MOBILE, Alabama (6/17/2025) — Luanda Grazette, M.D., MPH, FACC, a distinguished physician-scientist, educator, and leader in the field of advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology, recently joined USA Health as its new division chief of cardiology. She brings a wealth of clinical expertise, research accomplishments, and visionary leadership to her new role.
“Dr. Grazette is a nationally recognized expert in heart failure with an impressive record of excellence in clinical care and research,” said Nasser Lakkis, M.Sc.-M.D., FACC, chair of medicine at USA Health, the academic health system for the University of South Alabama. “Her appointment marks an exciting chapter to the division of cardiology in our department.”
Her career spans academic medicine, clinical trials, and biopharmaceutical innovation. A native of Docena, a small town outside Birmingham, Grazette said her early experiences shaped her deep commitment to improving the lives of patients affected by heart failure—one of the most common and debilitating chronic conditions among adults over the age of 55…