Larry Gaul, MD, FACC 

“I try to pay attention to even small details to maximize care and minimize the chance of injury, and I am always willing to explain why I favor a given treatment or testing approach.” 

Larry Gaul, MD, FACC, is a board-certified internal medicine physician and cardiologist with Northern Arizona Healthcare Medical Group. He is located in Flagstaff. 

Philosophy 

Dr. Gaul believes details and doing the right thing matter. Just doing tests for the sake of doing “something” is not something he favors. 

Expertise and Special Interests 

Dr. Gaul has special expertise related to sports cardiology as well as high altitude medicine. He has worked as a physician for the last five winter Olympic Games as well as researched stress management alongside U.S. Navy Fleet Surgical Teams. 

Education and Certification 

Dr. Gaul earned his medical degree from the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, Colo. and his bachelor’s degree in biology from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo. He completed a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at the Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine (now Penn State College of Medicine) in Hershey, Pa., and a residency in internal medicine at He has been practicing medicine since 1987. 

Dr. Gaul is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease through the American Board of Internal Medicine.