Dr. Robert Mentz

Dr. Robert J. Mentz is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at Duke University School of Medicine and Chief of the Heart Failure Section at Duke University in Durham, NC. He is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist who provides expert care for patients with cardiomyopathies, mechanical circulatory support (e.g., heart pumps), and heart transplant evaluation. Dr. Mentz directs his clinical practice toward improving quality of life and long‐term outcomes for adults with heart failure. His care philosophy is centered on patient preference, multidisciplinary teamwork (including physicians, nurses and therapists), and integrating the latest therapies for heart failure and transplant. In his research and academic roles, Dr. Mentz is highly recognized for leading and designing large-scale clinical trials in heart failure, contributing to the evidence base for new treatments and devices. He serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cardiac Failure and has published extensively. Dr. Mentz earned his M.D. from Emory University School of Medicine in 2007, completed his internal medicine internship and residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston (2007–2010), followed by a cardiology fellowship and advanced heart-failure/transplant fellowship at Duke (2010–2013). He is board certified in cardiovascular disease and advanced heart-failure/transplant cardiology.