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Office
9500 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44195Phone+1 800-223-2273
Summary
- I am a Board-certified heart failure/transplant cardiologist and a clinician-scientist with a translational research focuses on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms that contribute to disease progression in heart failure and cardiomyopathy.
Education & Training
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2003 - 2004
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2000 - 2003
- Stanford Health CarePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1999 - 2000
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 1999
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1997
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1996
- Jesus College, University of CambridgePart II Tripos, Molecular Medicine, 1991 - 1992
- Jesus College, University of CambridgePart II Tripos, Molecular Medicine, 1991 - 1992
- Brown UniversityB.S., Neural Sciences, 1992
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1997 - 2026
- OH State Medical License 2000 - 2025
- HI State Medical License 1998 - 1998
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Sones/Favoloro Award Cleveland Clinic, 2019
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013
- Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Research Mentorship Cleveland Clinic, 2009
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Clinical Trials
- Functional Impact of GLP-1 for Heart Failure Treatment (FIGHT) Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 01
- Respicardia, Inc. Pivotal Trial of the remedē System Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 01
- Nitrate's Effect on Activity Tolerance in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 78 citationsIncreased need for right ventricular support in patients with chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy undergoing mechanical circulatory support: outcomes from the INTERMAC...Guilherme H. Oliveira, Matthias Dupont, David C. Naftel, Susan L. Myers, Ya Yuan
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2014-01-28 - 19 citationsPathologic gene network rewiring implicates PPP1R3A as a central regulator in pressure overload heart failure.Pablo Cordero, Victoria N. Parikh, Elizabeth T Chin, Ayca Erbilgin, Michael J. Gloudemans
Nature Communications. 2019-06-24 - 190 citationsRNA-Seq Identifies Novel Myocardial Gene Expression Signatures of Heart FailureYichuan Liu, Michael Morley, Jeffrey Brandimarto, Sridhar Hannenhalli, Yu Hu
Genomics. 2015-02-01
Journal Articles
- Exome sequencing identifies rare LDLR and APOA5 alleles conferring risk for myocardial infarctionDo R, Stitziel NO, Won HH, Jørgensen AB, Duga S, Angelica Merlini P, Kiezun A, Farrall M, Goel A, Zuk O, Guella I, Asselta R, Lange LA, Peloso GM, Auer PL; NHLBI Exome..., Nature, 1/1/2015
- Gut Microbiota-Dependent Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) Pathway Contributes to both Development of Renal Insufficiency and Mortality Risk in Chronic Kidney DiseaseTang WH, Wang Z, Kennedy DJ, Wu Y, Buffa JA, Agatisa-Boyle B, Li XS, Levison BS, & Hazen SL, Circ Res, 1/1/2015
- Elevated Plasma Marinobufagenin, An Endogenous Cardiotonic Steroid, Is Associated with Right Ventricular Dysfunction and Nitrative Stress in Heart FailureKennedy DJ, Shrestha K, Sheehy B, Li XS, Guggilam A, Wu Y, Finucan M, Gabi A, Medert CM, Westfall K, Borowski A, Fedorova O, Bagrov AY, Tang WH, Circ Heart Fail, 1/1/2015
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Press Mentions
- Blood Clotting Risk Doubles with Erythritol Consumption: Insights from Pilot StudyAugust 13th, 2024
- Sweetener Sold in Tesco and Asda and Found in Low-Calorie Snacks ‘May Increase Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke’August 9th, 2024
- Erythritol, a Calorie-Free Sweetener, May Be Linked to Blood Clots and Heart Disease Risk, Study FindsAugust 9th, 2024
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Heart Failure Society of AmericaFellow
- International Society of Heart and Lung TransplantationMember
- American Society of Clinical InvestigationMember
- Association of American PhysiciansMember
Other Languages
- Chinese (Cantonese)
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