Robert Morlend

Robert Morlend, M.D. serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and is an active member of the Division of Cardiology. He specializes in advanced heart failure management, including pre- and post-operative care for heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support devices.

His educational journey includes:

• Bachelor's degree with high honors in neuroscience and biology (minor in Spanish language and literature) from Brandeis University
• Medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine, where he was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
• Internal medicine residency at University of California-San Francisco
• Cardiovascular disease fellowship at Emory University
• Advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Dr. Morlend's research centers on hypercoagulability complications in ventricular assist device patients, advanced heart failure pathophysiology, and cardiac transplantation outcomes. He maintains board certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine in cardiovascular disease, advanced heart failure, and cardiac transplant medicine.

His professional recognition includes:

• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society membership
• Fellow designation from the American College of Cardiology (FACC)

As an active clinician-researcher, Dr. Morlend participates in multiple professional organizations including the Heart Failure Society of America, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, Texas Medical Association, and Dallas County Medical Society. While his mentoring activities and grant funding details aren't specified in available materials, he contributes to the Division of Cardiology's clinical and research missions at UT Southwestern.