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Guilherme H. Oliveira

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Research Interests

  • Pathophysiology of heart failure
  • Cardiac Hypertyrophy
  • Inflammatory cytokines in heart failure
  • Cardiac MRI

 

Clinical Interests

  • Heart Failure
  • Echocardiography
  • MRI and Cardiac Imaging
  • Left ventricular assist device

Office Address

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Unit Number: 1451
Houston, TX 77030
Room Number: FCT11.5010
Phone: 713-745-6793
Fax: 713-745-1942

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1994 Faculdade Nacional De Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, MD, Cum Laude, Medicine

Postgraduate Training

7/2004-6/2005 Clinical Fellowship, Advanced in Heart Failure and Transplant, Methodist DeBakey Heart Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, Guillermo Torre, MD
7/2002-6/2005 Clinical Fellowship, Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, Nasser Lakkis, MD
6/1999-6/2002 Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Henry Schultz, MD and James B. Seward, MD
1995-1998 Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nelson A. de Souza e Silva

Board Certifications

2002 American Board of Internal Medicine

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Oliveira GH, Brann CN, Becker K. Thohan V, Koerner MM, Loebe M, Noon G, Torre-Amione G. Dynamic Expression of the Membrane Attack Complex (MAC) of the Complement System in Failing Human Myocardium. Am J Cardiol 97(11):1626-1629, 6/1/2006. e-Pub 4/19/2006. PMID: 16728227.
2. Ramasubbu K, Oliveira GH, Torre-Amione G.. Novel Therapies for Heart Failure: Focus on Anti-Inflammatory Strategies. Congest Heart Fail 12(3):153-159, May-Jun, 5/2006. PMID: 16760701.
3. Oliveira GH, Seward JB, Tsang TS, Specks U. Echocardiographic findings in patients with Wegener granulomatosis. Mayo Clin Proc 80(11):1435-40, 11/2005. PMID: 16295023.
4. Oliveira GH. Novel Serologic Markers of Cardiovascular Risk. Curr Atheroscler Rep 7(2):148-154, 3/2005. PMID: 15727731.
5. Oliveira GH, Schirger A. Images in clinical medicine. Page kidney. N Engl J Med 348(2):129, 1/2003. PMID: 12519923.
6. Oliveira GH, Seward JB, Cortese DA, Dines DE. Contrast Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Diagnosis and Localization of Diffuse Pulmonary Telangiectasias. Chest 118(2):557-559, 8/2000. PMID: 10936159.

Books (edited and written)
1. Oliveira GH, Nesbitt G, Murphy JG. The Mayo Clinic Medical Manual. Taylor and Francis, 2006.

Last updated: 10/8/2009