LuisCAfonsoMDChief of Cardiology

Echocardiography, Non-Invasive Cardiology

Professor, Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine

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Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1997 - 2000
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 1996 - 1997
Wayne State University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
Goa Medical CollegeClass of 1986

PubMed

An Interdisciplinary Pulmonary Hypertension Curriculum for Fellows.
Cassondra Cramer-Bour, Preeya Prakash, Divya Venkat, Luis Afonso, Ghulam Saydain
ATS Scholar. 2025-02-27
Clinical Outcomes of Direct Oral Anticoagulant Versus Warfarin After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: From the STS/ACC TVT Registry.
Tomo Ando, Tamim Nazif, Alexandros Briasoulis, Luis Afonso, Amanda Stebbins
American Heart Journal. 2025-02-26
Unmasking High-Output Heart Failure: Beyond Conventional Paradigms.
Irfan Shafi, Khaled M Harmouch, Preeya Prakash, Farima Kahe, Preeti Ramappa
Cardiology in Review. 2025-01-14

Role of Microalbuminuria in Predicting Cardiovascular Mortality in Individuals with Subclinical Hypothyroidism☆May 2017

What Role Do Textbooks Play in Cardiology Training Today?December 6th, 2022
Detroit Medical Center Opens Hybrid Cardiac Cath Lab, Part of $4.1M InvestmentFebruary 9th, 2024