Sara R Tabtabai, MD

Sara Tabtabai, MD, FACC serves as a cardiologist at Trinity Health Of New England's Hoffman Heart and Vascular Institute of Connecticut.

Dr. Tabtabai earned her Medical Degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in 2009. She was both an intern and a resident at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she also served as a clinical and research fellow in cardiovascular medicine, with additional training in adult congenital heart disease. In 2015-16, Dr.  Tabtabai completed an advanced fellowship in advanced heart failure and transplant, also at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Since 2016, Dr. Tabtabai has served as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She was the Co-Director of the UConn Health Heart Failure Center in 2018-19 and has been the Director of that Center since January 2020. Dr. Tabtabai developed the Guideline Directed Medical Therapy Clinic at UConn Health’s Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center.

Dr. Tabtabai is a member of the American Heart Association, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, and the American College of Cardiology. She currently serves as a Councilor for the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Cardiology and is a member of the Women in Cardiology Section. She has been an ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, among others. Dr. Tabtabai has taught residents and fellows along with providing continuing education for peers.

Dr. Tabtabai is board certified in cardiovascular disease, internal medicine, and advanced heart failure and transplant.

View Dr. Tabtabai's Podcast, "Heart Disease: From Prevention to Intervention"