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Latin American Society of ChagasWashington, DC 20015
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Summary
- Rachel Marcus, MD, is a cardiologist based in the Washington DC Metropolitan area, with a subspecialty in echocardiography, particularly transesophageal and interventional echocardiography. She serves as the Medical Director of the Latin American Society of Chagas, a 501c3 non-profit providing free medical care to the at-risk community. Currently, she serves as a Staff Physician at the NIH Clinical Center. She received her MD from Stanford, internship/residency at BWH and Stanford, and a fellowship in cardiology at Stanford. Her research has been published extensively, notably on Chagas disease and its cardiac implications, with several of her papers being cited in other studies. Dr. Marcus is also recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography and the American College of Cardiology.
Education & Training
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1997 - 2001
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1996
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1996 - Present
DC State Medical License 1997 - 2027
MD State Medical License 2002 - 2027
PA State Medical License 2025 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2012 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FASE) American Society of Echocardiography
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsWorldwide prevalence of chagas cardiomyopathy-an analysis from the global burden of disease dataset.Abdul Mannan Khan Minhas, Rachel Marcus, Salim S Virani, Michael D Shapiro, Robert J Mentz
Infection. 2025-06-01 - 2 citationsCase Report: A Case of Post-Transplant Chagas Reactivation after Negative Trypanosoma cruzi Testing.Omar Shakhtour, Tsion Aberra, Huzaifa Ahmad, Abhinav Saxena, Imad Isaac
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2023-05-03 - 2 citationsEarly identification of patients with Chagas disease at risk of developing cardiomyopathy using 2-D speckle tracking strain:prediction of Chagas cardiomyopathy.Sithu Win, Monica Miranda-Schaeubinger, Ronald Gustavo Durán Saucedo, Paula Carballo Jimenez, Jorge Flores
International Journal of Cardiology. Heart & Vasculature. 2022-08-01
Books/Book Chapters
Press Mentions
Meet the Author on a Mission to Combat the Invisible 'Kissing Bug' Disease Affecting Latinos CommunitiesSeptember 29th, 2021
Drug for 'Neglected' Chagas Disease Gains FDA Approval Amid Price WorriesSeptember 10th, 2017
Chagas Heart Disease an Emerging Concern in the United StatesSeptember 20th, 2016
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish, Portuguese
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