Cardiology
Christopher Barnett, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine; Chief, Section of Critical Care Cardiology
San Francisco, CA
Christopher F. Barnett, MD, MPH, is a Professor of Medicine at UCSF School of Medicine and Chief of the Section of Critical Care Cardiology. He specializes in critical care cardiology, managing patients with severe, complex heart disease alongside multi-organ dysfunction. His expertise encompasses advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology, pulmonary hypertension, and right heart failure. Dr. Barnett cares for critically ill patients in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU
25+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (ABIM)
- Cardiovascular Disease (ABIM)
- Critical Care Medicine (ABIM)
- Cardiology
- Advanced Heart Failure/Pulmonary Hypertension
Education & Training
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine — M.D., 2001
- Northwestern University, Evanston, IL BA 06/1996
- Northwestern University, Chicago, IL MPH 06/2001
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL Residency, Internal Medicine 6/2004
- National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD Fellowship, Critical Care Medicine 6/2007
Recognition & Leadership
Leadership Roles
- Chief, Section of Critical Care Cardiology
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Cardiac Critical CareAdvanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Conditions & Treatments
Cardiac ArrestVentricular Assist DevicesHeart FailureAdvanced Heart FailureCardiogenic ShockHeart TransplantationMechanical Circulatory SupportPulmonary HypertensionSepsis & Critical Care
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights
- UCSF Medical Center
Languages
English
Experience
25+ years in practice