Hesham Sadek, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine
Graduate Program: Genetics and Development

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

hesham.sadek@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Education

Research FellowDonald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Cardiology (2007)
FellowshipUniversity Hospitals of Cleveland, Cardiovascular Disease (2005)
Graduate SchoolCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Physiology (2004)
Internship/ResidencyUniversity Hospitals of Cleveland, Internal Medicine (2002)
Medical SchoolAin Shams University (1995)

Publications

Featured
The distinct metabolic profile of hematopoietic stem cells reflects their location in a hypoxic niche.

Simsek T, Kocabas F, Zheng J, Deberardinis RJ, Mahmoud AI, Olson EN, Schneider JW, Zhang CC, Sadek HA. , Cell Stem Cell , September 2010; (2010 Sep 3;7(3)):380-90

Featured
Transient Regenerative Potential of the Neonatal Mouse Heart

Enzo R. Porrello, Ahmed I. Mahmoud, Emma Simpson, Joseph A. Hill, James A. Richardson, Eric N. Olson, and Hesham A. Sadek , Science , February 2011; (25 February 2011: Vol. 33):no. 6020 pp. 1078-1080

Cardiogenic small molecules that enhance myocardial repair by stem cells

Hesham A. Sadek, Britta Hannack, Jessica Wang, Daniel J. Garry, Andreas Barth, Jenny Hsieh, Eric N. Olson and Jay W. Schneider , PNAS , April 2008; (22;105(16):606):6063-8

Honors/Awards

Gilead Sciences Research Scholars Program Cardiovascular Disease

(2010)

Northwestern Cardiovascular Young Investigator Award

(2008)

AHA Fellow to Faculty Transition Award

(2007)

Pfizer Global Research and Development scholarship (Keystone)

(2007)

AHA Young Investigator Award

(2006)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

ACC, AHA

AMA

ASE