Pam R. Taub, MD, FACC, FASPC is a board-certified cardiologist and internationally recognized expert in cardiometabolic disease.
She is the director of Preventive Cardiology, the founding director of the Step Family Cardiac Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, and a Professor of Medicine with tenure at UC San Diego.
She holds the Step Family Director’s Endowed Chair. Dr. Taub was responsible for all aspects of creating the center, which is one of the largest comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation programs in the world. She also leads the newly formed BEACON center for Lipoprotein (a) research at UC San Diego.
Her clinical practice focuses on preventive cardiology, lipidology, and cardiometabolic disease, while her research investigates the impact of behavioral, technological, and pharmacological strategies on cardiometabolic health outcomes.
Dr. Taub is a federally funded researcher with continuous funding from the National Institutes of Health for the past 15 years and is the principal investigator on multiple R01 grants. She has also received research funding from the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and American Heart Association. She is an experienced clinical trialist and serves on the executive committee for multiple international clinical trials focused on novel cardiovascular therapies.
Dr. Taub holds multiple patents, edited multiple textbooks, and is widely published with over 150 high-impact publications in top peer-reviewed journals that have impacted clinical practice.
She also has served on multiple guideline committees and, most recently, on the 2025 AHA/ACC guidelines for management of patients with acute coronary syndrome.
Dr. Taub holds multiple leadership positions in professional societies. She is a fellow and a former board member of the American Society of Preventive Cardiology, a fellow and prior member of the American College of Cardiology’s Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Leadership Council. Currently, she serves as Chair of the American Heart Association’s Women in Cardiology Committee.