Leslie Ammabel Ynalvez, MD
Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine
About Dr. Leslie Ammabel Ynalvez
Leslie Ynalvez, MD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Cardiology. Dr. Ynalvez graduated medical school from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston (2018). She then completed her Internal Medicine residency at Baylor College of Medicine (2021) and cardiovascular disease fellowship training atthe University of Texas Health Science Center McGovern Medical School (2024), where she served as chief cardiology fellow.
During her training, she was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society and was the recipient of the Golden Stethoscope Award, Resident-as-Teacher Award, Smythe Award for Excellence in Resident Education, and Outstanding Clinical Fellow Award during all three years of fellowship training. Her clinical and research interests include preventative cardio-oncology, cancer-therapy related ischemic heart disease, echocardiography, and medical education.
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, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2023 - 2024
Honors & Awards
| 2024 | Outstanding Imaging Fellow, 2023-2024, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Cardiology |
| 2024 | Outstanding Clinical Fellow, 2023-2024, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program |
| 2023 | Outstanding Clinical Fellow, 2022-2023, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program |
| 2023 | Clinical Fellow of the Year, 2022-2023, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Christus Spohn Hospital – Shoreline |
| 2022 | Smythe Award for Excellence in Resident Education, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Internal Medicine Residency Program |
| 2022 | Outstanding Clinical Fellow, 2021-2022, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program |
| 2022 | Outstanding Fellow of the Year, 2021-2022, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Internal Medicine Residency Program |
| 2021 | Outstanding Resident Award, Baylor College of Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Harris Health System |
| 2021 | Resident-As-Teacher Award, Baylor College of Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency Program |
| 2019 | Golden Stethoscope Award, Baylor College of Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Harris Health System, Smith Clinic |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Other Articles
- Desai S, Aziz MK, Marmagkiolis K, Cilingiroglu M, Iliescu C, Ynalvez LA Management of Stable Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients with Cancer. Curr Cardiol Rep 27(1):65, 2025. PMID: 40035980.
- 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), 2013. PMID: 23459311.
Editorials
- Ynalvez, LA, Marmagkiolis, K, Yusuf, SW, Iliescu, C. Another Perspective on Cardio-Oncology. Revista Romana de Cardiologie 34(4):165-168, 2024.
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.
Formal Peers
- 2023. The University of Texas Health Science Center, McGovern Medical School, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program Didactics. Houston, Texas, US.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified April 15, 2025