Anezi Uzendu

Anezi Uzendu, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Specializing in interventional cardiology, cardiac arrest care, and general cardiology, he combines clinical expertise with health systems research.

• Education: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
• Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
• Fellowships: Ohio State University Medical Center (Cardiovascular Medicine), Massachusetts General Hospital (Interventional Cardiology), Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute (Cardiovascular Outcomes)

His research focuses on cardiac arrest resuscitation, interventional cardiology, and cardiovascular outcomes, particularly in optimizing post-cardiac arrest care and mechanical circulatory support. Recent work explores machine learning applications in CPR quality improvement and systems-of-care analysis.

Dr. Uzendu has published extensively in journals such as Circulation and JACC, with key contributions to:

• Predictive modeling for resuscitation outcomes
• Extracorporeal CPR cost-effectiveness
• Sex-based disparities in cardiac arrest care
• Emergency medical device efficacy

He has received the Young Investigator Award from the AHA's Resuscitation Science Symposium (2022) and contributes to emergency cardiovascular care policy through the AHA Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee's Systems of Care Subcommittee.