Nicholas K. Brownell, MD

Dr. Brownell is a General Cardiologist based out of the West Los Angeles Cardiovascular Center at UCLA. He completed medical school in Atlanta, Georgia at the Emory University School of Medicine before moving to Dallas, Texas to complete his Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Texas Southwestern. He remained at UTSW for 1 year as an Assistant Professor in Hospital Medicine before moving to Los Angeles, where he enrolled in UCLA's Specialty Training and Advanced Research (STAR) program to pursue a PhD in Health Policy and Management while simultaneously completing his General Cardiology Fellowship. He served as both a Chief Cardiology Fellow and a Chief STAR Fellow during his training.

As a clinician, Dr. Brownell specializes in the evaluation and management of a variety of cardiovascular diseases including coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, and preventative cardiology. As a researcher, he studies variation in care delivery and is interested in system-level interventions to improve cardiovascular health equity. He has published in multiple journals, including Circulation, Circulation CQO, JACC, JACC Asia, JAMA Cardiology, the European Heart Journal, and the Journal of Cardiac Failure. An active educator, he has taught on the local and national level, creating content for the American Heart Assocation's Professional Education Hub. With a growing interest in healthcare quality, he was elected to serve as a Senior Quality Officer at UCLA Health in 2024. He enjoys spending his spare time with his family and being outdoors, whether running, biking, hiking, or skiing.