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Office
4910 Mueller Blvd 102
Austin, TX 78723Phone+1 512-777-2917Fax+1 512-374-1354
Summary
- Dr. Hugo R. Martinez is an Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Cardiology and Genetics. In addition, he has been appointed as a Consulting Physician for the Cardio-Oncology Service at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Clinically, as a faculty member of the Advanced Heart Failure Program at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, he has participated in the medical care of patients who have required cardiac transplantation and artificial circulation via ventricular assist devices. He is also the Director of the Cardiovascular Genetics service which offers essential information on establishing diagnoses of heritable cardiovascular disease, identifies at-risk family members, and offers potential insight into long-term prognosis. As a Consulting Physician at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, he has developed preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic strategies for children and adult patients with cancer who become susceptible to premature cardiovascular disease.
At all these institutions he is at the forefront of publishing new research related to cardiovascular disease. Dr. Martinez’s research interests include gene discovery for various forms of cardiovascular disease, modalities of mechanical circulatory support, cardio-oncology, and novel drug investigation in heart failure. He has authored over 30 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 8 book chapters, and has delivered over 50 lectures nationally and internationally.
Education & Training
- Popular Autonomous University of Puebla State School of MedicineClass of 2002
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterHeart Failure and Transplantation
- University of Texas Medical BranchPediatrics
- Indiana University Health - Riley Hospital for ChildrenCardiology
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- TN State Medical License 2018 - 2024
- OH State Medical License 2017 - 2021
- IN State Medical License 2015 - 2017
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- �Cruz Forjada� Excellence award for academic performance Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP), School of Medicine
- Medical Intern of the Year� Performance award Maria Inmaculada de Guadalupe (MIG) Hospital
- �Chief of the Year� Leadership award Maria Inmaculada de Guadalupe (MIG) Hospital
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Clinical Trials
- Global Utilization And Registry Database for Improved heArt preservatioN Start of enrollment: 2020 Feb 14
- v4 Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability and Preliminary Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of MYK-491 Start of enrollment: 2018 Feb 06
- Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Inclisiran in Adolescents With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia Start of enrollment: 2021 Jan 27
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Animal Models for Mechanical Circulatory Support: A Research Review.Buyan-Ochir Orgil, Michelle Chintanaphol, Neely R Alberson, Lea Letourneau, Hugo R Martinez
Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2024-10-01 - 2 citationsAdvancing the care of individuals with cancer through innovation & technology: Proceedings from the cardiology oncology innovation summit 2020 and 2021.Sherry-Ann Brown, Craig Beavers, Brenton Bauer, Richard K Cheng, Generika Berman
American Heart Journal Plus. 2024-02-01 - Exploring the Regulation and Function ofin the Development of Early-Onset Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Congestive Heart Failure Using Systems Genetics Approach.Akhilesh K Bajpai, Qingqing Gu, Buyan-Ochir Orgil, Neely R Alberson, Jeffrey A Towbin
Genes. 2023-12-29
Journal Articles
- Echocardiographic myocardial strain analysis describes subclinical cardiac dysfunction after craniospinal irradiation in pediatric and young adult patients with centra...Hugo R. Martinez, Ralph Salloum, Erin Wright, Lauren Bueche, Philip R. Khoury, Justin T. Tretter, Thomas D. Ryan, Cardio-Oncology, 2/2/2021
- Novel use of cangrelor in pediatrics: A pilot cohort study demonstrating use in ventricular assist devicesSarah E Fahnhorst, Gary Beasley, Jason F Goldberg, Hugo R Martinez, Kaitlin A Ryan, Jeffrey A Towbin, Umar Boston, Mohammed Absi, Artificial Organs, 7/24/2020
- Identifiable Risk-factors and Miscalculations During Listing for Pediatric Heart TransplantationHugo R. Martinez, Samuel Wittekind, MD, Roosevelt Bryant III, James Tweddell, Clifford Chin, Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu, 1/1/2018
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Cardiovascular Findings in a Contemporary Cohort of Patients With 1p36 Deletion SyndromeHugo R. Martinez, Michael D. Taylor, Richard J. Czosek, John L. Jefferies, 36th Annual Edward L. Pratt Lectures, 1/1/2018
- Pediatric Heart Transplantation from a Donor with Methanol IntoxicationHugo R. Martinez, Robert Darragh, John J. Parent, ISHLT, 1/1/2017
- Biventricular Non-compaction Cardiomyopathy Associated to a Novel MYH7 MutationHugo R. Martinez, Stephanie M. Ware, Phillip R. Faught, Matteo Vatta, John J. Parent, 19th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease (CHOP), 1/1/2016
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Lectures
- Sepsis-Induced CardiomyopathySt. Jude Children�s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN - 1/26/2019
- Infectious Diseases and the Cardiovascular SystemSt. Jude Children�s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN - 1/7/2019
- Heart Failure and Cardiac TransplantationThe Simulation Center � University of Tennessee Health and Science Center, Memphis, TN - 1/5/2018
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Press Mentions
- PILLAR Awarded $4 Million to Target Mental HealthMarch 6th, 2021
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