician in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) and on the Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support inpatient service. His clinical and research interests include remote heart failure monitoring, cardiovascular hemodynamics, device therapy for advanced heart failure and cardiovascular medical education.

Clinical Focus

  • Cardiac Transplantation
  • Heart Failure
  • Cardiogenic Shock
  • Ventricular Assist Devices
  • Cardiovascular Disease

Academic Appointments

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine

Professional Education

  • Fellowship, Stanford Healthcare, California, USA, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (2026)
  • Fellowship, St. Michael's Hospital/University of Toronto, Canada, Echocardiography (2025)
  • Fellowship, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada, Adult Cardiology (2024)
  • Residency, The Ottawa Hospital/University of Ottawa, Canada, Internal Medicine (2022)
  • MD, Michael G DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada, Medicine (2018)
  • Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (2024)
  • Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2022)

Contact

  • Clinical (Primary)  Cardiovascular Medicine 300 Pasteur Dr Rm A260 MC 5319 Stanford, CA 94305 (650) 723-8392 (fax)

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