Dr. Howie Tran is Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Diego, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. He is the Program Director, Advanced Heart Failure Fellowship; Medical Director, Heart Transplant and LVAD Quality Program and Cardiovascular Division Information Services; and Associate Program Director, General Cardiology Fellowship. Dr. Tran received his medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine, and then went on to complete his residency training in Internal Medicine at Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University and General Cardiology Fellowship at Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University.