Michel Accad MD

Michel Accad, MD, Medical Director of Athletic Heart of San Francisco, is a board-certified cardiologist with over 20 years of clinical experience. A graduate of the University of Texas Medical School in Houston, he was selected as Chief Medical Resident at the Texas Medical Center. He completed his fellowship and research training at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and his prior work experience includes serving as director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at Kaiser San Francisco Hospital.

Dr. Accad holds an active appointment at UCSF as an assistant professor of cardiology. He contributes actively to new knowledge in the field of medicine through publications in peer-reviewed, academic medical journals and through work in therapeutic device development. Dedicated to promoting the SF Bay Area’s heart health through Athletic Heart of San Francisco, Dr. Accad also runs a successful private solo practice in internal medicine and cardiology, edits a popular professional blog on medicine and philosophy, co-hosts a podcast serving an audience of physicians and health care professionals, and is the author of a book that rigorously examines and criticizes trends in modern medicine that are distracting doctors for the focus they should have on helping individual patients.