Nicholas D Ashur, MD

Nicholas Ashur, MD, is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist who cares for patients from initial diagnosis to advanced therapies, mechanical circulatory support, and heart transplant.

His clinical practice and academic work are united by a commitment to improving care for patients with complex cardiovascular disease. He combines broad experience caring for patients throughout the heart failure journey with specialized expertise in advanced heart failure, heart transplant, left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), pulmonary hypertension, and right ventricular dysfunction.

Dr. Ashur believes that excellent heart failure care means treating more than the heart — it means understanding each patient’s goals, values, and the life they hope to get back to living.

He strives to build trusting partnerships with patients and their families, helping them navigate difficult decisions with clarity, compassion, and a commitment to finding the best path forward together.

An award-winning clinician educator, Dr. Ashur also serves as the systems leader for the medical school’s cardiology course, where he helps shape the cardiovascular education of the next generation of physicians.

His commitment to medical education has been recognized with numerous teaching honors, including UVA’s All-University Teaching Award and the Mulholland Teaching award.