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Marc C. Engels
Rating: 4.9 of 5
( out of 118 reviews )

Marc C. Engels, MD, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Cardiovascular Center

Cardiovascular Center
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132

Farmington Health Center

165 N. University Ave.
Farmington , UT 84025
  • Marc Engels, M.D., Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He is a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist, specializing in the care of patients with heart rhythm disorders. He completed medical school as well as a Ph.D. at Leiden University in the Netherlands, followed by internal medicine residency at Emory University, cardiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital and cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. His clinical interests include ablation of complex cardiac arrhythmias such as ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter, and supraventricular tachycardia, as well as device therapy including pacemakers, cardiac resynchronization therapy, ICDs, and conduction system pacing as well as leadless pacemakers, device extraction and Watchman devices. His research has focused on the fundamental mechanisms underlying heart rhythm disorders as well as cellular and molecular based arrhythmia therapies including shockless defibrillation. Dr. Engels is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and cardiac electrophysiology.

    Board Certification

    American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Cardiovascular Disease)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology)

    Patient Rating

    Rating: 4.9 out of 5
    4.9 /5
    ( out of 118 reviews )

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    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

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    September 15, 2025
    FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    I was very comfortable in my virtual appointment with Dr. Engels.

    September 07, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Very nice doctor and he cares, he really is very special.

    August 23, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    His discussion was clear and useful.

    August 16, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    He's very good he explained what my problem is and he felt like I should be in the hospital to be taken care of. That's really great.

    August 03, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Good Doctor

    July 19, 2025
    SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr Engels is an amazing doctor. I was so impressed with his knowledge on the procedure I had and he gave me the pros and cons and left the decision up to me.

    July 18, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    he came across verry smart a great doctor.

    July 14, 2025
    FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Engels explained things to me and my daughter very well. He explained a test procedure and was very nice when I told him I'd prefer to stay on my medicaiton. He explained why he suggested to change my Eliquis type and wrote down everything in our AVS so we wouldn't forget. I really appreciated that when he spoke, he spoke to me, and not just to my daughter. That made me feel like he trusted me with the information as well. This doesn't always happen when you're 92.

    June 14, 2025
    FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    There aren't words I know of that can express my gratitude for having Dr. Engels assigned to me. He's likely the best Medical Doctor I've ever had and I'm 71.

  • Marc Engels, M.D., Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He is a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist, specializing in the care of patients with heart rhythm disorders. He completed medical school as well as a Ph.D. at Leiden University in the Netherlands, followed by internal medicine residency at Emory University, cardiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital and cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. His clinical interests include ablation of complex cardiac arrhythmias such as ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter, and supraventricular tachycardia, as well as device therapy including pacemakers, cardiac resynchronization therapy, ICDs, and conduction system pacing as well as leadless pacemakers, device extraction and Watchman devices. His research has focused on the fundamental mechanisms underlying heart rhythm disorders as well as cellular and molecular based arrhythmia therapies including shockless defibrillation. Dr. Engels is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and cardiac electrophysiology.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
    Academic Divisions Cardiovascular Medicine
    Board Certification
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Cardiovascular Disease)
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology)

