Matt Heinz

A native of Michigan, Matt came to Tucson in 2003 for a residency in internal medicine at the University of Arizona and Tucson Medical Center, where he has worked since as an attending physician. Matt treats patients with a range of diagnoses from COVID-19, heart attacks and head trauma, to chronic conditions like diabetes, PTSD, and cancer. Matt continues to work the nightshift at TMC while serving on thePima County Board of Supervisors. In June 2013, he was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as Director of Provider Outreach in the Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Matt was tasked with helping Secretary Kathleen Sebelius with the roll-out of the Affordable Care Act and was involved in coordinating the federal response to the Ebola virus. Throughout his service at HHS (through March 2015), Matt would return to Tucson one or two weekends a month to work at the hospital. Previously, Matt served two terms in the Arizona State House and was chosen by his Democratic colleagues as caucus whip. Matt stood up for injured veterans to prevent debt collectors from seizing their benefits, and helped secure healthcare for seniors who need it most by ensuring access to hospice care in a time of drastic cuts. Matt earned a BA in Chemistry from Albion College and his MD from Wayne State University School of Medicine. In 2000, he was granted a research fellowship in vascular surgery at Harvard Medical School.