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Omar Wever-Pinzon, MD, Cardiology, Salt Lake City, UT, University of Utah Health

OmarE.Wever-PinzonMD

Cardiology Salt Lake City, UT

Heart Failure & Transplantation

Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Summary

  • I am a board certified cardiologist specialized in Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology and Cardiac Imaging. I completed my training at Columbia University and the University of Utah

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2014 - 2015
  • University of Utah Health
    University of Utah HealthFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2010 - 2014
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Advanced Cardiac Imaging, 2008 - 2010
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/West
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
  • Universidad de Panama Faculty of Medicine
    Universidad de Panama Faculty of MedicineClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

  • UT State Medical License
    UT State Medical License 2010 - 2026
  • NV State Medical License
    NV State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • ID State Medical License
    ID State Medical License 2016 - 2025
  • WY State Medical License
    WY State Medical License 2017 - 2024
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2008 - 2015
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2006 - 2012
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow of the Year Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship. University of Utah, 2014
  • Transplant Registry Early Career Award International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, 2012
  • Internal Medicine Award Panamanian Society of Internal Medicine and University of Panama to the student with the highest grade in the course, 1999
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Health Related Quality of Life in Heart Failure Patients with Improved Ejection Fraction  
    Omar Wever-Pinzon, Stavros Drakos, Line Kemeyou, Abdallah G Kfoury, Josef Stehlik, Journal of Cardiac Failure
  • Utilization and Impact of Right Heart Catheterization on in-Hospital Mortality, Length of Hospital Stay and 30 Day Readmission in Patients Admitted with Cardiogenic Sh...  
    Stavros Drakos, Omar Wever-Pinzon, Josef Stehlik, Journal of Cardiac Failure
  • A Comprehensive Analysis of Trends in Demographics, Interventions and Outcomes Among Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Registry ...  
    Josef Stehlik, Omar Wever-Pinzon, Journal of Cardiac Failure

Authored Content

  • Health Related Quality of Life in Heart Failure Patients with Improved Ejection FractionAugust 2018
  • Utilization and Impact of Right Heart Catheterization on in-Hospital Mortality, Length of Hospital Stay and 30 Day Readmission in Patients Admitted with Cardiogenic Shock - Review of Large, National, Multicenter DatabaseAugust 2018
  • A Comprehensive Analysis of Trends in Demographics, Interventions and Outcomes Among Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Registry StudyAugust 2018

Press Mentions

  • Coronary CT Angiography IDs Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy
    Coronary CT Angiography IDs Cardiac Allograft VasculopathyMarch 28th, 2014
  • Mortality While on Heart Transplant Waiting List Decreased in Recent Years
    Mortality While on Heart Transplant Waiting List Decreased in Recent YearsOctober 27th, 2017

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations