University of Texas Southwestern

UT Southwestern Medical Center’s heart specialists expertly diagnose and treat people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a condition that can lead to irregular heart rhythms and heart failure. Combining skill and experience with the newest science-based tools and techniques, our cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons evaluate and treat people who have this serious illness.

Care team

• Mark S. Link, MD- Program Director, HCM Center of Clinical Excellence; Adult Electrophysiology
• Natalie Tapaskar, MD – Medical Director, HCM Clinic; Cardiomyopathies & Heart Failure
• Nicholas Hendren, MD- Cardiomyopathies & Heart Failure
• Ben Levine, MD- Adult Sports Cardiology
• Christopher Heid, MD- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
• Vlad Zaha, MD, PhD- Cardiac Imaging
• Markie McNutt
• Erin Coffman
• Nathanya Baez Hernandez
• Hannah Spears, MS, PA-C
• Robbin Quillin, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC
• Sharlene Banks, RN
• Lea Helms, RN