Nir Uriel

Prof. Uriel serves as the Louis Block Professor of Medicine; Director, Heart Failure, Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support at UChicago Medicine. Prof. Uriel specializes in caring for patients who require mechanical circulatory support, including ventricular assist devices (VADs) and is the immediate past Chair of the Mechanical Circulatory Support Council of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Prof. Uriel's research focuses on advanced heart failure physiology, heart transplant and mechanical circulatory support. Prof. Uriel specialized and reported physiological changes and developed treatment algorithms for patients supported with mechanical circulatory support that are being used worldwide. These findings were published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology, Circulation and JHLT and more. He has a strong interest in high-risk transplant populations, including combined multi organ transplant, HIV-positive patients and patients who have received mediastinal radiation due to tumors or prior transplants. Through his research, Prof. Uriel has improved treatment protocols and patient care for these high-risk groups.

Prof. Uriel has published more than 200 original peer-reviewed articles. In addition, he serves as a reviewer for several scientific journals, including American Journal of Transplantation, Journal of American College of Cardiology and Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation