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Sammy Elmariah
4.9 out of 5 (53)
Sammy Elmariah

Sammy Elmariah, MD

Cardiology | Interventional Cardiology

Chief, Interventional Cardiology

Heart Valve Disease Clinic
535 Mission Bay Blvd. South,
San Francisco, CA 94158
+1 more location
(415) 353-2873
4.9 out of 5 (53)
Virtual visits available
4.9 out of 5 (53)
Virtual visits available
Heart Valve Disease Clinic
535 Mission Bay Blvd. South,
San Francisco, CA 94158
+1 more location
(415) 353-2873

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Dr. Sammy Elmariah is an interventional cardiologist who cares for adults with heart valve disease, coronary artery disease and congenital heart disease. He is an expert in transcatheter (minimally invasive) heart valve procedures, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair (TEER or MitraClip) and transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR). He also specializes in assessing new medical devices for repairing or replacing the heart's tricuspid valve.

The overall goal of Elmariah's research is to advance transcatheter and other surgical procedures for heart valve disease in order to maximize patient health and outcomes. He leads several clinical trials (studies with human volunteers) focused on valvular heart disease. These include landmark studies testing new transcatheter devices that treat heart valve disease without the need for open heart surgery. He and his research team are also investigating how to increase access to heart valve disease treatments and improve patient involvement in the management of their own care. And they are studying biomarkers (distinctive, measurable substances) in the blood that may help doctors determine the optimal time for individual patients to undergo heart valve procedures. His research team is funded by the National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association, U.S. Department of Defense and several industry partners.

Elmariah earned his medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He completed fellowships in interventional cardiology and structural heart disease at Massachusetts General Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. He also has a master of public health degree from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Dr. Sammy Elmariah is married to Dr. Sarina Elmariah, a dermatologist at UCSF, and they are the proud parents of two wonderful boys.

  • Board Certifications

    American Board of Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, 2012

  • Fellowships

    Massachusetts General Hospital, Structural Heart Disease, 2012

    Massachusetts General Hospital, Interventional Cardiology, 2011

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Cardiology, 2010

  • Residencies

    Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Internal Medicine, 2005

  • Internship

    Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Internal Medicine, 2003

  • Degree

    University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2002

Listening to my patients' desires and fears motivates me to provide compassionate and personalized care and inspires my research and innovation.

Treatments I provide

Where I see patients (2)

    My reviews

    4.9

    Overall Experience
    53 Ratings
    About our process
    Mar 31, 2025
    Dr. Elmariah gave an incredible amount of time discussing my situation and explained what can be done to remedy the cause.
    Feb 22, 2025
    Bless you ucsf
    Nov 10, 2024
    I have not received instructions from my visit. Will I?
    Sep 14, 2024
    Cardiology is a team effort with good communication. Dr Elmariah is beyond attentive and caring. I had a very successful recovery, that's great but I will miss him! I realized I wanted to share my appreciation, truly thankful for 'Wilbur' my new valve.
    Aug 24, 2024
    Excellent!
    Jul 15, 2024
    I liked Dr. Almariah, and felt he spent a lot of time with me, discussing my history and suggesting options for moving forward. However, I felt he made some assumptions about my answers, rather than asking additional questions.
    Jul 02, 2024
    Awesome
    Jun 18, 2024
    Everybody was so wonderful. They listened to all our concerns and made us feel that this heart problem could be resolved. And WOW I have a team. Every doctor we met was so reassuring We know I'm in very good hands. Am anxiously waiting for the phone call to make arrangements for my procedure. I'm nervous, but know I'll be well taken care of by my Team.
    Mar 24, 2024
    Dr Sammy explained perfectly
    Mar 12, 2024
    Dr. Elmariah and Dr. Lima were terrific
    Dec 10, 2023
    Exceptional!
    Nov 20, 2023
    I felt as though I was the only patient they had. The care and concern I received was such a comfort. Gave me great confidence in my provieder.

    Selected research

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    Decorative Caduceus

    PROGRESS: Management of Moderate Aortic Stenosis by Clinical Surveillance or TAVR

    Non-hierarchical composite of death, and heart failure hospitalization or event

    Recruiting

    Decorative Caduceus

    MitraClip REPAIR MR Study

    The proportion of subjects who are alive, without stroke, CV hospitalization or acute kidney injury requiring renal replacement therapy at 2 years in the Device and Control groups, respectively

    Recruiting

    Decorative Caduceus

    Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System Pivotal Clinical Trial

    Comparison of number of participants with composite endpoint events between experimental and active comparator arms

    Recruiting

    Decorative Caduceus

    GORE® CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder and Antiplatelet Medical Management for Reduction of Recurrent...

    Proportion of subjects with recurrent ischemic stroke post study device implant

    Recruiting

    Decorative Caduceus

    Edwards PASCAL CLASP IID/IIF Pivotal Clinical Trial

    Recruiting

    Decorative Caduceus

    Percutaneous or Surgical Repair In Mitral Prolapse And Regurgitation for ≥60 Year-olds (PRIMARY...

    Composite score of all-cause mortality, valve re-intervention, hospitalizations and urgent visits for heart failure, or onset of ≥ 2+ MR (by transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE)) from randomization to a minimum follow-up of 3 years ...

    Recruiting

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    PRIMARY Ancillary Substudy

    Myocardial fibrosis is the buildup of excess fibrous connective tissue in the heart muscle often resulting from chronic injury or stress. It can impair the heart's ability to contract and relax properly leading to reduced cardiac ...

    Recruiting

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