Val Rakita

Val Rakita, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University. He specializes in Heart Failure and Transplantation Cardiology with clinical interests in Advanced Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Total Artificial Heart, and Cardiac Transplantation. His research focuses on Exercise Physiology in LVAD patients.

• Education: MD from Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
• Training: Fellowship in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant at Mount Sinai Hospital, NY; Fellowship in Cardiology at Temple University Hospital, PA; Residency in Internal Medicine at Temple University Hospital, PA

Dr. Rakita is board-certified in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a member of the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) and American College of Cardiology.