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Office
1602 Vernon Road
Ste 300
Lagrange, GA 30240
Summary
- Valery S. Effoe, MD, MS, FACC is a cardiologist specializing in interventional cardiology based in LaGrange, GA. He completed his fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology at Morehouse School of Medicine and Aurora Health Care, respectively. Dr. Effoe holds an MD from the University of Yaoundé 1 and an MS in Clinical and Population Translational Sciences from Wake Forest School of Medicine. He currently practices as an interventional cardiologist at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange, GA. He has also practiced at Aurora Health Care in Milwaukee, WI and the Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Dr Effoe has done extensive clinical and population research in the areas of cardiovascular medicine, diabetes and vascular interventions.
Education & Training
- Aurora Health CareFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2022 - 2023
- Morehouse School of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2019 - 2022
- Morehouse School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2016 - 2019
- Wake Forest School of MedicineMS, Clinical and Population Translational Sciences, 2010 - 2013
- University of Yaounde IClass of 2006, MD
Certifications & Licensure
- GA State Medical License 2019 - 2026
- NJ State Medical License 2021 - 2023
- WI State Medical License 2022 - 2023
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- American Heart AssocistionACLS
- American Heart AssocistionBLS
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Statin use and its association with all-cause mortality and incident diabetes/prediabetes in African Americans: Findings from the jackson heart study.Alula Hadgu, Fengxia Yan, Valery Effoe, Robert Mayberry
Journal of the National Medical Association. 2024-12-01 - Abdominal Compared With Coronary Artery Calcification and Incident Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in Black Adults.Temidayo A Abe, Fengxia Yan, Titilope Olanipekun, Michael Blaha, Valery Effoe
Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2024-12-01 - 4 citationsUpdated Trends in Inferior Vena Cava Filter Use by Indication in the United States After Food and Drug Administration Safety Warnings: A Decade Analysis From 2010 to 2...Titilope Olanipekun, Charles Ritchie, Temidayo Abe, Valery Effoe, Abimbola Chris-Olaiya
Journal of Endovascular Therapy. 2024-10-01
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Other Languages
- French
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