Additional Titles
- Associate Director of Cardiac Diagnostic Laboratory
Education
- MD: University of Panama School of Medicine, Panama, Republic of Panama (1984)
- First Year Intern (Transitional): Hospital of Social Security-Metropolitan Medical Center, Panama, Republic of Panama (1985)
- Second Year Intern (Rural Area): San Blas Integrated Health Center-Social Security System, San Blas Islands, Republic of Panama (1986)
- Clinical Research Associate: Gorgas Memorial Laboratory for Tropical Medicine, Panama, Republic of Panama (1988)
- Intern and Junior Resident, Medicine: Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center-AECOM, Bronx, NY (1992)
- Residency, Medicine: St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center-Columbia P & S, New York City, NY (1993)
- Fellowship, Cardiology: St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center-Columbia P & S, New York City, NY (1996)
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Echocardiography
Recognition
- Best Doctors in America, 2011- 2016
- Teacher of the Year, 2010, Cardiovascular Division Washington University School of Medicine, 2010
- Member, Committee on Admissions, Academic Years 2004-2008, Washington University School of Medicine, 2008
- Teacher of the Year, 2005, Cardiovascular Division, Washington University School of Medicine, 2005
- Teacher of the Year, 2004, Cardiovascular Division, Washington University School of Medicine, 2004
- Teacher of the Year, 2003, Cardiovascular Division, Washington University School of Medicine, 2003
Clinical Interests
Clinical cardiology, preventive cardiology, non-invasive imaging including transthoracic echocardiography, stress echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography and cardiac CT angiography.
Research Interests
Valvular heart disease, Tissue Doppler.