Raj Khandwalla, MD

Raj Khandwalla, MD, a practicing cardiologist, is Division Chief of Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Group, Medical Director of Cedars-Sinai Technology Ventures, and Director of Digital Therapeutics at the Smidt Heart Institute.

Khandwalla’s clinical and academic work focuses on heart failure, remote patient monitoring, digital health, and the implementation of technology-enabled care models to improve heart failure and chronic cardiovascular disease management.

Through the Cedars-Sinai Technology Ventures, he helps evaluate and advance digital health solutions that improve clinical workflows, support physicians, and extend care beyond traditional clinic visits. He has led clinical work evaluating artificial intelligence-enabled heart failure care, including the TURING-HF study, which was associated with substantial improvements in guideline-directed medical therapy optimization and reductions in hospitalizations.

Khandwalla’s broader work centers on using software, remote monitoring, and team-based care to improve outcomes for patients with heart failure.

He received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine before completing his internship and residency at New York University Medical Center and a fellowship at Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.