Leslie Ammabel Ynalvez, MD
Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2018 | The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, US, MD |
| 2013 | The University of Texas at Austin, US, Cell and Molecular Biology, BS |
Postgraduate Training
| 2021-2024 | Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| 2018-2021 | Residency, Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Chief Fellow, Department of Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2023 - 2024
Leadership Board, Gold Humanism Honor Society, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 2020 - 2021
Event Chair, Academic Committee, Department of Internal Medicine Residency Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2019 - 2021
Co-Director, National Student Research Forum, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 2015 - 2017
Honors & Awards
| Golden Stethoscope Award, Baylor College of Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Harris Health System, Smith Clinic | |
| Resident-As-Teacher Award, Baylor College of Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency Program | |
| Outstanding Resident Award, Baylor College of Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Harris Health System | |
| Outstanding Fellow of the Year, 2021-2022, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Internal Medicine Residency Program | |
| Outstanding Clinical Fellow, 2021-2022, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program | |
| Smythe Award for Excellence in Resident Education, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Internal Medicine Residency Program | |
| Clinical Fellow of the Year, 2022-2023, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Christus Spohn Hospital – Shoreline | |
| Outstanding Clinical Fellow, 2022-2023, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program | |
| Outstanding Clinical Fellow, 2023-2024, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program | |
| Outstanding Imaging Fellow, 2023-2024, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Cardiology |
Selected Publications
Other Articles
- Walser E, Nance A, Ynalvez L, Yong S, Aoughsten JS, Eyzaguirre EJ, Williams SB Focal Laser Ablation of Prostate Cancer: Results in 120 Patients with Low- to Intermediate-Risk Disease. J Vasc Interv Radiol 30(3):401-409, 2019. PMID: 30819483.
- Ynalvez LA, Kosarek CD, Kerr PS, Mahmoud AM, Eyzaguirre EJ, Orihuela E, Sonstein JN, Williams SB Atypical small acinar proliferation at index prostate biopsy: rethinking the re-biopsy paradigm. Int Urol Nephrol 50(1):1-6, 2018. PMID: 29064003.
- Williams SB, Huo J, Chamie K, Smaldone MC, Kosarek CD, Fang JE, Ynalvez LA, Kim SP, Hoffman KE, Giordano SH, Chapin BF Discerning the survival advantage among patients with prostate cancer who undergo radical prostatectomy or radiotherapy: the limitations of cancer registry data. Cancer 123(9):1617-1624, 2017. PMID: 28099688.
- Calvi C, Podowski M, Lopez-Mercado A, Metzger S, Misono K, Malinina A, Dikeman D, Poonyagariyon H, Ynalvez L, Derakhshandeh R, Le A, Merchant M, Schwall R, Neptune ER Hepatocyte Growth Factor, a determinant of airspace homeostasis in the murine lung. PLoS Genetics 9(2):None, 2013. PMID: 23459311.
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2024. The Breakthrough of GLP-1 Agonists in Cardiovascular Disease: SELECT to SUMMIT. Invited. Grand Rounds. Houston, TX, US.
- 2023. Interactive Exercises in Cardiovascular Health Equity: Preview of the American College of Cardiology Education Health Equity Case Initiative. Invited. UCLA Grand Rounds. Los Angeles, CA, US.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified February 03, 2025