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Abdallah Kfoury, MD, Cardiology, Salt Lake City, UT

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Cardiology Salt Lake City, UT

Heart Failure & Transplantation

Director, UTAH Cardiac Transplant Program

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  • Office

    400 C St
    Salt Lake City, UT 84143
    Phone+1 801-408-5319
    Fax+1 801-507-4811

Education & Training

  • University of Utah Health
    University of Utah HealthFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1991 - 1995
  • MedStar Health (Baltimore)
    MedStar Health (Baltimore)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1991
  • American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
    American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1987
  • American University of Beirut
    American University of BeirutB.S., Biology, 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • ID State Medical License
    ID State Medical License 2011 - 2026
  • UT State Medical License
    UT State Medical License 1991 - 2026
  • NV State Medical License
    NV State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2001 - 2006
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Researcher of the Year Intermountain Medical Center and Urban Central Region, 2011
  • Best Doctors in America, Cardiovascular Diseases 2004, 2007-2013
  • Fellow American College of Cardiology, 1997
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Health Related Quality of Life in Heart Failure Patients with Improved Ejection Fraction  
    Omar Wever-Pinzon, Stavros Drakos, Line Kemeyou, Abdallah G Kfoury, Josef Stehlik, Journal of Cardiac Failure
  • Spironolactone for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction  
    Pitt B, Pfeffer MA, Assmann SF, Boineau R, Anand IS, Claggett B, Clausell N, Desai AS, Diaz R, Fleg JL, Gordeev I, Harty B, Heitner JF, Kenwood CT, Lewis EF, O'Meara E..., N Engl J Med, 4/1/2014
  • Utility of Gene Expression Profiling Test Score Variability to Predict Future Clinical Events in Heart Transplant Recipients  
    Deng MC, Elashoff B, Pham MX, Teuteberg JJ, Kfoury AG, Starling RC, Cappola TP, Kao A, Anderson AS, Cotts WG, Ewald GA, Baran DA, Bogaev RC, Shahzad K, Yee J, and Vala..., Transplantation, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Determinants of waiting list time for heart transplantation: is it all about sensitization?
    McCubrey RO, Alharethi RA, Horne BD, Stehlik J, Reid BB, Everitt MD, Drakos SG, Budge D, Nativi J, Nixon JL, Fang JC, Caine WT, Kfoury AG, J Cardiac Failure, 1/1/2014
  • Discrete-event Simulation (DES) to Evaluate and Improve the Performance of an Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Clinic: a Real-life Experience.
    Kfoury AG, Rasmusson KD, Folsom JM, Budge D, Nixon JL, Alharethi RA, Lappe DL, LeBaron HT, J Cardiac Failure, 1/1/2014
  • Late Antibody-mediated Rejection (AMR) in Heart Transplantation: How “Late” Is It?
    Nixon JL, Snow G, Budge D, Hammond ME, Stehlik J, Reid BB, Alharethi RA, Miller DV, Everitt MD, McKellar S, Revelo PM, Fang JC, Kfoury AG, J Cardiac Failure, 1/1/2014
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Lectures

  • Outcomes and considerations in the management of mixed rejection. Invited Speaker 
    San Diego, CA - 4/10/2014
  • Treatment strategies for desensitization. Invited Speaker 
    San Diego, CA - 4/10/2014
  • LVADs for Destination Therapy: Patient selection and cardiology perspective. 
    Salt Lake City, UT - 1/1/2014
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Other

  • Co-deposition of C4d and C3d in Cardiac Transplant Biopsies is Associated with Greater Cardiovascular Mortality Compared to Either Alone. 
    Miller DV, Revelo MP, Hammond MEH, Stehlik J, Gilbert EM, Bader FM, Everitt MD, Budge D, Alharethi RA, Kfoury AG
    http://cybernephrology.ualberta.ca/banff/2011/submittedabstracts.htm
    1/1/2011
  • Characterization of the Failing Human Heart via Diffusion Tensor Imaging: an Ex-Vivo Study with Histological Correlation. 
    Abdullah OM, Drakos SG, Kfoury AG, Selzman CH, Stehlik J, Reid BB, Diakos NA, Brunisholz KD, Pinzon OW, Verma DR, Myrick C, Li DY, Hsu EW, wileyonlinelibrary.com
  • The Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation on Thoratec (c) HeartMate II Driveline Material. 
    Carter AK, Horne BD, Reid BB, Alharethi RA, Budge D, Merchel RA, Caine WT, McCandless SP, Clayson SE, Wright GA, Rasmusson BY, Stoker S, Brunisholz KD, Kfoury AG
    http://journals.lww.com/asaiojournal/Documents/MAT_ABSTRACTS(3).pdf

Authored Content

  • Health Related Quality of Life in Heart Failure Patients with Improved Ejection FractionAugust 2018

Press Mentions

  • Study: Cardiac Recovery Observed with Mechanical Unloading
    Study: Cardiac Recovery Observed with Mechanical UnloadingApril 10th, 2017
  • First Genetic Mutation Linked to Heart Failure in Pregnant Women
    First Genetic Mutation Linked to Heart Failure in Pregnant WomenJune 21st, 2011

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