Marcus E. McKenzie, M.D.

Marcus E. McKenzie, M.D. joined Legacy Heart Center in 2006 from Georgetown University Hospital where he was Assistant Professor of Medicine responsible for inpatient consultation and cardiology services. Dr. McKenzie has an active interest in Research Trials and is currently serving as Director of Clinical Research for Legacy Heart Center.

He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and nuclear cardiology and has special interests in acute coronary syndromes, cardiac critical care, diagnostic cardiac catheterization and transesophageal echocardiography.

He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Texas in 1993 and his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in 1998, where he was on the Dean’s List from 1994-1997.

He served his internship and residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins University Sinai Hospital, where he also served as Chief Resident in 2002. While at Johns Hopkins he served on the Sinai Hospital Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and the Clinical Competency Committee. He received his fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Georgetown University’s Washington Hospital Center, in 2005.

He was the recipient of the Hury Cancer Scholarship at the University of Texas Medical Branch in 1994 and the Jack Wallace Prize in Cardiology from the University of Texas in 1997and was named the Outstanding Junior and Senior Resident at John Hopkins University in 2000 and 2001.

He was also the Sinai Hospital Resident Research Symposium Winner for a paper entitled "Monitoring Platelet Inhibition with oral Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors: Are We Missing Something?" Additionally, he has published several peer reviewed articles in Cardiology, BioDrugs, Thrombosis Research and the European Journal of Pharmacology.

He is a member of the American Medical Association and the American College of Physicians. He is fluent in both English and Spanish.

Board Certification
Associate Member, Alliance in Internal Medicine 1994-1998
Member, American Medical Association 1994-present
Member, American College of Physicians 1998-present
Diplomat, American Board of Internal Medicine 2001-2011
Board Certified in Nuclear Cardiology 2005-present

Academic Background
The University of Texas, Austin, TX Bachelor of Arts, Zoology, Cum Laude
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, Doctor of Medicine
Graduated With High Honors, Alpha Omega Alpha
John Hopkins University/Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD Residency in Internal Medicine
Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD Chief Medical Resident
Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease, Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center
Diplomat, Cardiovascular Disease 2005-2015

Medical Interests
Acute coronary syndromes
Cardiac critical care

Honors and Awards
Hury Cancer Scholarship Recipient, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 1994
Dean’s List, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 1994-1997
The Jack Wallace Prize in Cardiology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 1997
Alpha Omega Alpha, The University Of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 1997
Outstanding Junior Resident, John Hopkins University/Sinai 2000
Hospital Program in Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Sinai Hospital Resident Research Symposium Winner for "Monitoring Platelet Inhibition with oral Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors: 2001 Are We Missing Something?" Baltimore, MD

Hospital Privileges
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano
The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano
Texas Health Presbyterian-Plano
Medical Center of McKinney