    Education history

    Fellowship Cardiac Electrophysiology - Johns Hopkins University Clinical Fellow
    Postdoctoral Fellowship Johns Hopkins University Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Fellowship Cardiovascular - Johns Hopkins University Clinical Fellow
    Residency Internal Medicine - Emory University School of Medicine Resident
    Doctoral Training Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University Ph.D.
    Professional Medical Medicine - Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University, Leiden M.D.
    Undergraduate Life Science and Technology - Leiden University and Delft University of Technology B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Sani MM, Sung E, Engels M, Daimee UA, Trayanova N, Wu KC, Chrispin J (2023). Association of epicardial and intramyocardial fat with ventricular arrhythmias. Heart Rhythm, 20(12), 1699-1705. (Read full publication)
    2. Sung E, Kyranakis S, Daimee UA, Engels M, Prakosa A, Zhou S, Nazarian S, Zimmerman SL, Chrispin J, Trayanova NA (2023). Evaluation of a deep learning-enabled automated computational heart modelling workflow for personalized assessment of ventricular arrhythmias. J Physiol. (Read full publication)
    3. Isakadze N, Engels MC, Beer D, McClellan R, Yanek LR, Mondaloo B, Hays AG, Metkus TS, Calkins H, Barth AS (2022). C-reactive Protein Elevation Is Associated With QTc Interval Prolongation in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19. Front Cardiovasc Med, 9, 866146. (Read full publication)
    4. Daimee UA, Sung E, Engels M, Halushka MK, Berger RD, Trayanova NA, Wu KC, Chrispin J (2022). Association of left ventricular tissue heterogeneity and intramyocardial fat on computed tomography with ventricular arrhythmias in ischemic cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm O2, 3(3), 241-247. (Read full publication)
    5. Allard-Ratick MP, Kindya BR, Khambhati J, Engels MC, Sandesara PB, Rosenson RS, Sperling LS (2019). HDL: Fact, fiction, or function? HDL cholesterol and cardiovascular risk. Eur J Prev Cardiol, 28(2), 166–173. (Read full publication)
    6. Liu J, Volkers L, Jangsangthong W, Bart CI, Engels MC, Zhou G, Schalij MJ, Ypey DL, Pijnappels DA, de Vries AAF (2017). Generation and primary characterization of iAM-1, a versatile new line of conditionally immortalized atrial myocytes with preserved cardiomyogenic differentiation capacity. Cardiovasc Res, 114(14), 1848-1859. (Read full publication)
    7. Khambhati J, Engels M, Allard-Ratick M, Sandesara PB, Quyyumi AA, Sperling L (2018). Immunotherapy for the prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: Promise and possibilities. Atherosclerosis, 276, 1-9. (Read full publication)
    8. Majumder R, Engels MC, de Vries AA, Panfilov AV, Pijnappels DA (2016). Islands of spatially discordant APD alternans underlie arrhythmogenesis by promoting electrotonic dyssynchrony in models of fibrotic rat ventricular myocardium. Sci Rep, 6, 24334. (Read full publication)
    9. Engels MC, Askar SF, Jangsangthong W, Bingen BO, Feola I, Liu J, Majumder R, Versteegh MI, Braun J, Klautz RJ, Ypey DL, De Vries AA, Pijnappels DA (2015). Forced fusion of human ventricular scar cells with cardiomyocytes suppresses arrhythmogenicity in a co-culture model. Cardiovasc Res, 107(4), 601-12. (Read full publication)
    10. Sturzu AC, Rajarajan K, Passer D, Plonowska K, Riley A, Tan TC, Sharma A, Xu AF, Engels MC, Feistritzer R, Li G, Selig MK, Geissler R, Robertson KD, Scherrer-Crosbie M, Domian IJ, Wu SM (2015). Fetal Mammalian Heart Generates a Robust Compensatory Response to Cell Loss. Circulation, 132(2), 109-21. (Read full publication)
    11. Bingen BO, Engels MC, Schalij MJ, Jangsangthong W, Neshati Z, Feola I, Ypey DL, Askar SF, Panfilov AV, Pijnappels DA, de Vries AA (2014). Light-induced termination of spiral wave arrhythmias by optogenetic engineering of atrial cardiomyocytes. Cardiovasc Res, 104(1), 194-205. (Read full publication)
    12. Engels MC, Rajarajan K, Feistritzer R, Sharma A, Nielsen UB, Schalij MJ, de Vries AA, Pijnappels DA, Wu SM (2013). Insulin-like growth factor promotes cardiac lineage induction in vitro by selective expansion of early mesoderm. Stem Cells, 32(6), 1493-502. (Read full publication)
    13. Chen JX, Krane M, Deutsch MA, Wang L, Rav-Acha M, Gregoire S, Engels MC, Rajarajan K, Karra R, Abel ED, Wu JC, Milan D, Wu SM (2012). Inefficient reprogramming of fibroblasts into cardiomyocytes using Gata4, Mef2c, and Tbx5. Circ Res, 111(1), 50-5. (Read full publication)

    Commentary

    1. Teng YK, Engels MC, van Laar JM (2008). CD22 is not expressed merely on B cells: comment on the article by Vos et al. Arthritis Rheum, 58(3), 911-2; author reply 912-3. (Read full publication)