David Maron

Dr. Maron is Director of Preventive Cardiology. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and clinical lipidology. He was an undergraduate at Stanford, received his medical degree from University of Southern California, and completed his residency in internal medicine at UCLA. He completed a cardiology fellowship and a research fellowship in cardiovascular disease epidemiology and prevention at Stanford University as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar. He was on the faculty at Vanderbilt for 20 years before returning to Stanford in 2014. His research is focused on primary and secondary prevention of coronary artery disease. He has extensive experience in multicenter clinical trials, serving as a member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Optimal Medical Therapy Committee for the VA-funded COURAGE trial, and now as the PI and Co-Chair of the NHLBI-funded ISCHEMIA trial, and Co-Chair of the NHLBI-funded ISCHEMIA-CKD trial.

Clinical Focus

• Cardiovascular Disease
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Angina
• High Cholesterol
• Familial Hypercholesterolemia
• Coronary Artery Calcification
• Primary Prevention
• Secondary Prevention
• Chest Pain

Academic Appointments

• Professor - University Medical Line, Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center
• Member, Bio-X
• Member, Cardiovascular Institute
• Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)

Professional Education

• Medical Education: University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine (1981) CA
• Fellowship: Stanford University Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship (1991) CA
• Residency: Stanford University Internal Medicine Residency (1986) CA
• Residency: UCLA Medical Center Internal Medicine (1984) CA
• Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (1984)
• Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (1991)